With high winds, dry conditions and concerns over “very high” fire danger, the South Milwaukee School District’s controlled burn near the high school and middle schools has been put off until at least Wednesday. Learn more about the original plans in my previous post on this topic, and here is a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story [...]
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Schools’ Controlled Burn On Hold
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged controlled burn, fire danger on April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Council Backs Second Walmart Extension And Other South Milwaukee Council Meeting Highlights
Posted in Uncategorized on February 7, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Walmart now has more time to close on its South Milwaukee land purchase. The City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday night to extend the purchase agreement with the retailer to March 15, giving Walmart additional time to seek necessary approvals for construction of its proposed 115,000 square-foot store on North Chicago Avenue. Just one approval remains: [...]
January 25, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2012 | 10 Comments »
“Call me when you land. Christian has diabetes.” And so, with a text message, began a pretty incredible year helping our young son deal with an illness that will forever change how he lives his life – but not necessarily shorten it. Thankfully, we caught Christian’s type 1 diabetes pretty early, even though his symptoms (looking back [...]
A Banner Year For South Milwaukee Blog: Looking Back To 2011
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged South Milwaukee Blog on December 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Again, I’d like to thank everyone for reading South Milwaukee Blog. It’s been a year of major growth for this blog, and I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to check out the site, with a special thanks going out to my regular readers and subscribers. All in, the blog logged about 44,000 page [...]
Special Delivery: Celebrating Our Local Firefighters
Posted in Uncategorized on October 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The South Milwaukee Fire Department helped celebrate a birthday to remember this week. Oct. 19, 2010. That’s when a South Milwaukee ambulance crew was called to assist a woman in labor. En route to the hospital, the ambulance ended up pulling over on College Avenue just west of 15th. A few minutes later, little Anya [...]
Damage from Wednesday’s Storms
Posted in Uncategorized on June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday night’s storms did some damage around the 4th District. I shot a few photos this morning … The tree damage is in the 1600 and 1700 block of Milwaukee Avenue. The other shot is from Creative Catering on 17th and Rawson. Apparently, the wind blew out part of their entrance. Did you suffer any [...]
Taking a Few Days Off From Blogging … and Happy Memorial Day
Posted in Uncategorized on May 26, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I’ll be taking the holiday weekend off from blogging and returning next week. In the meantime, have a safe and happy Memorial Day and keep our fallen military heroes in your prayers. Thanks for reading! I hope you like what you see here. If you do, please tell your family and friends. And don’t forget [...]
South Milwaukee Crime Update, Hydrant Flushing and More Local Headlines
Posted in Headlines, Uncategorized on May 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Check out these headlines from around the South Shore, including a few crime stories involving either local residents or local police … Gun Drawn in Wild Local Drunken-Driving Incident (Oak Creek Patch) Two Arrested Outside Pick ‘n Save (Oak Creek Patch) Hydrant Flushing Begins (South Milwaukee NOW) Also, check out the most recent police report from [...]
Welcome to the “New” South Milwaukee Blog
Posted in Uncategorized on April 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to South Milwaukee Blog! I’ve redesigned my 4th District blog site and changed the name (and URL) to reflect that this blog has all along been a source of news and information for not just my constituents but all residents of South Milwaukee and South Shore. Other than that, you won’t see much of [...]
Taking a Brief Break from Blogging … and Thanks for Reading!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Due to work commitments, I will be taking a few days off from blogging, but I will return on Sunday, March 27, with new posts and information of interest to the 4th District, South Milwaukee and the Shore Shore. As always, I appreciate your readership, and I hope you find the blog thought-provoking and informative. [...]
Flu Shots Available from South Milwaukee Health Department
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged flu, Health Department on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The South Milwaukee Health Department will offer flu shots for adults and children from 2 to 4 p.m. every Thursday through March 31. Cost for adults is $15, and shots for children are free. This is a walk-in clinic, so no appointments are necessary. Call the Health Department for more information at 768-8055. And here is [...]
Mourning the Loss of a Man Committed to Community … and History
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bucyrus, Dave Lang on December 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In case you haven’t heard, Dave Lang, the founder of the Bucyrus History Museum, died this week of brain cancer. He was 65. I only met Dave a couple times when we were starting up the South Milwaukee Downtown Market, and it was easy to see how much he loved and supported our community. He [...]
More Details on the Bucyrus Purchase: Blue Collar Jobs Seemingly Safe
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Update: Check out the Journal Sentinel’s editorial on the deal. It, too, casts a wary eye to the statements about job cuts and raises a point that I also have been concerned about: the potential impact the acquisition will have on corporate giving. The Journal Sentinel has some more details on Caterpillar’s purchase of Bucyrus in Tuesday’s edition. [...]
Rocket Power! Field Goal in Final Seconds Lifts South Milwaukee Football Team to Win
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged Oliden on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Update: Here are a few more details. Sam Oliden nailed a 53-yard field goal in the final seconds, as the South Milwaukee football team came back to beat Pius XI, 26-23, in the second round of the WIAA Division 2 playoffs Saturday night. So, it’s on to round three … and a matchup with top-seeded [...]
Surprising Margin: Larson Cruises Past Plale
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized, tagged Larson, Plale on September 14, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Update: Here is the Journal Sentinel story. South Milwaukee will have new representation in the state Senate. Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson rolled past incumbent Jeff Plale, a 4th District resident, in the Democratic primary on Tuesday. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Larson had 7,607 votes (60 percent) to Plale’s 5,033 (40 percent). As [...]
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