Category Archives: Headlines

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore:

• It’s Reining (in) Cats and Dogs (South Milwaukee NOW)
• Residents See Property Values Decline After Revaluation (Oak Creek Patch)
• Sen. Chris Larson Visits Hudson to Campaign for District 10 Recall Challenger Shelly Moore (Oak Creek Patch)
• Meeting Set on 27th Street Reconstruction (Oak Creek Patch)
• Noodles and Company Plans Oak Creek Restaurant (Oak Creek Patch)
• Ex-Im Bank, Caterpillar Unfazed by Bucyrus Controversy (Business Journal)

Also, Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik and City Clerk Jim Shelenske have published their monthly email newsletters.

State Sen. Chris Larson has published his most recent newsletter — one with a focus on the positive prospects for the downtown Milwaukee streetcar line and the now officially dead Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail line extension.

Check it out here.

As I’ve written about before, I strongly support the KRM project, for many of the reasons Sen. Larson lays out.

I am less sold on the Milwaukee streetcar line, as it’s harder for me to see the benefits of only a two-mile loop. It seems to me that either you’re “all in” on a project like this, or not. I generaly favor an “all-in” approach when it comes to adding transit options that only serve to put the Milwaukee area on par with most other major metropolitan areas that have made rail transit a reality. The streetcar proposal strikes me as a half measure.

Also check out these headlines from around the South Shore:

• S.M. Author Invited to Read “Seven Miles to Freedom” in Washington D.C. (South Milwaukee NOW)
• 2011 South Milwaukee High School Grad Annapolis Bound (South Milwaukee NOW)
• Family Seeks Answers in Mysterious Oak Creek Biker Fatality (Journal Sentinel)

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore:

• Boat Mysteriously Capsizes Off South Milwaukee Yacht Club (WTMJ Radio)
• State Unemployment Interest Payment May Come Due to the Feds (Ashland Current)
• Dispute on Jobless Benefits Put Unemployed in a Bind (Journal Sentinel)
• Bucyrus Name Alive at Milwaukee Plant (Business Journal)
• Road America Hopes to Land Caterpillar as a Sponsor (OnMilwaukee.com)

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore:

• Caterpillar to Milwaukee: Free Brewers Tickets (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• The (Non) Impact of Redistricting on Oak Creek (Oak Creek Patch)
• Support for Aerotropolis Bill Gains Steam (Oak Creek Patch)
• Dunham’s Store Planned for South 27th Street (Biz Times)

Milwaukee County has extended the hours for Grobschmidt Pool due to the extreme heat this week.

Learn more in this Journal Sentinel story.

And check out these other headlines of local interest:

• Officials Lament Loss of Bucyrus Name (Business Journal of Milwaukee; subscription required)
• Former Harley Exec Returns to Area With Caterpillar (Business Journal)
• Bicyclist, 56, Dies After he Was Struck by Car in Oak Creek (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Forty Jobs to be Created by Tire Distributor (Oak Creek Patch)
• Flight for Life Responds to Cudahy Incident Early Sunday Morning (WISN)

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• Multiple Chiefs Decide to Hang it up in Recent Months (Oak Creek Patch)
• Public Hearing in Sturtevant for Waukesha’s Water Request (Oak Creek Patch)
• South Suburbs Consider Concealed Carry Law’s Impact (Franklin NOW)
• Introducing: The South Suburban Young Professionals! (Oak Creek Patch Local Voices blog)
• Superweek Pro Tour South Shore Cyclery Classic Thursday in Cudahy (Bay View Compass)

And because I don’t know of any kids reading my blog, there is this, er, revealing interview with a South Milwaukee High School graduate turned porn star by OnMilwaukee.com.

Check out these headlines involving the South Shore …

• Brian Girard of South Milwaukee Killed in Marinette County Crash Near Porterfield (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
• Large Industrial Building to be Constructed Off Howell Avenue (Oak Creek Patch)
• In Lieu of Salary Increase, School District Will Reimburse Teachers’ Tuition (Oak Creek Patch)
• Pinoy ‘Wunderkind’ Wins 1st Place in State Music Competition (Asian Journal)
• Readers Complain About Installation Sales Tax (Journal Sentinel
• Legislature Could Soon Extend Jobless Benefits (Wisconsin Radio Network)

Check out these headlines of interest from around the South Shore …

• New Fire Chief, Fire Station on Hold (Oak Creek Patch)
• Mayor Appoints Permanent Engineer (Oak Creek Patch)
• Man in Cudahy in Critical Condition, Apparently Beaten (Journal Sentinel)

Also, the Bay View Compass has posted a schedule for this week’s South Shore Frolics. Check it out here.

By the way, I do not have an update on the South Milwaukee fire consolidation talks, which you’ll recall did not include Oak Creek. I will keep you posted when I get word on any progress.

Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik has published her monthly eNews update, and this month’s edition includes items on county union negotiations, the Hoan Bridge and long-range strategic planning.

Check out the July edition here.

And check out these other headlines from around the South Shore:

• Saving the Sisters’ Century Old Arbor (Bay View Compass)
• Police Field Dozens of Fireworks Complaints (Oak Creek Patch)
• Local Groups Benefit From Rotary Club Grants (Oak Creek Patch)
• Loitering Tickets Issued to Group of 18 (Oak Creek Patch)
• Ice Cream Dream Come True (Bay View Compass)

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• SUV Driver Charged in Death of Moped Driver (Journal Sentinel)
• South Milwaukee Woman Accused of Homicide While Driving Drugged (Fox 6)
• Cancer Behind Him, Jossie Trying to Turn Around Knights (Oak Creek Patch)
• Man Speeding 105 MPH Nets 5th OWI Charge, Troopers Say (Journal Sentinel)
• Final Public Meeting on Lakefront July 7 (Oak Creek Patch)

The Business Journal of Milwaukee did a nice feature last week on the new Bucyrus History Museum and its potential impact on South Milwaukee and our downtown area (including the farmers’ market).

Check out a PDF version of the story here. (Thanks, Carol Rehak, for passing along.)

The market also got a mention in a recent Oak Creek Patch story about its farmers’ market.

Also, check out these other headlines of interest from around the South Shore:

• Proposed Greendale Walmart Wins Zoning Approval (Journal Sentinel)
• Oak Creek Will Seek Bids to Privatize Trash Pickup (Oak Creek Patch)
• Public Input Meeting on Delphi Site (Oak Creek Patch)
• Associated Bank Opening Oak Creek Branch (Oak Creek Patch)

Check out these local headlines of interest …

• Mayors, Village Presidents Approve Fund to Fight County Redistricting Plan (Journal Sentinel)
• Drunk Driving Suspect Caught Walking Into Another Bar (Caledonia Patch)
• Teachers May Lose Raises for Master’s Degrees (Oak Creek Patch)

Also, the Journal Sentinel has video of the South Shore Rock ‘n Ride Duathlon, which went through South Milwaukee over the weekend.

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore:

• Walker Says Agencies Must Work Together to Solve Skilled Labor Shortage (Journal Sentinel)
• Iceport Cleanup Begins in Cudahy (Business Journal)
• Council Eases Residency Requirements (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Police Make Drug Bust at Days Inn (Oak Creek Patch)
• Electricity Knocked Out For 1,600 in Oak Creek (Oak Creek Patch)
• Milwaukee Man Charged With Having Sexual Relationship With Falls Teen (Oak Creek Patch)

Buddy, the black Labrador retriever best known for helping rescue his South Milwaukee owner stuck in the February blizzard, has died.

Check out the Journal Sentinel story here and learn more.

And check out these other local headlines:

• AG Van Hollen: South Milwaukee Resident James D. Gardetto Charged With Eight Counts of Engaging in Unfair Trade Practices (WisBusiness.com)
• Shank Hall Presents Oct. 25 Concert of Joe Lovano Us Five in South Milwaukee (Journal Sentinel)
• Ian Hunter to Play South Milwaukee PAC (Journal Sentinel)
• Milwaukee Firefighters Remove Boots for MDA (South Milwaukee NOW)
• Greenfield Softball Team Gets Revenge on Rival (Greenfield NOW)
• Man Dies in Freeway Accident (Oak Creek Patch)
• So, About That New Retail Center (Oak Creek Patch)

The United Performing Arts Fund Ride for the Arts weaves its way through South Milwaukee on Sunday … and let’s not understate what these types of events can mean for the city.

In past years, more than 2,500 riders have taken the 25-mile route (the Ride’s most popular) through our great city. That’s 2,500 chances to show outsiders a little something about what we’re about.

That’s why I’m glad to see the route go through some of South Milwaukee’s most picturesque neighborhoods around Grant Park. We’re putting our best foot forward, and let’s hope some of the cyclists take notice.

See the route here, and this story in the Journal Sentinel is about the first-time route over the Hoan Bridge.

And check out these headlines from around the South Shore:

• City Official Wants to Untangle ‘Spaghetti’ of Lakefront Freeway Ramps (Journal Sentinel)
• Oak Creek Sees Positive Signs on Economy, Employment Numbers (Oak Creek Patch)
• Three Oak Creek Residents Charged in Federal Drug, Gambling Probe (Oak Creek Patch)
• Caterpillar Won’t Issue Shares to Purchase Bucyrus (MarketWatch)
• Roadrunner Transportation Buys Kansas Trucker (Journal Sentinel)