Derrick Cainion has big plans for the intersection of N. 35th Street and W. Vliet Street. Since 2022 he has been working to develop what he has named Art Intersection MKE, and hopes to develop a ...

Last year, Alderman Peter Burgelis tried to replace the city's official, 1950s-era flag design, including symbols from Milwaukee's history, with the "Sunrise Over the Lake" flag design.

LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESS Newswire / June 19, 2025 / NFL icon Tom Brady and legendary journalist Jim Gray today unveiled the Hall of Excellence, an extraordinary new cultural institution celebrating ...

Milwaukee artist 17-year-old Justin Heard's detailed portraits, including a viral painting of Giannis Antetokounmpo, are gaining attention as the self-taught talent prepares for art school in Chicago.

Milwaukee is home to one of the longest-running Juneteenth celebrations in the country. The big Juneteenth parade starts at 9 a.m. Thursday at 14th and Atkinson.

Like the sunrise over a lake, the debate over a new Milwaukee flag has risen. Again. After striking out with his colleagues last year, Alderman Peter Burgelis is proposing a task force to pick a ...

MILWAUKEE– Milwaukee Public Schools is preparing for it’s summer phase of lead clean up just as the Wisconsin Department of Health Services fines the district for improper cleaning methods.

City of Milwaukee officials raised the Juneteenth flag above City Hall on Wednesday, June 18. Milwaukee is home to the nation's longest-running Juneteenth celebration, having held its first in 1971.

Wisconsin is the perfect summer day trip from Chicago for great visual art, glacial lakes and a heavy dose of Frank Lloyd Wright. Photoillustration by Mendy Kong/WBEZ.

“In this city we celebrate who we are. We celebrate our history,” said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. Juneteenth was officially recognized by the state of Wisconsin in 2009.

Milwaukee is home to one of the oldest and longest-running Juneteenth Day celebrations in the nation. The Juneteenth flag has been raised at the City Hall complex annually since 2020.

Milwaukee is on the cusp of redefining its civic identity, as a new task force gears up to reimagine the city's flag, signaling a renewed sense of local pride and progressiveness.