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Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. National Avenue businesses adapt to construction with help from a grant (tmj4.com) — Construction on National Avenue is squeezing customer access, but Milwaukee's Orenda Cafe is using a new city-backed FACE grant to build a safer, more convenient rear entrance and parking. The program, run with VIA CDC and UW-Milwaukee, helps eligible corridor businesses adapt their spaces so customers can keep visiting throughout and after the roadwork.
2. County supervisor calls for Milwaukee sheriff to stop using Flock (wisn.com) — Milwaukee County Supervisor Justin Bielinski is urging Sheriff Denita Ball to halt use of Flock license plate reader cameras and end the county contract, citing privacy and transparency worries. County Executive David Crowley has already ordered a review and launched a public transparency portal, while both gubernatorial candidates outline how they'd tighten statewide rules on this surveillance technology.
3. Post From Community: Bronzeville Center for the Arts to welcome Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III (milwaukeenns.org) — Milwaukee's Bronzeville Center for the Arts is launching a new speaker series, From The Ground Up, with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III headlining a free kickoff event at the Milwaukee Art Museum on September 16. The series supports plans for a major new Black arts and culture museum in Bronzeville, inviting residents to engage directly with national cultural leaders shaping institutions.
4. Lime enforces new safeguards to prohibit Milwaukee users from riding on sidewalks (tmj4.com) — After a 71-year-old woman was injured by a Lime scooter on a Milwaukee sidewalk, the company is adding in-app and audio warnings to keep riders off sidewalks here. City leaders and residents are pushing for stronger safeguards and rider education, while Lime works with Milwaukee's Department of Public Works to warn, fine, or ban unsafe users.
5. Hundreds of people pack Labor Fest celebration in Downtown Milwaukee (wisn.com) — Labor Fest drew hundreds of union members and working people to downtown Milwaukee, where they marched to the Summerfest grounds and rallied for better wages, benefits, and job security. Local teachers and tradespeople highlighted concerns about affordability, working conditions, and how AI could reshape future employment, underscoring why Labor Day remains a day of advocacy, not just a day off.
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