Milwaukee alderman killed in construction zone crash (UPDATE)

May 22, 2015 10:49 pm Leave a comment

Authorities say a Milwaukee alderman who was killed in motorcycle crash was driving drunk.

Alderman wants to shrink Milwaukee environmental agency

February 23, 2015 2:44 pm Leave a comment

A commitment to no new expenses at a Milwaukee environmental agency is not good enough for Alderman Joe Dudzik, who wants the city to shrink the office.

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Law library at center of Milwaukee City Hall renovation debate

April 4, 2014 4:32 pm Leave a comment

The Office of the City Attorney’s former law library (above) on the eighth floor of Milwaukee City Hall is empty Friday except for books and old files, and a note (left) indicates which bookshelves are to be saved. The office’s 2015 capital improvements request to continue renovating the eighth floor so attorneys can move back in has rekindled a disagreement among aldermen about the use of the former library. (Staff photos by Kevin Harnack)

The clocks have stopped inside the former offices of Milwaukee’s city attorney, but flakes of plaster that have drifted from the ceiling generally mark the passage of time.

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New Milwaukee Common Council president shuffles assignments

February 13, 2014 9:26 am Leave a comment

Milwaukee Common Council President Michael Murphy has announced changes to committee assignments. Murphy, unanimously elected president Tuesday, had been chairman of the Finance and Personnel Committee and a member of the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee. He stepped down from ...

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Milwaukee puts strip club on hold

December 4, 2013 4:15 pm Leave a comment

John Ferraro, owner of Ferol LLC and Six Star Holdings LLC. (File photo by Kevin Harnack)

Milwaukee has a potential tenant for its vacant property at 1118 N. Fourth St.

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Milwaukee Common Council votes to sell middle school

November 26, 2013 11:12 am Leave a comment

The Milwaukee Common Council voted 11-4 on Tuesday to sell the Malcolm X Middle School at 2760 N. First St.

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Silk East strikes out again

November 6, 2013 5:05 pm Leave a comment

Silk Exotic is seeking to open a new location in downtown Milwaukee at Rusty’s Old 50, 730 N. Old World Third St. (File photo by Kevin Harnack)

Jon Ferraro’s third attempt to gain a Milwaukee committee’s approval for Silk East, a proposed downtown strip club, failed Wednesday.

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5th time might be charm for City Hall renovations

October 24, 2013 3:52 pm Leave a comment

Standing among boxes of filed paperwork, Bob Jorin, of the City Attorney’s office, talks June 11 about space and storage problems in the law library on the eighth floor of Milwaukee City Hall. The attorney’s office has been temporarily moved next door at the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building. City lawyers must make the trek to City Hall to access the files. (File photo by Kevin Harnack)

After four failed attempts by the Office of the City Attorney to get money to renovate its former City Hall offices, some Milwaukee aldermen are optimistic the 2014 budget will include enough to start work on the eighth floor.

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