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A new Goodwill outlet has recently opened in Milwaukee, providing a completely different way to experience and shop at a secondhand store. Olivia Kopesky has the story.

A report from Milwaukee’s Fire and Police Commission presented to the Public Health and Safety Committee on Dec. 1, 2022, reported that the wait time for 911 calls has decreased due to an influx of new hires, but they still are not meeting the industry standard. The industry standard, set by the National Emergency Number […]

OPEC+, the oil producers’ group, gathered in Vienna for the first time in 2.5 years to announce that it will cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day. Saudi Arabia, the de-facto leader of OPEC, stated that the output reduction of 2 million barrels per day, or 2% of the world’s supply, was required […]

At the City-County Heroin, Opioid & Cocaine Task Force meeting mental health and drug initiative directors announced their results from 2022 and their plans to improve in 2023.  Milwaukee Fire Captain David Polachowski said for 2022 the total number of overdose related incidents from the Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative.  Total attempted contact was 3200, successful […]

On November 11, 2022, cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a quick fall from glory. Sam Bankman-Fried, the company’s founder and CEO, saw his $16 billion net worth drop to almost nothing as the company’s value plummeted from $32 billion to bankruptcy in a couple of days.  What is FTX?  FTX […]

After Ticketmaster sold out Taylor Swift’s newest concert tour on pre-sale alone, the feud amongst the two began, as Ticketmaster is being accused of monopoly behavior, for not the first time. The new Taylor Swift tour, The Era Tour, was a highly anticipated tour hence Swift not touring since 2018, and her last tour, the […]

Press members and patrons flocked around the bar at the Newsroom Pub to order a drink from a journalist this past Thursday for the Milwaukee Press Club’s annual Meet the Media event. The ‘celebrity bartenders’ poured beer and cocktails in honor of the MPC’s 137th anniversary. Meet the Media, created in 2006 by former club […]

The Milwaukee Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee voted unanimously to approve the detailed planned development for a proposed Deer District music venue following their meeting on Oct. 25. This action will allow FPC Live and the Milwaukee Bucks to move forward with the first phase of development. The plans outline a 4,000-person capacity concert venue […]

Throughout the past 10 years, online dating has evolved, with app developers discovering new approaches and launching fresh formats for users to explore people outside of their immediate social circle.  Most college students own smartphones with access to any dating service they desire and have “flirting” at their fingertips. Students living on and around the […]

Milwaukee has made efforts to implement new speed bumps throughout the city with the intention of reducing reckless driving.   Mayor Cavalier Johnson has implemented a Vision Zero plan, with the goal of zero traffic fatalities in Milwaukee.  The intention is to produce safe roadways to help keep traffic calm and under control.   The Milwaukee Department […]

On Oct. 11, 2022, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, just was suspended from various social media sites because of his antisemitic statements on Twitter and Instagram. Following this, he also lost business partnerships with Adidas, Gap, Balenciaga and more. Elon Musk recently allowed him back Twitter. The conflict stemmed from his most recent Twitter rampage […]

Throughout the past two months, the leader of Russia Vladimir Putin has made repeated threats that Russia is ready to use any means necessary, including the use of nuclear weapons, in order to defend the regions in Ukraine in which Russia has claimed to have annexed, according to the New York Post.  While the White […]