Graham Kilmer

Milwaukee, Racine

Reporter at Urban Milwaukee

Reporter @urbanmilwaukee

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Articles

Federal Judge Halts Jobs Corps Shutdown, At Least Temporarily

1 day ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Graham Kilmer

A federal judge in New York has granted a motion temporarily blocking the federal government from shutting down vocational schools across the country, including one in Milwaukee. The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a “pause” of operations at Jobs Corps Centers across the country. The centers provide residential vocational school for young people 16 to 24 years old.
MKE County: County, Greendale Reach Agreement on Land Swap

2 days ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Graham Kilmer

Milwaukee County Parks and the Village of Greendale are ready to ink a land-swap deal exchanging parkland for a parcel of woods in the village. The proposal, which will need to be approved by the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, is to trade a 21.9-acre section of the Dale Creek Parkway for 13.7-acre parcel known as the Grootemaat Nature Preserve. Since 1995, the village has had a lease agreement with the county for the parkway, allowing them to program and fund maintenance there.
Anodyne Workers Win Union Election

3 days ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Graham Kilmer

Anodyne workers won their union representation election Wednesday. Anodyne employees organized a union with the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Organization (MASH). In April, they filed for a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election after the company’s owners declined to recognize their union. A majority of workers in the bargaining unit voted, 37 out of 50, and all voted in favor of union representation, according to a statement from MASH.
Deep Thought Could Be Sold

3 days ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Graham Kilmer

The saga of Deep Thought isn’t over yet for Milwaukee. Deep Thought, the boat that ran aground on Milwaukee’s lakefront in 2024 and became a popular talking point and local attraction, with some dubbing it the S.S. Minnow, could be sold at public auction by the county. In a story that is now part of local lore, the boat was run aground between Bradford and McKinley Beaches by an out-of-town married couple that ran out of gas. It sat on the shoreline for months.
County Replaces July 3 Fireworks With a Drone Show

3 days ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Graham Kilmer

After saying goodbye to the annual fireworks show in 2024, Milwaukee County is planning an aerial drone show over McKinley Beach on July 3. The drone show’s major sponsor is Michael F. Hupy, senior partner of the law firm Hupy & Abraham, according to a statement released by County Executive David Crowley‘s office. It will replace the annual July 3 fireworks show, which was cancelled in 2024 for lack of a sponsor and funding.
Trump Administration Shutting Down Vocational School

4 days ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Graham Kilmer

President Donald Trump‘s administration is shutting down a vocational training school in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Jobs Corps Center, 6665 N. 60th St., currently providing training and education for more than 200 students, is one of dozens of centers across the U.S. being shut down by the U.S. Department of Labor. The centers provide a residential vocational school for students, with programs for masonry, HVAC, nurse assistants and welding among others.
MPS Teachers Aide Files For Stay of Deportation

4 days ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Graham Kilmer

Yessenia Ruano, a Milwaukee Public Schools teachers aide who was told to self deport, is asking that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) delay its decision commanding her to self-deport. Ruano, who is originally from El Salvador, has been caught in deportation limbo since February when she went in for a check-in with immigration authorities during the first weeks of the new Trump administration.
Acts Housing Launches Campaign To Outbid More Predatory Landlords, Help Homebuyers

5 days ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Graham Kilmer

Leading local housing nonprofit Acts Housing is launching the public phase of a $26.4 million fundraising campaign. Acts is raising funding with its Opening Doors Campaign to build up the resources it needs to greatly expand its lending, and better compete with predatory landlords to preserve housing for owner-occupants.
MKE County: Domes Reveals Summer Show

5 days ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Graham Kilmer

The annual summer show at the Mitchell Park Domes opens this Saturday, June 7. Last year, The Domes horticultural team brought visitors on a road trip across America. This year, they’re inviting a closer at the detail and form of the natural world, with “Kinetic Garden,” which will show off the dazzling array of color and pattern to be found in plants and nature.
MKE County: All County Beer Gardens Open For Summer

1 week ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Graham Kilmer

With the opening of The Vine at Humboldt Park Friday, beer garden season is in full swing across Milwaukee County Parks. The Vine, 3000 S. Howell Ave., is the last of the county’s seven permanent beer gardens to open for the season. The county’s Traveling Beer Gardens, sponsored by Sprecher Brewing, kicked off earlier this month with a stop at Wilson Park on May 14. The line for the free beer that began pouring at 4 p.m. Friday stretched nearly around park pavilion. Sup.