Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee lakefront events had $3.2M economic impact in July
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Milwaukee Lakefront Fireworks Present
Milwaukee’s Lakefront Fireworks Present on Sunday drew 1000’s of individuals to the world round Veterans Park for the primary time in three years.
MILWAUKEE – Main occasions returning to Milwaukee’s lakefront in July created a major financial increase for the area, in accordance with Milwaukee County Parks.
The July 3 Fireworks Present, Redbull Flugtag and Milwaukee Air & Water Present, introduced in an estimated 153,000 individuals to the lakefront, with 37% of these guests coming from outdoors the county, the parks division mentioned. VISIT Milwaukee discovered the occasions generated greater than $3.2 million in direct and oblique spending.
“The advantages of parks can’t simply be measured in {dollars} as they convey communities collectively, enhance wellness and defend the environment,” Man Smith, Milwaukee County Parks government director, mentioned in a information launch.
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In keeping with Milwaukee County Parks, 35% of parks’ 12 million guests final 12 months have been from outdoors the county – together with 12% from outdoors the state of Wisconsin.
“Our parks have been a significant draw for guests to Milwaukee ever since they have been created within the 1890’s, nonetheless, public funding for the park system at present solely comes from native property taxes,” mentioned Jeremy Lucas, the parks division’s director of administration and planing, in a information launch.
Crimson Bull Flugtag at Milwaukee’s Veterans Park
State aids to native governments, Milwaukee County Parks mentioned, have decreased over the previous decade whereas the prices of providers have grown.
Per the parks division, projections present the county wants extra income to keep away from a fiscal cliff in 5 years – there might be no funds out there to dedicate to providers not mandated by the state, just like the providers supplied by the parks division, that assist make our area enticing to guests.
Milwaukee’s lakefront will additional increase the native economic system this weekend, with the return of the USA Triathlon Nationwide Championships on Aug. 6 and seven, which is able to deliver an estimated 6,000 athletes and $6.2 million in financial impression to the area.
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U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly within the 2022 Milwaukee Air & Water Present
Assertion from Milwaukee County Government David Crowley:
“Our Parks division is doing improbable work with few assets to verify our lakefront, trails, and neighborhood parks stay an accessible amenity for all of our residents. However, you will need to notice that Milwaukee County authorities doesn’t have the instruments to retain a portion of the financial exercise we see when giant occasions like this occur and reinvest these funds in vital priorities like serving to our Parks Division serve residents.
“County facilities like our parks are what entice large-scale occasions that generate thousands and thousands in income. That’s why we proceed to work with our regional companions and companions on the State to discover how we will retain a portion of our financial exercise right here and reinvest these funds in assembly fundamental group wants. The financial well being of our area, the roles situated right here, are incumbent on a profitable Milwaukee. This can be a answer not just for Milwaukee County, however our surrounding counties as nicely.”
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Milwaukee, WI
RNC Milwaukee 2024; airport preps for first-time travelers
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MKE airport preps for 2024 RNC
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport will have thousands of first-time visitors walking through its terminals as they arrive for the 2024 Republican National Convention.
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport will have thousands of first-time visitors walking through its terminals as they arrive for the 2024 Republican National Convention.
They will arrive by plane load, from California to the Carolinas, on jet airliners and private planes. The airport is the first chance Milwaukee will have to impress.
“It’s very important to us,” airport director Brian Dranzik said. “We want to showcase the airport as the first impression for people coming in from where they’re coming in”
Dranzik has now prepared for two national political conventions.
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“We’ve been very thoughtful over the past couple of years of what this experience is going to be like for people,” he said. “We were prepping like this for the DNC in 2020.”
This time, though, people are really coming. And the airport will be ready in ways we can and cannot see.
“One of the things we did a few weeks ago is recapped the entire terminal space, which took about a week and a half to complete,” he said. “Also things like runway safety, making sure the airfield is in good condition. We’re going to suspend some of our work activity. Work will conclude before the even and start up again.”
In terms of air traffic volume, the RNC will make Milwaukee’s airport just a tad busier than it would be during a normal spring break week. It’s more than equipped to handle commercial traffic.
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A bigger challenge is handling the scores of private planes coming to Milwaukee, sometimes on short notice.
“We’re trying to get information from them as to what that private air traffic looks like, but the problem with that is that they don’t have to notify us until 24 hours before they arrive, but they’ll be shutting down two runways,” Dranzik said.
The signage is already up, reminding visitors about the event. A Dunkin’ Donuts will be open just in time to greet them.
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Perhaps the first test of readiness will be how things go at baggage claim.
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“That’s our conversation with the airlines because they’re the ones pulling the bags off and making sure they’re getting back to the causal system,” Dranzik said. “I’m not expecting too may issues that way.”
To learn more on how to handle the mass departures on the two days following the convention, Mitchell officials reached out to the airport in Louisville which handles such crowds each year on the day after the Kentucky Derby.
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It’s all hands on deck until the last plane leaves, and the two days following the convention will be the busiest.
“When people are leaving, that’s equivalent to a Super Bowl scenario,” Dranzik said. “Everyone’s gonna want to get out at pretty much the same time.”
Dranzik is confident the airport’s final impression will be as impressive as its first.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Music Roundup: Valley Fox, Shorelining, Old Pup, The Quilz
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It’s festival season here in Milwaukee. With events happening nearly everyday, there are a lot of opportunities to get outside into the community and hear some live, local music.
Matt Wild is the co-founder of Milwaukee Record. Every month, he creates a list of some of the best, new releases from local musicians called the Milwaukee Music Roundup. Here is this month’s list:
Roll On Mary by Valley Fox
Currents by Shorelining
Spider Towns by Old Pup
Wild Cat by The Quilz
Milwaukee, WI
Tuesday forecast shows rain throughout Wisconsin, central-southern areas to get the most
Torrential rain drenches southern Wisconsin amid severe weather
Torrential rain battered southern Wisconsin on Friday, June 21, as a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the region. Footage from X user @packbrewfan shows heavy rain coming down in Sun Prairie. The National Weather Service warned of a severe thunderstorm bringing possible quarter-sized hail, wind gusts up to 60 mph, and a possible tornado on Friday. The agency said the severe weather would end on Friday evening and resume with a second wave on Saturday . Credit: @packbrewfan via Storyful
Parts of central and southern Wisconsin are forecast to receive the heaviest amounts of rain on Tuesday as a system is expected to dump up to 2 inches of rain in parts of the state.
That’s according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service that shows the most significant rainfall southwest of the Madison area, in Dodgeville and Darlington. Milwaukee and other parts of southeastern Wisconsin are not expected to receive as much rain, with the forecast between .1-1.25 inch of rain for Milwaukee.
“You could see some heavy rain with that stuff, not necessarily for the Milwaukee area, but the areas west of the I-90 corridor,” said Kevin Wagner, a meteorologist at the Milwaukee office of the NWS.
Heavy rainfall and potential localized flooding in some areas is the main concern with the system, but Wagner said that wind gusts could be high as well. Those concerns are more likely southwest of Madison and into Iowa, he said.
Milwaukee should see scattered showers through the morning, before a brief lull in the midday, Wagner said. Around 5 p.m., rainfall is expected to return in central Wisconsin and gradually move towards Milwaukee.
Rain should return in heavier amounts to southeast Wisconsin with thunderstorm potential at night.
The NWS has also issued a high swim risk along the lakeshore line, between Sheboygan and Kenosha, through Tuesday evening. A high swim risk indicates that currents can be strong and that waves could be three to five feet tall or higher.
The alert says to “stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and break walls.”
Fourth of July forecast
The forecast for the Fourth of July is showing chances of rain in the Milwaukee area, but it may not ruin most of the day’s activities, Wagner said.
However, the rainfall is expected to have the highest chances later in the night and into Friday morning. That means that most of the holiday should be dry, he said.
“The trends have been pushing those rain chances back, so better chances for rain are going to be as early as Thursday evening and the better chance into Thursday night into Friday morning,” he said.
Wagner said there will likely be persistent showers on Friday.
Read mores about the July 4 forecast here.
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