MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee south side barbershop recently caught fire. Now, employees are back at work, dealing with the aftermath.

“We were working and all of a sudden we see smoke coming out,” said Joel Quintanilla, with the La Tijera salon. “We got scared. We were the only two barbers here and  we all just ran out.”

The fire happened on Wednesday, May 22.

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They are cleaning up damage while still cutting hair, even without electricity.

The Milwaukee Fire Department said no one was hurt, and the Milwaukee Police Department said the fire is still under investigation.

But it isn’t the first fire in the neighborhood near 13th and Cleveland. Just down the road, about a month and a half ago, the owner’s other location also caught on fire and left with severe damages.

MPD said the cause of that fire is undetermined.

Milwaukee Fire Battalion Chief Thomas Sells said preparation is key in these incidents.

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“Every business by law is required to have an emergency action plan or evacuation action plan not only for their employees but also for people that may be in the business,” Sells said.

He also said businesses need to have working smoke detectors, schedule routine maintenance for their equipment and have clearly marked exit signs.

“Thank God no one got hurt and it didn’t reach extremes,” Quintanilla said.

MILWAUKEE – The 2024 edition of the Milwaukee Air & Water Show is slated for Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28 at McKinley Park and Bradford Beach. On Thursday, May 23, organizers provided new information about the show.

The Milwaukee Air & Water Show celebrates Milwaukee’s veterans, first responders, members of the armed services, and their families.

The USAF Thunderbirds will return after a five-year hiatus as the headlining act with six demonstration pilots flying the venerable Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon. 

U.S. Army Golden Knights to parachute in

The United States Army Parachute Team, nicknamed the Golden Knights, and the world’s premier military parachute team, will return to Milwaukee after a six-year absence. The Golden Knights hold world records in aerial competitions, and are known for taking soldiers, celebrities, and heads of state on skydiving events. Members must demonstrate excellence in parachuting.

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The Golden Knights are made up of several expert teams and skilled professionals who all play a critical role in the Army’s success. 

Italian Air Force’s National Aerobatic Team to perform

The Frecce Tricolori (“Tricolor Arrows”), the official aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force, will also participate in the 2024 show. Based at Rivolto, Italy, the team alternates between solo and multiple-aircraft maneuvers and are regarded as one of the world’s top aerobatic teams. Flying ten MB-339s, they are the joint largest aerobatic team in the world.

Based at Rivolto, the Frecce Tricolori are regarded as one of the world’s top aerobatic teams. The Frecce Tricolori were formed in 1961 to replace Italy’s many unofficial aerobatic teams.

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The Frecce Tricolori use green, white and red smoke throughout their display. The first displays comprised a four-ship of F-86 Sabres and an additional solo aircraft, with the main formation gradually increasing in size to nine aircraft. The team transitioned to the Fiat G.91 in 1964 and the MB-339A/PAN in 1982. The MB-339 will soon be replaced by the M-345HET.

Learn more about the 2024 Milwaukee Air & Water Show.

In a sentiment felt by many Milwaukee Bucks fans right now, Damian Lillard doesn’t want any of the remaining teams in the playoffs to win the NBA Finals.

He said so during an alternate broadcast on TruTV for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals Wednesday night.

The all-time great guard said its been difficult to watch playoff basketball since the Bucks lost in the first round to the Indiana Pacers. The competitor in the all-star doesn’t want to see any of the young stars on the remaining teams get a championship ring before him.

“One of these teams really ’bout to win a championship,” Lillard said. “Usually I’ll be pulling for the team that already won a ring before so nobody will win one before me. But all four of these teams … whoever win … somebody’s gonna get their first one before me this year, no matter who wins.”

“I become a little hater toward the end,” he added.

Regardless of the 33-year-old Lillard and his wishes to be a champion, somebody else is going to win it all next month.

In the West, there is the Minnesota Timberwolves and young phenom Anthony Edwards (age 22) or the Dallas Mavericks and Slovenian star Luka Dončić (25). The Eastern Conference Finals started on Tuesday and participating is the Boston Celtics and star Jayson Tatum (26) and the Indiana Pacers and Oshkosh native Tyrese Haliburton (24).

Lillard talks Achilles injury

The Bucks’ season came to a disappointing end as a team that started with high hopes but ended up trying to build chemistry amid changes and injuries. Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a left calf strain near the end of the regular season, sidelining him for the first round. While Lillard reaggravated an Achilles injury in Game 3 and sat for some of the series. Lillard returned in the pivotal Game 6, but the Bucks lost.

He addressed the injury in Wednesday’s broadcast on TruTV. Lillard said he recently started physical therapy. “I’m doing my PT stuff just trying to get it … to full strength, start moving on it before I get back on the court so I can get right,” Lillard said.

Lillard joined the program by video from Portland, where he played 11 seasons with the Trail Blazers, and lives in the offseason. He said once the season was over he returned to the Pacific Northwest where his kids attend school. “When the season is over, … I go back to my normal life,” he said.

Lillard on the faces of the NBA

The hosts of the program asked Lillard to weigh in on young stars and faces of the league as there seems to be a changing of the guard in the NBA as older stars like Lebron James (39), Steph Curry (36) and Kevin Durant (35) are definitely in the second half of their careers and have all been eliminated from the playoffs.

Lillard played with Edwards last summer for USA Basketball and said he enjoys his game, but he is interested in the potential of another young star drafted No. 1 overall — Victor Wembanyama (20) of the San Antonio Spurs by the way of France.

“I think by next season people gonna be talking ’bout (Wembanyama) as being the best player in the league,” Lillard said.

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