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Short news stories and links of interest to Milwaukee residents.
County still on the fence about Estabrook dam but looking for funding for repairs
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Milwaukee Riverkeeper supports removal of the dam and has more information about the issue at: http://www.mkeriverkeeper.org/content/estabrook-dam-removal
Coakley Withdraws Plan to Relocate DHS Facility to Bronzeville Area
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Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs Praises Decision and Calls it a Victory for Neighbors and Businesses
C.H. Coakley & Co. has formally withdrawn its bid to relocate the state Department of Health Services center into the 6th District, from 1220 W. Vliet St. to 2151 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs said today.
In a letter issued Tuesday to state Department of Administration Secretary Michael Morgan, C.H. Coakley & Co. partner Michael Coakley said the proposal to relocate the DHS facility was being withdrawn because of “local concerns.”
Anatomy of an Avenue: North Ave. from the lake to Pewaukee
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Anatomy of an Avenue, Barbara J. Miner’s photo essay on North Avenue, will premier on Friday Oct. 9 from 6-9 p.m. at the Inova/Kenilworth Gallery, 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee.
Anatomy of an Avenue begins at the Milwaukee lakefront and ends 16 miles later as North Avenue dead-ends in the formerly rural, now ex-urban town of Pewaukee. “I chose North Avenue because it connects more neighborhoods, communities, cities and counties than any other major thoroughfare in the metropolitan area,” Miner says. “It is a microcosm of who we are as a community—both what unites us and what divides us.”
The loan sharks strike back
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- Bill to curb payday loans dealt setbacks
- Payday Lenders Shell Out Record Cash To Kill Regulation: State is one of few to allow loan sharks’ high interest rate
Arts in the Neighborhood
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As part of its "Arts in the Neighborhood" series, the Harambee Great Neighborhood Initiative will unveil and dedicate a mural depicting

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