The first time I tried a chopped cheese, I was sitting outside The Mothership in Bay View. It was 2022, shortly after the bar introduced a new food truck named Gavilán, parked on its back patio. I’d heard about the beloved regional sandwich, popularized in bodegas across New York City, specifically in Harlem, where the … Read more
The first time I tried a chopped cheese, I was sitting outside The Mothership in Bay View. It was 2022, shortly after the bar introduced a new food truck named Gavilán, parked on its back patio. I’d heard about the beloved regional sandwich, popularized in bodegas across New York City, specifically in Harlem, where the … Read more
With its prospects for a new local sales tax on hold, Waukesha County has focused on another potential revenue source — one which would require broad-based agreement among state legislative leaders. In a recent resolution approved by the Waukesha County Board, supervisors are trying to make a case for additional state funding to support ongoing … Read more
For more than a year, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Public Investigator team has fielded tips from Wisconsin residents about issues they see sprouting up in their communities. Our consistent goal has been to help readers find ways to get their problems solved, resolve burdensome financial disputes and ensure residents’ safety throughout. So far this year, … Read more
It’s been over 175 years since the Mill Pond was created in South Milwaukee. Milwaukee County Parks wants your input on its future. An informational meeting was held by the parks department in South Milwaukee on Dec. 3 to present options for both the Mill Pond ― also known as the South Milwaukee lagoon ― … Read more
DEPTFORD TWP. — A dispute between hotel companies has resulted in another setback, perhaps a short-lived one, for a Delaware corporation that’s tried for more than two years to join the hospitality corridor along Route 41. SSN Hotels LLC went before members of the planning board seeking final approval to construct two hotels accessed off … Read more
Parents can get a fresh look at how well their students in Monmouth and Ocean counties are doing in school. State officials have released test scores from the 2023-24 New Jersey Student Learning Assessment, a test that measures students’ abilities in English, language arts and math between third grade and high school, as well as … Read more
For our 11th Student of the Week poll, we revisit students from high schools that had nominees and winners in the past. Read what the people who nominated these high school students say about them below, and then vote in our poll to determine who should take the title of Wisconsin Student of the Week. Don’t see … Read more
Should the city of Erie move to a new form of government? Voters could be asked to weigh in as soon as 2025. Erie City Council, at its regular meeting Wednesday morning, signed off on requesting that City Solicitor Ed Betza draft a resolution that would authorize the creation of a ballot question regarding what’s … Read more
Throughout her four years at Pike High School, Brandi Molina-Menjivar struggled with social anxiety. After starting as a freshman in the fall of 2020, Molina-Menjivar confined herself to a small bubble of friends and familiar faces. Then, partway through her senior year, Molina-Menjivar took a bold step. She applied for a spring internship with the … Read more