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Lowell International Elementary School celebrates 'Read Across America'
Senator Tammy Baldwin opens Milwaukee campaign office
Photos by Yvonne Kemp
On Friday, March 2, 2018, Lowell International Elementary School celebrated "Read Across America," at their school located at 4360 South 20th Street. Each year the National Education Association sponsors a nationwide reading event to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday and to promote reading to children. Each school invites local guest celebrities, politicians, athletes and other volunteers to read at their school. This year Lowell invited local Fox6 Now news anchor Ted Perry (upper photo, center) and chair of the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission Board Steve DeVougas (inset photo, right) to read to their students. This year's theme was "A Bed Time Story," and all the students in the classes were encouraged to dress in their pajamas. The event was coordinated by Lowell International Elementary School's Support Teacher/IB Coordinator Morgan A. Conyers (inset photo, left). The school's principal is Pandora Bedford.
Photo by Carmen A. Murguia
On Saturday, March 3, 2018, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) was joined by special guest Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) at the opening of the Milwaukee office for her 2018 Senate campaign. The office, located at 5040 West North Ave., is not far from the city's Sherman Park neighborhood. Baldwin's campaign manager Scott Spector called the office opening "the first of many major investments we plan to make in Milwaukee to engage, organize and turn out voters in every community here." Both Baldwin and Booker spoke with attendees at the opening.
Milwaukee Business Journal honors local movers and shakers with '40 Under 40' On Monday, February 26, 2018, the Milwaukee Business Journal (MBJ) hosted their annual "40 Under 40 Awards Dinner" at the Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave. The Class of 2018 is a diverse group of talented young business and community leaders from throughout southeastern Wisconsin, and included corporate trailblazers, doctors, newscasters, community leaders, and young entrepreneurs, all under 40 years of age. Pictured at the awards dinner are (left photo, from left) MBJ Editor-in-Chief Mark Kass, with local entrepreneur and co-owner of the The Juice Kitchen Maanaan Sabir; Signature Dance Company Artistic Director Desiree Cocroft (upper inset photo); and WISN 12 News anchor Melinda Davenport (lower inset photo), who was also recently honored by the Milwaukee Times as one of the "Special Honorees: Women in Media," at the 2018 Black Excellence Awards.
"Congratulations Class of 2018 40 Under 40 Honorees! " Photos by Yvonne Kemp
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