Browse Items (173 total)

Jim Owczarsk, Mayoral State of Emergency Notice, March 18, 2020

This email declares the state of emergency shall continue as instructed by the governor of the state of Wisconsin, Tony Evers.

Tags: Municipal Government, Politics, State Government, Text

Ben Jordan, Milwaukee Alderman Warns Residents to Stop Breaking Stay-at-Home Order, March 26, 2020

Alderman Russell Stamper II says he supports citations as a way to enforce the Stay-at-Home order but hopes residents comply on their own.

Tags: Community, Gathering, Health & Wellness, News Article, Politics, Public Health & Hospitals, Social Distance, Text

Supreme Court Ruling Regarding the Election on April 7th, 2020, April 6, 2020

This is the order from the Supreme Court of Wisconsin that mandated the contested in person elections be held on April 7th, 2020 in the midst of a…

Tags: April 7 Primary Election, Politics, Social Class, Text

Tom Barrett, Safer at Home Proclamation, March 25, 2020

The official proclamation from the mayor ordering safer at home.

Tags: Municipal Government, Politics, Safer at Home, Text

Emergency Order #12: Safer at Home Order, March 24, 2020

This is the official Safer at Home order issued by the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. It is signed by Andrea Palm.

Tags: Politics, Safer at Home, State Government, Text

Order Restricting Sales in Some Businesses, March 17, 2020

The order of southeastern counties and cities to restrict food and beverage sales unless it is curbside only.

Tags: Bars & Restaurants, Business, Curbside Pickup, Municipal Government, Politics

Little Tiny Fish, Milwaukee River Meme, April 21, 2020

"With the lockdown causing a drop in pollution, the world is beginning to heal. Cheese and sausages have returned to the Milwaukee River." Due to the…

Tags: Meme, Tweet

Daily Uniform, Nicole Muccio, 2020

Nicole Muccio, RN shares a selfie of herself in her daily uniform. Nicole is wearing a face mask and goggles during her shift at Froedtert Hospital…

Tags: Froedtert Hospital, Health & Wellness, Healthcare, Healthcare Workers, Labor, Nurse, Personal Protective Equipment, Selfie, Uniform, Wauwatosa WI

Oscar Harding, Sweet Basil - Oral History with Victoria, Kenneth, Claudia and Andrew Sithy, May 17, 2020

An oral history of the Franklin-based Thai/Laosian restaurant Sweet Basil, which opened in the middle of the pandemic. Oscar Harding interviews…

Tags: Asian Americans, Bars & Restaurants, Business, Curbside Pickup, Franklin WI, Oral History, Sweet Basil, Takeout, Video

Milwaukee Health Department, Health Department Initial Response, February 28, 2020

This is the first email the Health Department sent publicly acknowledging the threat of COVID-19. There had not been an official case in Milwaukee…

Tags: Health & Wellness, Public Health & Hospitals, Text