A News le t t e r Ce l ebra t ing the Co lo r fu l Brady S t ree t Ne ighborhood October 2015 Vol 21 Issue 9

Hello Association Members,Well it’s October, our truly fall month. Leaves are turning colors, then falling, football is glorious (Go Pack Go), pumpkins are ready to be picked and the squirrels are busily hiding their nuts everywhere including some very strangeplaces which we often discover in the spring. As a baseball town we’re also aware the World Series competitors are being decided, and maybe next year our Brewer’s will be in the running.

This year Halloween falls on Saturday and many communities have opted to celebrate it on the 31st for once. Because of that, please be cautious if you are out driving the streets Halloween afternoon and evening. The youngsters will be out early and the young at heart will be out late. Brady Street will be sponsoring a costume contest that evening. I’m sure there will be some veryinteresting sights to see on our street. And then....

On All Hollows Day, NOVEMBER 1ST, very early in the morning, around 7am to 9am the first Milwaukee Marathon is being run right down BRADY STREET from CAMBRIDGE to VAN BUREN ST. There will be NO PARKING on Brady Street during this event although they will be using rolling street closures to facilitate the runners passing through. Again, drive with caution if you are out during this time and be sure to move your cars off the street.

You may have noticed that the vacant lot at Marshall and Brady Streets has been improved with plantings (photo page 3). The association had petitioned the City of Milwaukee through the Mayor’s Strong Neighborhoods Plan to improve the appearance of the lot. We were pleasantly surprised when it was transformed overnight. The whole neighborhood THANKS the City for acting on our request. It is such a great improvement

for the street.

It’s been suggested in celebration of our newly transformed lot at Marshall and Brady that around dusk (7pm) on Halloween the neighborhood should bring their already carved pumpkins and light them up as a fun display on

the street. This would be a Flash Mob event, it either happens or it doesn’t. If you do decide to participate, please take your pumpkins back home afterwards.

We also need to thank all the businesses who donated prizes for the PET PARADE; Brady St. Futons, Brewed, Bosley, Casablanca, Dragonfly, Eco Pet, Greenfields, Hi Hat, Hosed, Jack’s, La Masa, Pleasant Kafe, Polished, Regano’s Roman Coin, Rena’s Closet, Starbucks, The BID, and soon to be open Pepi’s Place. Congratulations to our contest winners. It’s always such a fun time and all the animals costumed or not seemed to enjoy taking Brady Street to the dogs for once. About $1,000 was raised for the Humane Society through this event. Thanks to all for their generousity.

Happy Halloween!Teresa Morton, Pres. BSAA

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Brady Street News is published by the Brady Street Area Association and is distributed to all Association members and interested parties. To receive this newsletter in the mail, you must join the Association. The Brady Street Area Association was established in 1988 and is dedicated to revitalizing and sustaining the

Brady Street Area.

Contributions and letters are welcome. Send all contributions to: Brady Street News, 1218 E. Brady Street, Milw., WI 53202 or email to bradystreetnewsletter@gmail.com.

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R STeresa Morton

President

Grant Gehweiler Vice-President

Dan Marusic Treasurer

Chris JohnsonSecretary

Shelby IngersollTeri Regano

Stephanie SalviaJoel OrtizTina Klose

Donny MenefeeMichael Glorioso

Bryce ClarkLynn ForthausJon Richards

Leslie MontemurroJohn Germanotta

Bill ZalenskiLuke Eshleman

Tina KloseNewsletter and photography

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1224 (LR) E. Brady St. All are welcome.

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Monthly BSAA Meeting Report - OctoberThe BSAA had it’s monthly meeting of the Board of Directors and members on Tuesday, October 6 at the Brady Street BID office located at 1224 E. Brady Street.

The meeting included two presentations, the first from Amber and Ricci Mane owners of Pepi’s Place (photo top left) and the second from Zach Eberhardt of Dominion Properties with Elias Chedid (photo top right) owner/operator of Harry’s restaurant in Shorewood and the Knick, regarding requests for business related developments.

The Mane’s requested support from the BSAA for a beer and wine liquor license for Pepi’s Place (formerly Berry Me and Philly Way). They informed the board that their concept is focused on serving food, including breakfast every day, and that beer and wine would only be served at the table. The restaurant would not have any bar seating.

Eberhardt spoke about Dominion’s pending purchase of the building at 1234 E. Brady St. (former Brady Street Hardware store location) and their interest to lease the space to a restaurant operator. He introduced Elias Chedid as a potential operator for the restaurant. Chided said that he is in talks with Dominion to lease the space and would like to open a restaurant similar to Harry’s Bar and Grill. The concept would be an American cuisine restaurant with a small bar for additional seating.

The board questioned Eberhart about their attempts to attract a retailer to lease the space. He said that they had reached out to several potential retailers but no one expressed interest in the space. Additionally, he mentioned that the challenge for leasing the space to a retailer is the significant difference in the potential rent that can be charged to a retailer compared to a restaurant or tavern. Dominion has not closed its purchase of the building, extending the deadline while decisions on the use of the first floor space are settled. The board did not take an official position on Dominion’s proposal at the meeting.

Also discussed at the meeting was a plan to hold a joint public meeting of the BSAA, the Brady Street BID and the Brady Street Foundation for Arts and Education to discuss the organizations’ focus on serving the neighborhood. The meeting is proposed to take place on October 27 with a location to be determined. Watch our facebook page, twitter and website for updates.

All BSAA members are welcome to attend monthly meetings which are typically held on the 1st Tuesday every month at 6:30pm at the Brady Street BID office, unless otherwise noted.

- Christopher L. Johnson, Secretary BSAA

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Community Garden continues to growThe Brady Street Community Garden continues to grow from a formerly overgrown lot at the Pearson St. side of 706-708 E. Brady St., near the swing park.

Neighbors have been gathering fresh beets, radishes, kale, lettuce, cabbage and herbs. Broccoli, cucumbers, peppers and beans are flowering and budding. Carrots are getting larger and peas are climbing high. We hope for a great fall harvest!

To purchase your raised bed for $75, please contact the garden committee chair Jon at jonathan.bohrer@gmail.com for details. We are also looking for officers for the garden committee.

Inaugural Milwaukee Running FestivalThe PNC Milwaukee Running Festival is coming to Brady Street on Sunday, November 1st! The inaugural race will celebrate the city of Milwaukee's vibrant neighborhoods and historical landmarks. It will also feature the first marathon to take place entirely within the City of Milwaukee! Marathon and Half Marathon participants will be running down Brady Street the morning of Sunday, November 1st between 7:30 and 9a.m. Come out to cheer and make Brady Street a highlight of the course!

Volunteers are also needed to help out at the race and at the Health and Fitness expo on Saturday, October 31st.

There is still time to sign up for the race itself! In addition to the marathon and the half marathon, there is also a 5K and Mile Race. We have a distance for everyone! Check out milwaukeerunningfestival.com for more information or contact tracey@milwaukeerunningfestival.com.

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Brady Street Area is getting greener!

Thanks to the City for beautifying the vacant lot at Brady and Marshall.

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Karen Beaumont, organistSolo Playing Seasonkarenbeaumontorganist.mysite.comSaturday, December 5, 2015, 2:00 p.m.First Unitarian Society, 1342 N. Astor • Music by Bach, Part, Biber, Corelli, and Strauss with strings and trumpets, Free Will Offering to benefit The Gathering and Tamarack Waldorf SchoolTuesday, January 5, 2015, 11:30 a.m.Incarnation Lutheran Church, 1510 W. Keefe • Music by Bruna and Scheidt, FreeSunday, January 10, 2016, 4:00 p.m.St. Casimir’s, 924 E. Clarke, Milwaukee • Music by Mendelssohn, Chant, and others with Susan Platt, soprano and Mike Keegan on Horn, FreeSaturday, February 13, 2016, 2:00 p.m.Milwaukee Catholic Home, 2462 North Prospect, Milwaukee • Music by Bruna and Scheidt, Free

Photo by Paul Ruffolo

Footsteps, Shadows and Whispers November 5-8, 2015Next Act Theatre, 255 S. Water Street

Danceworks Performance Company’s first concert of the 2015-16 season, Footsteps, Shadows and Whispers, opens November 5 and features work by several guest artists, including Dawn Springer, the Cadance Collective featuring DPC member Christal Wagner, and composer Allen Russell and his Tontine Ensemble.

The full schedule of performances is:Thursday, November 5, 7:30pmFriday, November 6, 7:30pmSaturday, November 7, 4:00 & 7:30pmSunday, November 8, 2:30pmFifteen-minute talkbacks will follow the performances on November 5 and 6 and will precede the 7:30 pm performance on November 7, beginning at 7:00 pm.

Tickets to Footsteps, Shadows and Whispers are $27 for premium reserved seats, $22 for general reserved seats

and $16 for students and seniors. For tickets, please call the Next Act box office at 414-278-0765, or purchase online at www.nextact.org.

The Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect AvenueFor more information on Charles Allis events call – 278-8295 or www.cavtmuseums.org. Movie TimeMilwaukee film historian Dale Kuntz presents selections from his rare collection of classic films from the 30s and 40’s. Films are shown on 16mm, reel-to-reel film. Most of these cinematic treasures are not available on DVD so don’t miss this opportunity to see these films in their original glory on the big screen. Prior to each screening, Dale fascinates the audience with his knowledge of film history, giving the inside scoop on each film, including bizarre details about the stars and clues to help the audience spot little oddities that ended up in the film instead of on the cutting room floor.

A Tribute to Alexander KordaOct 21 - Fire Over England - 1937 - Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Flora Robson, Raymond MasseyNov 4 - Knight Without Armor - 1937 - Marlene Dietrich, Robert Donat, Herbert Lom, Miles MallesonNov 18 - The Thief of Baghdad - 1940 - Sabu, John Justin, June Duprez, Conrad Viedt, Rex IngramDec 2 - Dale’s Chirstmas Special- Musical songs from Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Judy Garland plus three versions of Silent Night and a short Christmas concert by the Vienna Boys Choir.

New Hanji: A Korean Paper Tradition Re-ImaginedOcotober 9, 2015 - January 3, 2016 Celebrating a remarkable tradition of Korean papermaking and exquisite paper arts, this exhibition brings together three artists from Korea and five contemporary Milwaukee artists for a visual conversation which honors and innovates with Korean

handmade paper, hanji, a material known to survive for over one thousand years.

Korean works in the exhibition include funerary garments designed by Yang Bae Jeon, intricately carved hanji sewing boxes and objects by master artisan, Haemija Kim, and prints of Buddhist sculptures and architectural elements created in the takbon technique of ink-impression making by Kumgang Seunim. Paper from several of South Korea’s remaining hanji mills will also be on display throughout the exhibition. Recently created installations, textiles, sculpture, and prints with hanji as the primary medium comprise the work of Milwaukee based artists, Marna Brauner, Christiane Grauert, Jessica Meuninck-Ganger, Nirmal Raja, and Rina Yoon for this exhibition. Each featured artist draws upon traditional techniques learned in Korea to inform their work for the Villa Terrace.

2015 Enchanted ForestSaturday, October 16Riverside Park, 1500 E. Park Pl.

Our Enchanted Forest event features the best nightlife in Milwaukee! Kids and their grown-ups will enjoy a guided nighttime walk through Riverside Park and encounter costumed characters along the way. “Uprooted” is this year’s theme, and participants will learn fascinating facts about plants taught by the trees themselves!

Back at the Center kids can join in games, crafts, and an indoor forest scavenger hunt, while everyone can refresh themselves with some snacks.

Walks begin at 5:30 pm and leave about every 20 minutes. The last walk leaves at 7:20 pm. New this year, participants can register to reserve a spot on the walk time of their choice. Register online at urbanecologycenter.org.

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Brady Area Events Friday, October 16, 7:30pmLast movie of the Bike-In Movie Series under Holton St. Bridge at Swing ParkShaun of the Dead

Saturday, October 31, 9:30pm-midnight Brady Street Halloween Costume ContestThis year join us on Brady Street for a frightfully good time! Thirteen bars will be holding costume contests this year. Each of those bars will pick a first place winner to represent them at a Grand Prize drawing which will happen at MIDNIGHT at Casablanca. The grand prize is worth $1,000!

All you need to do is come up with an amazing costume and visit your fav bar on Brady. If that bar chooses you as their representative for a chance at the grand prize, you will be given a certificate to enter the final judging at Casablanca. Here is the list of participating bars/restaurants:

Hybrid Lounge, Casablanca, Regano’s Roman Coin, The Standard, Hosed on Brady, Jo-Cat’s Pub, Jack’s American Pub, Malone’s, Club Brady, Nomad World Pub, La Masa, Van Buren’s Whiskey Bar & Grill

Don’t want to compete in the contest? No problem, come on down to watch the fun while enjoying $3 Bud Light and $4 Guinness... don’t be scared! Spectacular spooky prizes sponsored by Beechwood Distributors and Brady Street BID (Business Improvemnt District).

Tuesday, November 3, 6:30pmBrady Street Area Association MeetingAll BSAA members are welcome to attend monthly meetings, first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm at the BID office at 1224 E. Brady St. (LR)

Saturday, December 5 - Festivus, 9:30pm til 1:30am Tuesday, December 15 - BSAA Holiday Party (see ad at right)

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City news

A Tournavation for Public HealthHow could technology make a strategic difference in improving the health and well-being of Milwaukee women, men, children and families? Mayor Tom Barrett, the City of Milwaukee Health Department, and partners make a communitywide call for ideas. Submit your idea by October 14. Join a public presentation of the top 10 ideas on October 20 from 6-8 p.m. at City Hall.

What is a ‘Tournavation’?Tournavation is a crowd-sourced idea generation platform that addresses important issues that face urban communities like Milwaukee. Milwaukee’s Tournavation includes a gathering of the minds through:

• Presentation of the issue and established research• Open call for ideas• Juried review of the submissions• Live, pitch-style social event at the City Hall Rotunda with presentations of the

top 10 ideas• Juried panel selection of the most viable, concrete and scalable software idea• Development and donation of the software product to the Milwaukee community

Learn more and submit you idea at: newaukee.com/event/tournavation

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City news

Fall Leaf Collection Oct. 1 - Nov. 25City of Milwaukee residents may rake leaves into the street from October 1 through November 15 for pickup by Department of Public Works Sanitation crews. After November 15, leaves can be taken to one of the City's Self-Help Centers. City crews will wrap up leaf collection efforts on November 25.

Residents are asked to rake their leaves into the curb lanes for collection. After November 15, sanitation crews will still pick up remaining leaf piles as long as weather permits through November 25. If you still have leaves not yet raked into the road, you must bag them and take them to a Self-Help Center for disposal (6660 N. Industrial Road or 3879 W. Lincoln Avenue).

For more information, call (414) 286-CITY (2489). You can always make other special pickup requests online, at any time of day, using City’s online service request at milwaukee.gov/clickforservice.

Sanitation Services offers these tips for successful leaf collections:

• Do not put leaves in plastic bags - empty them into the curb lane. Leaves are composted but plastic bags do not decompose

• Put Halloween pumpkins in your garbage cart or on a compost pile, not on leaf piles in the street

• Please keep debris, such as flowers and vegetable plants, on top of your leaf piles at the curb

• Do not put brush in the leaf piles. Call (414) 286-CITY (2489) for a special brush pickup or fill out an online service request. Brush can also be taken to one of the City's Self-Help Centers.

• Keep piles away from sewer grates• Keep debris away from storm drains in the street• Large amounts of branches should be piled away from overhanging trees

Off-Season Leaf RemovalIn the off season leaves may be taken to a Self-Help Center location. Please refer to our Self-Help Centers for locations and hours of operations. Brush can also be taken to one of the City's Self-Help Centers.

Recycle Leaves and GrassShred leaves with your lawnmower and leave them on the grass or compost them. Grass clippings left on the lawn will nourish the soil, too.

Nominate 2015 City/County Christmas TreeThe City of Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works is now accepting nominations for a tree to serve as the 2015 City/County Christmas tree to be displayed in Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee. Residents who wish to have their tree considered should contact the City of Milwaukee at 286- CITY (2489) by Monday, October 19.

City of Milwaukee Trick-or-TreatOfficial Trick-or-Treat hours in the City of Milwaukee will be held on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 1-4 pm.

Tips from the Milwaukee Police Department Safety Division to help make Halloween safe and more enjoyable for everyone:Residents are reminded to keep children safe during Trick-or-Treating. Children wait for this day all year long, as do some adults. They spend weeks deciding on just the right costumes,

dreaming of bags of goodies and parties. While Halloween is a cherished tradition, the excitement of the event can cause children and parents to forget to be safe while trick or treating or attending parties. Both children and adults need to think about safety on this annual day of make-believe.

Before children start out, parents should make sure that:• When designing costumes, keep safety in mind to ensure that the children have

a fun-filled and safety-filled Halloween.• Costumes are loose enough so that warm clothes can be worn underneath to

allow freedom of movement in the event of cold weather.• Costumes are not too long that they are a tripping hazard, when walking or

climbing steps to the front door to get their treats.• Consider using makeup instead of a mask so that a child’s vision will not be

blocked when walking on the sidewalk or crossing the street.• For kids under the age of 12, attach their name, address and telephone number

(including the area code) to their clothes, but not in an easily visible place.• Children travel only in familiar areas, along a prearranged route, and instructed

to never enter a stranger’s home.• A return time has been established.• Explain to youngsters not to eat any treats until you have inspected it. A meal or

a snack beforehand will help deter them from digging into their candy.

The Milwaukee Police Department Safety Division urges motorists to be especially alert on Halloween and offers the following driving tips:

• Slow down in residential neighborhoods and obey all traffic signs and signals. Side street speed limits are 25 MPH.

• Watch for children who may dart out into the street at any time, especially from between parked cars.

• Enter and exit driveways and alleys carefully. Stop before the sidewalk before exiting the alley.

• If you are driving children around, be sure they exit on the curb side, away from traffic. (And of course, make sure everyone’s safety belt is fastened, including the driver.)

• Adults, if you are on the way to a costume party, do not wear your mask while driving and avoid costumes that make it difficult to move your arms or legs.

• If you are planning on drinking, have a designated driver so that you can arrive home safe.

Join and renewYOUR membership dues helps pay for this newsletter and keeps you informed.

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Current BSAA members: The date on the address label of your printed/mailed newsletter indicates your membership expiration date.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Rosemarie Moser Carson Praefke Kathleen Paul Nancy Calarco Sean Duffy & Dana Thome Paul Otero Sharon Peters Keith Prochnow Cora Sue Rozwadowski Rebecca & Joe Spasiano Bert & Linda Stitt Ron & Mary Suminski

WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBER Matt Cotey - Learn more about Matt in a future issue.

The Brady Street Association is looking for new board members to fill two vacant seats. Email us at bradtstreetnewsletter@gmail.com.

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