The 1927 West Milwaukee Intermediate School, with its cream-colored brick and gorgeous terra cotta detailing, is a local landmark - both officially and in the local psyche - for its Mediterranean-style allure and for the fact that it is Liberace s alma mater. But, like many old schoolhouses, it needs some work.
At a special meeting on Jan. 17, the City of Milwaukee s Historic Preservation Commission will take up the matter of granting temporary historic designation to the Millerand Apartment Building at 3035 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Before he received his second shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, there was little reason to think that George Watts Jr. was about to die. He was 24 and showed no obvious health problems. His family said he lived cautiously. He spent most of his time playing video games in his room at his parents’ house in Elmira, a city in south central New York. That is where he was when he collapsed on Oct. 27, 2021. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times George Jr.’s mother, Kathy, called 911 and
Attorney Ray Flores, who on May 31 sued the U.S. Department of Defense on behalf of the estate of George Watts Jr., said the New York Times article “marginalized” the Watts family’s “unspeakable suffering” and misrepresented Children’s Health Defense’s involvement in the case.