Put on a spectacle of a hat and a spring dress or a pastel suit and a patterned bow tie; what s often called the most exciting two minutes in sports is back.
The 147th Kentucky Derby is on May 1 at Churchill Downs. The jockeys will mount their horses and take to the track at approximately 5:37 p.m. CT (6:37 p.m. in Louisville). Post time is around 5:57 p.m. CT.
From mint julep drink deals to best hat contests, here are five ways to celebrate in the Milwaukee area.
1. Maxie s
The Southern restaurant will have a special Derby menu from April 28 through May 1 with 10% of sales going to the Hunger Task Force.
Kentucky Derby 2021: Milwaukee-area parties, drink specials, contests
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Traffic roared along East-West I-94 on Thursday, April 8, past American Family Field.
The Wisconsin Legislature s budget committee will hold its first public hearing Friday on Gov. Tony Evers two-year state budget proposal.
The hearing is in Whitewater. But some of the testimony is expected to pertain to the Milwaukee area. That includes a plan by Evers to have the state borrow $40 million, to begin major work on a few miles of East-West I-94, on Milwaukee s near west side. That s a stretch of highway the state says can easily become congested.
But already, the noise in the Story Hill neighborhood, just north of the very busy freeway, is constant and loud.
There will be no chili at MSOE this year, but WMSE s Rockabilly Chili is still happening with a twist.
This year s fundraiser for the radio station has been dubbed the Super Friends Edition and is taking place over the course of a week, April 5-11, with more than 40 Milwaukee area restaurants offering entries.
Participants can pick up the contenders from each restaurant, then vote for their favorite meat, vegetarian and unique versions on the WMSE website. The radio station is encouraging people to post photos of the entries on social media with the hashtag #wmsechili. Whoever tries the most will win a WMSE Chili Fun Pack, which includes a Rockabilly T-shirt, bottle opener, headband and bottle of hot sauce. A portion of the sale of each chili sold goes to WMSE.