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Shepherd Express

Telling Milwaukee’s stories 📰
Smart. Informed. Opinionated.

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CALLING ALL ARTISTS! 🖌️ In celebration of our recent merch launch, we're hosting a Merch Design Contest! Design our newest T-shirt this May, and we'll add your design to our merch collection 👕⁠

The winner will be paid for the design, receive complimentary merch and be promoted on our print and digital platforms! ⭐⁠

Email your submissions to 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀@𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘅.𝗰𝗼𝗺 with the subject line: Black Sheep Design Contest. 📣 Full details on the rules and guidelines can be found at the link in our bio.⁠

🚨 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗢 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🚨⁠

#MerchDesignContest #contest


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Our new merch collection is officially LIVE! 🐑 We're so excited to share these with you 💙💛 Happy 414 Day!

Use code 414Day to get 14% off starting now through 4/21!

SHOP NOW ➡️ LINK IN BIO!

#Milwaukee #414


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1 months ago

We want YOUR creativity 🎨 Enter our Merch Design Contest, where you can design a T-shirt for the Shepherd Express Merch Store! 👕⁠

The winner will be paid for the design, receive complimentary merch and be promoted on our print and digital platforms! ⭐⁠

Email your submissions to 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀@𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘅.𝗰𝗼𝗺 with the subject line: Black Sheep Design Contest 📣 Full rules and guidelines available at the link in our bio.⁠

🚨 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗢 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🚨⁠

#MerchDesignContest #contest


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2 days ago

✨ The latest Madcap Milwaukee Calendar is live! Check out the city's most quirky, creative and can't-miss events. Here’s what’s happening:

📚 @spooky_frog_events Horrifying Book Fair
📜 @qwertyfest_mke
🎲 @oldguardgames Anniversary

—and so much more. Plan your weekend at the link in bio!

📸: Ben Slowey

#MadcapMKECalendar #Milwaukee #MKE


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@nicehairmke_salon is “where hair meets art" ✂️ Located at 920 S Second St in the heart of Walker’s Point, the eco-conscious salon prides itself on being a space for celebrating the fluid expression of all types of hair 🪞⁠

Owner Kate Kent envisioned a space that was not only a salon but a community space for events, gatherings and educational programming.⁠

Hear more from Kate on @nicehairmke when you visit the link in our bio.⁠

📸: Jamie Robarge Photography⁠

#NiceHairSalon #Milwaukee #MKE


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5 days ago

Every spring, the Ozaukee Master Gardeners (OZMG) host a plant sale 🍅🌷that has become, for many in the region, a not-to-be-missed seasonal ritual. ⁠

Learn about this organization of passionate plant people and the annual plant sale happening this Saturday, May 16 at the link in our bio.⁠

#WisconsinGardeners #GardeningInWisconsin #Ozaukee #MasterGardeners #Plants


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Looking to vacation on a budget? Wisconsin is full of quirky tourist attractions perfect for a day or weekend away 🚗 from Milwaukee like the House on the Rock in Spring Green, Wisconsin.⁠

Read staff writer Ben Slowey's article on places to go for odd and wonderful adventures this summer at the link in our bio.⁠

📷️: A sculpture at the House on the Rock photographed by Ben Slowey⁠


#HouseOnTheRock #Wisconsin #TravelWisconsin


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DON'T FORGET 📣 Design our newest T-shirt this May when you enter our Merch Design Contest! 👕 The Shepherd Express is proud to be made by local journalists, creatives and professionals. We want to collaborate with you—a passionate like-minded creative—to design our newest tee!⁠

The winner will be paid for the design, receive complimentary merch and be promoted on our print and digital platforms! ⭐⁠

Email your submissions to 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀@𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘅.𝗰𝗼𝗺 with the subject line: Black Sheep Design Contest. 📣 Full details on the rules and guidelines can be found at the link in our bio.⁠

🚨 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗢 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🚨⁠

#MerchDesignContest #contest


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6 days ago


The Milwaukee County Transit System is warning of the potential of eventual service reductions of upwards of 20-24% next year.⁠

Follow Chuck Quirmbach on the bus as he speaks to Milwaukeeans about the challenges facing the county's bus system at the link in our bio or in this month's magazine.⁠

📷️: Chuck Quirmbach⁠


#PublicTransportation #MCTS #MilwaukeeCounty #MilwaukeeNews


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As the first woman-owned, Palestine-themed coffee shop in the Milwaukee area, Safadi is curated intentionally with the culture, imagery and hospitality of an authentic Palestinian home.⁠

Ben Slowey talks with owner Haneen Hadid on opening @safadicoffee and bringing a taste of Palestine to Franklin at the link in our bio.⁠

📷️: Haneen Hadid photographed by @emanantvisuals
📷️: Safadi Coffee's pomegranate basil green tea refresher courtesy of Safadi Coffee⁠
📷️: Safadi Coffee's cardamom fig matcha latte with honey whipped cold foam courtesy of Safadi Coffee⁠


#PalestinianFood #WomenOwned #WomanOwnedBusiness #MilwaukeeBusiness #MilwaukeeFood


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1 weeks ago

As the first woman-owned, Palestine-themed coffee shop in the Milwaukee area, Safadi is curated intentionally with the culture, imagery and hospitality of an authentic Palestinian home.⁠

Ben Slowey talks with owner Haneen Hadid on opening @safadicoffee and bringing a taste of Palestine to Franklin at the link in our bio.⁠

📷️: Haneen Hadid photographed by @emanantvisuals
📷️: Safadi Coffee's pomegranate basil green tea refresher courtesy of Safadi Coffee⁠
📷️: Safadi Coffee's cardamom fig matcha latte with honey whipped cold foam courtesy of Safadi Coffee⁠


#PalestinianFood #WomenOwned #WomanOwnedBusiness #MilwaukeeBusiness #MilwaukeeFood


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1 weeks ago

As the first woman-owned, Palestine-themed coffee shop in the Milwaukee area, Safadi is curated intentionally with the culture, imagery and hospitality of an authentic Palestinian home.⁠

Ben Slowey talks with owner Haneen Hadid on opening @safadicoffee and bringing a taste of Palestine to Franklin at the link in our bio.⁠

📷️: Haneen Hadid photographed by @emanantvisuals
📷️: Safadi Coffee's pomegranate basil green tea refresher courtesy of Safadi Coffee⁠
📷️: Safadi Coffee's cardamom fig matcha latte with honey whipped cold foam courtesy of Safadi Coffee⁠


#PalestinianFood #WomenOwned #WomanOwnedBusiness #MilwaukeeBusiness #MilwaukeeFood


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1 weeks ago

Meet our Hero of the Month, @livelaughloavesmke founder MiquelaRae Artz, who is working to combat food insecurity on Milwaukee's South Side.⁠

Live Laugh Loaves carries out free food distribution for individuals and families in front of Oklahoma Avenue Lutheran Church (5335 W. Oklahoma Ave.) every Sunday afternoon. ⁠

Learn more about Live Laugh Loves and MiquelaRae at the link in our bio.⁠


📷️: MiquelaRae Artz sorting donations. Courtesy of Live Laugh Loaves.⁠


#Nonprofit #HeroOfTheMonth #MilwaukeeHero #MilwaukeeSouthSide #Milwaukee


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1 weeks ago

The Brewery that Made Milwaukee Cool: Sommelier Gaetano Marangelli interviews @lakefrontbrewery co-founder Russ Klisch on the birth and growth of the beloved local brewery 🍻⁠

Read now on Shepherd Express ➡️ Link in bio.⁠

📸: Courtesy of @lakefrontbrewery

#LakefrontBrewery


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