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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

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

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

✨ 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

@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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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