Morning Links for May 6 2014
May 6, 2014The Daily Mil

Morning Links for May 6 2014

Today’s news-nugget theme is, apparently, food. Dive in. Rep. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) says in a JS op-ed that Republican legislators “are not at war with Milwaukee. In fact, we are waging a war for Milwaukee.” The Atlantic says the cost of American “essentials” like food and health care are going up a staggering rate, while the price of “toys” – like cell phones and TVs – plummet. The New Yorker poses this question: does the tech-created food substitute soylent mean the end of food? There is a Taco Fest and it is happening May 31. Lakefront Brewery, Rishi Tea and…

BY Claire Hanan

Today’s news-nugget theme is, apparently, food. Dive in.

  • Rep. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) says in a JS op-ed that Republican legislators “are not at war with Milwaukee. In fact, we are waging a war for Milwaukee.”

  • The Atlantic says the cost of American “essentials” like food and health care are going up a staggering rate, while the price of “toys” – like cell phones and TVs – plummet.

  • The New Yorker poses this question: does the tech-created food substitute soylent mean the end of food?

  • There is a Taco Fest and it is happening May 31.

  • Lakefront Brewery, Rishi Tea and Solaris are three of the companies planning to build new facilities in the Menomonee Valley, says Urban Milwaukee.

Claire Hanan
Claire Hanan worked at the magazine as an editor from 2012-2017. She edited the Culture section and wrote stories about all sorts of topics, including the arts, fashion, politics and more. In 2016, she was a finalist for best profile writing at the City and Regional Magazine Awards for her story "In A Flash." In 2014, she won the the Milwaukee Press gold award for best public service story for editing "Handle With Care," a service package about aging in Milwaukee. Before all this, she attended the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.

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