Morning Links for August 19, 2015
August 19, 2015The Daily Mil

Morning Links for August 19, 2015

Mark Borkowski wins Tuesday’s special election, it’s “full speed ahead” for the Couture, the Roast of Milwaukee, and Garth Brooks will headline the Bradley Center.

BY Dan Shafer

Good morning, and welcome to Wednesday.

  • Mark Borkowski will become the newest member of the Milwaukee Common Council after defeating state Sen. Tim Carpenter in a special election held Tuesday.
  • It’s “full speed ahead” for the Couture high rise development, Rick Barrett tells BizTimes, after Preserve Our Parks has dropped its fight against the apartment tower.
  • According to the Minn Post, most families would save on taxes by moving from Wisconsin to Minnesota.
  • During the Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Milwaukee Record brought in several comedians to roast Milwaukee, and now you can listen to it in podcast form.
  • The top selling artist in Nielson Soundscan history, Garth Brooks, will headline the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Sept. 25 and 26.

Dan Shafer
Dan Shafer was the digital editor at Milwaukee Magazine. Dan joined the magazine as assistant editor in 2014 and wrote the November 2014 cover story, "Downtown Horizons." He's worked as a reporter at BizTimes Milwaukee and an editor at ThirdCoast Digest. Contact him at daniel.shafer@milwaukeemag.com. He's on Twitter @danshaferMKE.

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