Milwaukee bra ban

Inspectors didn’t say anything until this year.

The 87-year-old great-grandmother appealed to the city but failed, so her son-in-law took the bras down for fear they would get fined.

That made her even more frustrated so she called the newspaper and Alderman Bob Donovan. Donovan made some calls, and within a day the city backed down.

Skowronski says she plans to have a party to rehang bras.
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 "Long story short, common sense prevailed and the city backed down," Donovan said.

"We're going to have a rehang the bras party over there and perhaps charge at the door," he added. "And any money we are able to bring in, the proceeds will go to buying a little common sense for the Department of Neighborhood Services."

Besides the bras, the bar started by Skowronski's in-laws in 1908 is also known for its two downstairs bowling alleys, which are the oldest certified in America according to its sign.
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An outraged Skowronski then contacted reporters at the local Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, hoping that if she could generate wider awareness and publicity that the public support would make the council back down from the ban.

Her efforts now appear to have worked; Alderman Bob Donovan heard about the problem and in less than 24 hours the bra ban had been dropped.

Donovan said: "Long story short, common sense prevailed and the city backed down … We're going to have a rehang the bras party over there and perhaps charge at the door … And any money we are able to bring in, the proceeds will go to buying a little common sense for the Department of Neighborhood Services."
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