When new stadiums are built we hear rumors of all these jobs they’re going to bring to a community.  Often enough it’s hard to tell if those jobs are actually created. On Friday afternoon, you’ll be able to actually apply for those jobs in a job fair at Miller Park from 4 – 7.  They’ll [...]

The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) is leaving Greendale for Texas, so that it can be next to the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA). I have absolutely zero knowledge of what their current offices are like, how many people they employ, or when I last went bowling, but I’m still sad to see them [...]

Kinnickinnic River Spillway Originally uploaded by Retinal Fetish Julie Lawrence at OnMilwaukee.com drew my attention to this excellent community development taking place along the Kinnickinnic River on the south side of urban Milwaukee, the Kinnickinnic River Trail. The trail is in the early stages of development and will have a southern terminus at the river [...]

Hank Aaron State Trail 5K Run/Walk Originally uploaded by carrier Yet another sign that logic is prevailing and the city of Milwaukee is improving, the Menomonee Valley Partners have announced the construction of a pedestrian tunnel and bridge to link up the Menomonee Valley with the bordering Silver City neighborhood to the south. While the [...]

My new Palace Expansion Originally uploaded by marcosparco Here’s a radical thought, let’s leverage casinos to build a transit system in Milwaukee. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer (as reposted by the biglittler blog here), Atlantic City casinos are getting together to fund the operating deficit of express train service between New York City and their [...]

Hank Aaron State Trail Originally uploaded by repowers The Milwaukee Streets blog written by Robert Powers has an excellent post up about the successful development of Chimney Park in the Menomonee Valley from the site of the old Milwaukee Road railyard. One of the most interesting aspects of the development of Chimney Park is the [...]

Derse Inc., one of the country’s largest exhibition display companies, plans to move to Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley from Wauwatosa, and add jobs to its growing work force. Derse, 1234 N. 62nd St., plans to lease a 160,000-square-foot building to be developed by HSI Development Partners LLC, the companies announced Thursday.  Read more… While not a [...]