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Subsidies Will Advance Three Developments Along King Drive

Subsidies Will Advance Three Developments Along King Drive

Plus: Funding for a statue and more streetscaping, traffic safety projects.

6th Annual African American Environmental Pioneer Awards, February 24th, 2025
Eyes on Milwaukee: Construction Starts on Century City Park Expansion
Eyes on Milwaukee

Construction Starts on Century City Park Expansion

Revamped Melvina Park at 29th and Melvina will nearly quadruple in size.

Transportation: Can City Make Fond du Lac Avenue Safer?
Transportation

Can City Make Fond du Lac Avenue Safer?

Project would rebuild portion of artery that leads into Downtown, but may not include major changes.

Milwaukee Walks: Halyard Park Has a Suburban Feel
Milwaukee Walks

Halyard Park Has a Suburban Feel

It’s a neighborhood transformed, with new houses from 1970s and ‘80s, along with restored Victorian homes.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Momentum Builds at Century City
Eyes on Milwaukee

Momentum Builds at Century City

New industrial building would bring more jobs to area while city works on public improvements.

Transportation: Crash-Prone Walnut Street To Receive Road Diet
Transportation

Crash-Prone Walnut Street To Receive Road Diet

Rebuilding effort will add safety improvements for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.

Eyes on Milwaukee: 45 Projects To Improve Century City Area
Eyes on Milwaukee

45 Projects To Improve Century City Area

Trails, parks and road diets designed to improve residents' health and safety.

Eyes on Milwaukee: The Rise of The Bay View Home
Eyes on Milwaukee

The Rise of The Bay View Home

Since Great Recession, houses in neighborhood are among only 6 percent of those in city that have risen in value.

Morales Listening Session Gets Mixed Reviews

Morales Listening Session Gets Mixed Reviews

Police chief held session on North Side. Here’s the reaction of some attendees.

Back in the News: Could Strauss Plant Deal Be Revived?
Back in the News

Could Strauss Plant Deal Be Revived?

Ald. Johnson working to save deal, Barrett holds out hope, community meeting planned.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Strauss Plant Sent Back to Committee
Eyes on Milwaukee

Strauss Plant Sent Back to Committee

Opponents of meat processing plant will have chance to object at second public hearing.

Photo Gallery: Good City Brewing Toasts New Location
Photo Gallery

Good City Brewing Toasts New Location

Brewery's new headquarters in Century City seen as a spur to help revive area.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Say Hello to Postman’s Porch
Eyes on Milwaukee

Say Hello to Postman’s Porch

Milwaukee Downtown leads the reinvention of small triangular park near 2nd and Wells.

City Streets: The Mystery Of Young Street
City Streets

The Mystery Of Young Street

Where is it? How long is it? Short street created in 1929 would stump local trivia experts.

House Confidential: Breast Cancer Showhouse for a Cure 2018
House Confidential

Breast Cancer Showhouse for a Cure 2018

This East Side classic was designed by one of Milwaukee's most popular early architects of grand homes.

Haggerty Museum of Art Celebrates Fifteenth Anniversary of the Nohl Fellowship Program With Two New Exhibitions
More than $95 million in Greater Milwaukee Foundation grants invested in community
Press Release

More than $95 million in Greater Milwaukee Foundation grants invested in community

The substantial investment in community development includes $52 million in charitable funds supporting the development of the downtown arena project, as directed by Sen. Herb Kohl.

2017 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists Awarded
Press Release

2017 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists Awarded

Five Artists Share $70,000 in Fifteenth Cycle

Yesterday’s Milwaukee: The Rise and Fall of Bronzeville
Yesterday’s Milwaukee

The Rise and Fall of Bronzeville

At its peak in the 1930s to 1950s, it had quite a history.

KATY COWAN: reflected-into-themselves-into-reflected
Press Release

KATY COWAN: reflected-into-themselves-into-reflected

“Inside/Outside” Exhibition Opens July 9

Bar Exam: La Cage Is Center of Pride Parade
Bar Exam

La Cage Is Center of Pride Parade

But precisely who owns it has gotten murky.

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund for Individual Artists Suitcase Export Fund Launches Fourteenth Funding Cycle
Press Release

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund for Individual Artists Suitcase Export Fund Launches Fourteenth Funding Cycle

The Fund contributes to the creative health of the region by supporting local artists at all career stages.

Eyes on Milwaukee: 15 Election Winners and Losers
Eyes on Milwaukee

15 Election Winners and Losers

Clarke to the cabinet? Should pollsters be fired? RoJo trumps Trump. And much more.

Op-Ed: Wisconsin’s New Economy Taking Off
Op-Ed

Wisconsin’s New Economy Taking Off

More than half a billion was invested in startup companies in last two years.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Postman Square, City’s Newest Park
Eyes on Milwaukee

Postman Square, City’s Newest Park

But it does have a long history. The park's roots trace back to 1889.

Green Luminaries: Neighborhood Group Battles Pollution
Green Luminaries

Neighborhood Group Battles Pollution

Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association wins award for rain barrels, rain gardens.

What Would Tommy Do?

What Would Tommy Do?

A Republican governor was once UW’s greatest champion. Those days are long gone.

City Streets: The Curious History of Franklin Place
City Streets

The Curious History of Franklin Place

Who is it really named after? And why the statue of a Scottish poet in a German city?

Bar Exam: Drink Wisconsinbly Is Very Very Local
Bar Exam

Drink Wisconsinbly Is Very Very Local

Wisconsin beer, Wisconsin Culture, Wisconsin jokes -- only Badgers here, buddy.

Bar Exam: Landmark Lanes’ Jazzy 88-Year History
Bar Exam

Landmark Lanes’ Jazzy 88-Year History

Serving booze during prohibition and built by a billionaire jailbird whose son become an ambassador.

Plenty of Horne: The Horse Barn’s Final Days?
Plenty of Horne

The Horse Barn’s Final Days?

The huge facility on E. National has housed the police horses and downtown carriage horses, but is now heavy with debt and unpaid taxes.

Plats and Parcels: Bay View’s Golden Age?
Plats and Parcels

Bay View’s Golden Age?

A proposal for five new apartment buildings in Bay View. And will At Random be razed?

GO Pass Community Distribution Begins May 1ST
Press Release

GO Pass Community Distribution Begins May 1ST

GO Pass applications will be processed and the passes will be handed out at 21 senior and community centers throughout the months May and June.

Corridor of Dreams: Putting the Pieces Together
Corridor of Dreams

Putting the Pieces Together

Can the 15 year project revive an area that’s been in decline for 50 years? Last story in a series.

Corridor of Dreams: The Problem of Foreclosed Homes
Corridor of Dreams

The Problem of Foreclosed Homes

Housing must be improved if a rehabbed 30th Street Corridor is to succeed. Part 4 of a series.

Yesterday’s Milwaukee: Newhall House, Late 1860s
Yesterday’s Milwaukee

Newhall House, Late 1860s

It was the largest and finest hotel in the West, a sign that Milwaukee was becoming a significant city.

Plenty of Horne: Royal Right Wing Renovation
Plenty of Horne

Royal Right Wing Renovation

Bradley Foundation's third 19th century building, the Bloodgood Residence, will be renovated. And three candidates announce for open county supervisor seat.

House Confidential: Eyon Biddle’s Rescued Rental
House Confidential

Eyon Biddle’s Rescued Rental

The candidate for alderman lives in Triangle North neighborhood, on a block rescued by investor Yusuf Dahl.

Preview of MCTS Bus Advancements Including Smart Cards and Real-Time Information
Press Release

Preview of MCTS Bus Advancements Including Smart Cards and Real-Time Information

MCTS to host open house to show off new technology.

Lessons in Urban Gardening

Lessons in Urban Gardening

City residents learn the basics at Walnut Way

All Black Everything

All Black Everything

A new group aims to boost neighborhood businesses, health and self reliance

Peace Rally to Combat Crime

Peace Rally to Combat Crime

Rally special guest Ice T didn't show up as planned, but Mayor Barrett and Ald Hines spoke to the gathering.

Youth Council, local organizations meet today to form youth group coalition
Press Release

Youth Council, local organizations meet today to form youth group coalition

The City of Milwaukee Youth Council and local youth-led and youth-serving organizations are meeting today to form a coalition of youth organizations working to solve common goals.

Murphy’s Law: The Bitter Feud Between the Bradley Center and Wisconsin Center
Murphy’s Law

The Bitter Feud Between the Bradley Center and Wisconsin Center

The "negotiations" by the Bradley Center and the Wisconsin Center District have begun to resemble the feud between the Hatfields and McCoys.

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