Downtown development plans seek connections
City planners want to restore the essence of grandeur to Wisconsin Avenue and connect the many boroughs of downtown, to create a sense of place and solidify Downtown Milwaukee as a statewide destination.
Jul 7th, 2010 by Patti Wenzel
A photo gallery
Wasn't Friday awesome? Wasn't Saturday fantastic? Photo Interns Nicole Braunsdorf and Jennifer Bartel make us weepy for the Big Gig.
Jul 6th, 2010 by Brian Jacobson
City Plan Commission Meeting
The City Plan Commission (CPC) is the City’s official planning body established under State statute and is responsible for master planning activities. The CPC advises the Common Council on a variety of land development issues including zoning map changes, revisions in the zoning ordinance, subdivision approvals, business improvement districts, street and alley vacations, public land disposition and acquisition, new streets and the approval of development plans in certain overlay districts. City Plan Commission (CPC) meetings are held in the First Floor Boardroom at the Department of City Development, 809 North Broadway, unless otherwise noted. Agenda
Jul 6th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Wild Space Dance
A snapshot of Debra Loewen's dance company; fourth in a summer series profiling Milwaukee performing arts groups.
Jul 6th, 2010 by Tom Strini
Reconstruction of S. 2nd Street Starts Today
The S. 2nd Street project, which was approved in December 2009 by the Common Council despite Alderman Dudzik’s last minute attempt to derail the project, officially gets going today.
Jul 6th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Goth Talk with Scary Lady Sarah
Free DJ action at Club Anything with Scary Lady Sarah and William Faith of Faith and the Muse!
Jul 6th, 2010 by Kathy Nichols
Summerfest, July 3
Brian Whitney braves Summerfest in order to take in Modest Mouse and Levon Helm of The Band.
Jul 6th, 2010 by Brian Whitney
Tour de Fat and PBR Street Party mesmerize Bay View
The day began with a carnival of entertainers and bike parade, while later the sounds and smells captured a new demographic in Bay View.
Jul 6th, 2010 by Brian Jacobson
Paint by Number, professional version
Reginald Baylor is the first to call his work "Paint by Number," employing assistants to paint his vision on canvas. For Baylor, painting is a means to an end rather than an essential part of his process.
Jul 6th, 2010 by Valerie J. Christell
Summer Reading, pt.2
Visual Arts writers Ryan Findley and Judith Ann Moriarty offer classics from Oates, Bradbury and Gabriel Garcia Marquez in part two of TCD's summer reading picks.
Jul 6th, 2010 by Third Coast Daily
Wild Space’s Randy Talley exits to the East
Talley, a 15-year stalwart of the Wild Space Dance Company, has moved to Pittsburgh, along with Brenda Lee Johnston, former director of the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center.
Jul 5th, 2010 by Tom Strini
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 5. July 2010
Bicycle Highways By Tom Vanderbilt WHEDA, City of Milwaukee, United Christian Church, Star United Townhomes and local officials celebrate United Townhomes grand opening By milwaukeecourieronline.com Groundbreaking for Veterans Manor By milwaukeecourieronline.com Sweet Water urban farm expanding By Michael Timm School of Freshwater Sciences By Jeff Plale High-speed depot pressures Madison planners By Paul Snyder Wisconsin Lutheran to acquire Milwaukee’s Finney Library By BizTimes Daily State picks downtown Madison site for high-speed rail station By BizTimes Daily State DOA building planned for Madison high-speed rail stop By Jason Stein Downtown plan unveiled to public By Stacy Vogel Davis NeighborGoods Extends The Sharing Of Actual Things To The National Level By MG Siegler My favorite Milwaukee landmarks By Andrew Wagner The Death of Green By Kurt Chandler Art Institute of Wisconsin opens Oct. 4 By OnMilwaukee.com Associated Banc-Corp leases another 25,000 square feet at Plaza East By Eric Decker Von Briesen CEO says firm will probably relocate By Andrew Weiland St. Louis Metro restores service after voters approve transit tax By Progressive Railroading More Evidence of Kids in Downtown Neighborhoods By Ben Welle Detroit: The Return of the Repressed (Bicycling Culture) By Chris Carlsoon New downtown plan proposes redevelopment of bus transit center site By Real Estate Weekly City crafts a new plan for downtown By Tom Daykin There’s No Such Thing as Free Parking By Tom Vanderbilt Milwaukee’s living roofs By milwaukeenewsbuzz.com More MacArthur Square panels targeted By Larry Sandler Developer plans to build student housing complex near Marquette By Tom Daykin Selling Bike-Ped Infrastructure: Vancouver Shows How It’s Done By Brad Aaron 10 principles for livable transportation, by Jan Gehl & Walter Hook By Kaid Benfield Group says high-speed rail will add 9,000 jobs in Wisconsin By Ilissa Gilmore Scardey Cats and Supermodels Should Ride Bikes By Dave Schlabowske State announces affordable housing tax credit recipients By Real Estate Weekly Druml buys two properties for Haymarket Square development By Real Estate Weekly Buffalo, You Are Not Alone By Buffalo Rising City of Milwaukee adds 7,159 residents since 2000 By BizTimes Daily How To: Build a Better Block By Allison Arieff Milwaukee River PCB cleanup delayed By Matt Hrodey Lawsuit looms over lakefront lot expansion By Sean Ryan Study: Sprawling cities experience hotter summer temperatures By Samantha Cossick Wauwatosa Taxpayers, Through TIF, Will Finance Part of UWM’s Engineering/Innovation Campus By James Rowen
Jul 5th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
