Marriott setback lifted by council committee

Marriott setback lifted by council committee

Common council committee removes the 15 ft. setback requirement from hotel plans, but not without opposition from historical preservationists.

Piano Man’s Portrait: Katie Musolff paints Jeffrey Hollander
Piano Man’s Portrait

Katie Musolff paints Jeffrey Hollander

Musolff's final commission for the Pfister as 2010 Artist in Residence will show off her talents in portraiture to their best advantage

Itzhak Perlman special at the MSO

Itzhak Perlman special at the MSO

He's the world's most famous violinist for a lot of good reasons.

PODCAST: Alzheimer’s: Research and preventative intervention
PODCAST

Alzheimer’s: Research and preventative intervention

This week, Dr. Piero Antuono discusses risk factors for the disease and the curative measures being taken to improve quality of life for Alzheimer's patients.

Gallery Night Preview: Close Encounters at Safi Studio
Gallery Night Preview

Close Encounters at Safi Studio

There it sits, shining in the light, a mound shaped like a mountain…

Haggerty, Skylight, Film Festival, Lynden, Next Act: Good news
Haggerty, Skylight, Film Festival, Lynden, Next Act

Good news

Good news about Milwaukee arts institutions. See, it happens sometimes.

Greenwich Park Apartments Zoning Change Approved by Committee

Greenwich Park Apartments Zoning Change Approved by Committee

Mercy Housing Lakefront's $8.5 million Greenwich Park Apartments project received approval at the January 11th, 2011 meeting of the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee.

Deep-Fried Romantic: Now with 300% more video
Deep-Fried Romantic

Now with 300% more video

Get Xtranormal and a little freaky this week as DFR wonders: Will the next great auteur come out of the amateur video wasteland?

Taking back Milwaukee – one foreclosure at a time

Taking back Milwaukee – one foreclosure at a time

Joe Dahl's investments in foreclosed properties in Milwaukee's Lindsay Heights neighborhood aren't just good for the community, they're good business.

This Week at the MSO: A new trombone concerto, Itzhak Perlman
This Week at the MSO

A new trombone concerto, Itzhak Perlman

Principal trombonist Megumi Kanda premieres Geoffrey Gordon concerto. Perlman plays a special one-nighter Thursday.

Gallery Night and Day

Gallery Night and Day

Gallery Night and Day is the premier art event in Milwaukee for gallery hopping and art viewing. This January 21 and 22, the quarterly event showcases 47 venues throughout downtown. Admission is free to all participating venues during event hours. For more information, including venue event hours visit: http://bit.ly/GalleryNight or pick up a brochure at any participating venue. Winter Gallery Night and Day will also be the host of Sculptures on Ice, Milwaukee’s annual ice sculpting exhibition. Bundle up and bring your family and friends to witness these artistic cold weather creations! Between 10am and 6pm on Friday, watch local artists and sculptors form five foot blocks of ice into creative pieces of art in Catalano Square in the Historic Third Ward (Broadway & E. Menomonee St.). It will be truly amazing to see!

Washington Square Office Tower Renderings

Washington Square Office Tower Renderings

Godfrey & Kahn could soon anchor a 22-story class A office tower, known as Washington Square, in downtown Milwaukee.