Vel R. Phillips Plaza

Downtown Hotel Won’t Close After All, New Hotel Planned

Portion of Hilton Milwaukee will be rebranded.

Downtown Street Receiving Concrete-Protected Bike Lanes

Construction to transform street expected to be completed later this year.

See Milwaukee’s 2025 Mayor’s Design Awards Winners

From pavement turned to art to 44-story buildings, awards recognize the best of Milwaukee design.

Largest Office Building in Westown Could Be Partially Converted To Apartments

310W could become one of downtown's largest apartment buildings.

City Park To Be Named For La Causa Founder

'Clementina Castro Park' will honor civil rights pioneer.

Milwaukee’s Largest Hotel To Lose 175 Rooms, Get $40 Million Makeover

Marcus overhauling its Hilton Milwaukee hotel.

Milwaukee Night Market, Presented by Clover®, Wraps up 2025 Season on October 1

Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, returns to West Wisconsin Avenue on September 10

Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, returns on August 13

Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, is back for a second night on July 16

Travel back in time on Retro Rewind night, celebrating the eras of 80s, 90s and early 2000s

Monumental Sculpture Returning to Wisconsin Avenue to Honor Vel R. Phillips

Working in partnership, the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Downtown Business Improvement District No. 21, America’s Black Holocaust Museum, and Sculpture Milwaukee will install “Within the Folds (Dialogue 1)” (2020), a figural sculpture by the internationally renowned artist Thomas J. Price, in Vel R. Phillips Plaza on June 11.

Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, kicks off 2025 season this Wednesday

On four nights this summer, see West Wisconsin Avenue transform into Milwaukee’s gathering place