Vel R. Phillips Plaza

What Closing Four Milwaukee TIF Districts Really Means For Your Tax Bill

The end of Hilton, Midtown, Grand Avenue and Granville Station districts brings savings and a lesson in property taxes.

Milwaukee Celebrates First Park Named For Latina Leader

Clementina Castro Park part of a larger trend to recognize female leaders.

New Bars and Restaurants That Opened in January

New arrivals include a vinyl lounge, Lao restaurant and city's first rotary sushi spot.

Convention Hotel, Theater Demolition Plan Gets Cold Reception

Skepticism about viability, quality of report.

Architecture Firm Moving to Milwaukee

Influential firm TKWA will relocate from Cedarburg.

Draft & Co. Opens Downtown

The long-awaited bar and grill is open for business at Vel R. Phillips Plaza.

2026 Season of the Milwaukee Night Market Kicks Off this Wednesday, June 24

Experience country-western entertainment, dozens of local vendors & new activations

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.