Milwaukee Athletic Club

AJ Bombers Announces Closing Date

Longstanding burger joint to close by year's end.

Bastille Days Festival Returns to Cathedral Square July 17-20

Festival features new local, French-inspired eateries offering raclette, brasserie fare and crêpes

Milwaukee Athletic Club and Benson’s Restaurant Group Announce Exclusive Partnership

Local restaurant group to manage MAC catering and events starting in May.

Storm the Bastille 5k Run/Walk Returns July 17

Milwaukee’s only nighttime run kicks off Bastille Days with a dash through downtown

Advocates Push to Increase Funding For UW System

State ranks 43rd in funding, jeopardizing state's workforce and economy, civic leaders say.

Housing Conversion Planned for Aging Downtown Office Building

Top floors of Clark Building would find new life as affordable housing.

Events Will Explore African Culture and Cuisine

Including workshops, chef competition and cultural event at Milwaukee Athletic Club.

RNC Preview – Day 3, Wednesday July 17

Plus: A recap of day two.

RNC Preview – Day 2, Tuesday July 16

Our daily guide to what to expect, and where. And a look at what happened on Day One.

3rd Annual InspiHER Wellness Summit Scheduled During Women’s History Month

Community impact award-winning group seeking to drive lasting change for women of color

Chefs Raising Funds For Kennedy’s Disease Research

Enjoy small plates from chefs at DanDan, Sanford, Odd Duck and support a good cause.

University Club Closes Downtown Club

Private club will continue only with Brown Deer country club. Downtown building will be sold.

i.c.stars presents Starbash 2023: The Sport of IT Featuring CIOs and Tech Professionals

Milwaukee’s technology leaders and sports mascots featured in this networking and fundraiser event.

Free Tickets SHARP Unwrapped Foodie Fundraiser

McDonalds ingredients become gourmet dishes to raise money for STEAM education. Extremely limited availability.

Carini’s Restaurant is For Sale

After 27 years, owners ready to part with Italian restaurant on East Side.

Tauro Cocina’s Flan is as Authentic as it Gets

Local baker makes her grandmother's recipe for the restaurant.

Old National Bank to Occupy Full Floor and Last Remaining Retail Space of Huron Building

New tenant fills Broadway-facing, first floor retail space and all of 8th floor, bringing occupancy to 65% of the Class A office space and mixed-use downtown building

The Milwaukee Athletic Club Reopening in December

MAC Residences adds 54 apartments to building, along with restaurants and event space.

McGinty Named Executive Chef At Milwaukee Athletic Club

20-Story AT&T Building Sold for $30 Million

Will downtown building be redeveloped for some residential use, like other nearby towers?

Inside the Milwaukee Athletic Club As It Awaits Redevelopment

Historic private club taken down to the studs as redevelopment work starts.

Kahler Slater Moving to BMO Tower

City's oldest architecture firm will call new tower home.

Milwaukee Athletic Club Redevelopment Gains High-End Apartments

Reveamped project is scheduled to be completed in fall 2021, no longer includes hotel.

BMO Tower Opens

Plus: Former Boston Store Building lands office tenant, MAC deal could lose hotel.

Athletic Club’s General Contractor Fired

Developers dump Chicago firm leading Milwaukee Athletic Club redevelopment.

Park East Land Back on the Market

Plus: Milwaukee Athletic Club redevelopment advances, Oriental Theatre project hits next phase.

J. Jeffers & Co., Interstate Development Partners and Sage Hospitality Close on Milwaukee Athletic Club Building

Group begins $70M renovation project to offer amenities rivaling iconic clubs and historic hotels nationwide

Milwaukee Athletic Club Worth $7.6 Million

Club behind on taxes owed city, but new plan for hotel should gain it more revenue.

New Italian, Mexican, Ramen Restaurants

Dorsia on Brady St., Yokohama on East Side, new BelAir in Brookfield.

My Office, East Town’s Last Dive Bar

The 136-year-old building, the clientele, the atmosphere are all unique.

The Wisconsin Forum Welcomes Dr. Mark Skousen, FreedomFest Founder, to Milwaukee November 10, 2016

Dr. Mark Skousen is a preeminent economist.

NEWaukee Announces Partnership with Diversatek

Diversatek aims to increase community awareness

NEWaukee and Penrod announce second year of strategic partnership for Lunar Series

The kickoff event on Friday, July 8, 2016 features the sounds of Highness from 7 p.m to 9 p.m. followed by Poizon Ivy from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. with projections from the Video Villains.

How Urban is Bucks New Arena?

Not so much. The biggest problem with the new Bucks arena design is the ground floor.

Bryant’s Old Fashioned Charm

Venerated south side cocktail lounge will be open early for the 5th Annual Doors Open Milwaukee.

Brady Street Won’t Get Camp Bar

Owner backs off from plan to put bar in old hardware store building. So what will take its place?

The Exclusive Charms of MAC Deck Bar

NEWaukee Lunar series gives you access to Milwaukee Athletic Club’s 13th floor bar and stunning city views.

Chris Widmayer

"Milwaukee provides a very fun and enjoyable social scene."

Broadway North of Wisconsin, 1879

Another classic H.H.Bennett photo captures Milwaukee just after the advent of telephones and telephone lines.

Sergio Piraino

"I see Milwaukee having a title contending NBA franchise in the Milwaukee Bucks that will be playing in a state of the art new arena..."

De Blasio Descends on Milwaukee

New York's mayor and crew of handlers and security came for his speech to state Democrats. Later he partied with local pols and local brews at Nick's House.

Magical Thinking Transforms Parking Garage

How artist Reginald Baylor and others re-styled a longtime eyesore, the Milwaukee Athletic Club's parking garage.

Laure Gelis-Diaz

"Coming from Paris, France, I used to walk EVERYWHERE…"

The Standard Has a Strange History

Just off Brady Street, it goes back to 1888, with a long list of owners and names.

Catholic Financial Life Building

The Modernist downtown property has a history of transition, and one heck of a view.

Gary George’s Grafton Mansion

He lives far outside Gwen Moore's congressional district, but is running for the seat anyway.

CRG Network to Co-Host Decision 2014 Candidate Forum

The CRG Network is proud to serve as one of the co-hosts for the Decisions 2014 candidate forum.

The Other Mandela

The fundraiser for Rep. Mandela Barnes, just two days before his namesake Nelson Mandela died, had a big turnout.

Lottery Takes a Gamble

"We did a study of machines early in the lottery, but there was concern about underage people getting access to the machines."

Broadband Quote of the Week

"Well, if I was a consumer I would say, "Why in the hell is the United States No. 13 and heading south in broadband deployment?"

Riemer: “Ready to Run”

This terse note from Riemer almost sounds like a Bill Christofferson soundbite, which means it's a good one.

Feds Stop Funding School, Library Internet and Phone Service

Two months ago, the federal grants stopped.

Drink for Free

One of the joys of electoral politics is that the polls eventually close on election day and then it is up to us to flock to the parties.

Let My People Shop!

Ald. Zielinski is upset, because Jewel Osco has taken steps to prevent a new grocery store in his district.

Shepherd Figure to Run Madison Paper

Capital Papers Puts up the Capital

Lautenschlager’s Fast Ones – Past Speeding Tickets Raise Residency Issues

Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager exploits a legal loophole.

Who’s on Fifth?

An $89 billion bank is muscling its way into the Milwaukee market, and you read about it here first.

Is the Plankinton Exit Worth $60 Million?

Some months ago the state Department of Transportation announced a plan for rebuilding the mammoth Marquette Interchange that did not include any exits or entrances at Plankinton Avenue