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Summerfest Flush With Cash
Festival has $47 million net fund balance. Aldermen say it can afford to pay for police services.
Feb 4th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
‘Fair Deal’ Sales Tax Referendum Blocked From April Ballot
But there's still a chance for the November ballot.
Jan 30th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess
Summerfest Squeezed on Police Costs?
Alderman threatens to delay street closure permit if Summerfest won't pay city's costs.
Jan 29th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Public Market Scores Gimbel’s Sign
Classic, 86-pound plaque from 1920s joins a sign from rival Boston Store.
Dec 31st, 2019 by Michael Horne
Remembering Musician Mary Davis
A keyboard legend and singer who performed R&B, jazz, blues and soul dies at age 73.
Dec 10th, 2019 by Edgar Mendez
Summerfest Pays No Net Rent
Charges ethnic festivals more rent than it pays city, like “a greedy landlord,” alderman charges.
Nov 26th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Summerfest Got $48 Million in Gifts
Total donations from 2010 to 2018 helped pay for CEO Don Smiley’s "caviar lifestyle"?
Nov 21st, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Police Overtime Costs a Budget Problem
Council discusses how to trim annual cost of $17 million. Unfunded service for Summerfest an issue.
Nov 15th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Should Summerfest Pay Higher Rent?
Harbor House pays at least 7 times more than Summerfest per acre of lakefront land.
Nov 14th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Journal Sentinel’s Huge Mistake
Newspaper vastly inflates growth of Summerfest CEO Don Smiley’s compensation.
Nov 11th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Council Cuts Police, Adopts $1.6 Billion Budget
Council wrestles with huge fiscal challenges due to rising police costs, declining state aid.
Nov 8th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Summerfest CEO Awarded $2.33 Million
Don Smiley’s 2017 pay package includes $1.3 million deferred from prior years. City officials “shocked.”
Nov 8th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
