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10 Riverwalk Projects Will Greatly Expand System
Three-mile, award-winning corridor is becoming far more than a downtown amenity.
Aug 16th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Supervisors Propose Parks Youth Corps
A program for high school students to learn, earn a stipend and help maintain the parks.
Jul 19th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Rite-Hite Will Open New HQ In City
First employees will move from Brown Deer, other locations to headquarters in Reed Street Yards south of Downtown.
Jul 19th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Should City Preserve Industrial Properties Near 11th and Bruce?
Study will look at land-use options for preserving century-old industrial district.
Jul 7th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Burnham Playfield Reopens To Happy Crowd
Southside park boasts splash pad, playground, futsal and basketball courts, soccer and baseball fields
Jun 29th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
New Development For One Of Milwaukee’s Most Contaminated Properties
Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.
Jun 26th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Mount Mary, Partners Celebrate Opening Trinity Woods Complex
Intergenerational living complex unites everyone from retired nuns to toddlers under one roof.
Jun 17th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Rite-Hite’s New HQ Gets Glassy
New complex now reflects the neighborhood around it.
Jun 10th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Beverage Company Relocating To Walker’s Point
Makers of ZYN are poised to redevelop three-story warehouse.
Jun 2nd, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Spike Brewing Could Build New Facility
Brewing equipment manufacturer with sales in 20 countries would occupy vacant city lot near Holton and Capitol.
May 25th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Century City Will Be Used For Concrete Crushing
Concrete will be trucked west from N. Humboldt Blvd.
May 20th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Boone & Crockett Owners Building Public Riverwalk
Owners will create first riverwalk segment along Milwaukee's inner harbor.
May 18th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Commission Debates Artificial Turf for High School Field
Commission overrules its staff to allow Washington High School to install artificial turf field.
May 12th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Green Infrastructure Project Planned For Interstate 94 and Becher Street
Site divides Harbor District and Bay View from Lincoln Village, has homeless encampment.
May 12th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Citizen Scientists Will Study Extreme Summer Heat in Milwaukee
Planned study of urban heat island effect part of national effort to avoid fatalities.
May 9th, 2022 by John Davis
Factory Faces $15 Million Pollution, PCBs Cleanup
Site near Capitol and Holton has toxic history. Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.
May 8th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Melvina Park Expansion To Start Later This Year
Century City park will quadruple in size, replacing empty parking lots with play space.
Apr 21st, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Help Clean Milwaukee’s River Banks
Saturday is Milwaukee Riverkeeper's annual cleanup. Last year's removed 110,000 pounds of trash.
Apr 20th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Climate Change Causing More Combined Sewer Overflows
Overflows from increased rainfall threaten Great Lakes. Milwaukee a leader in addressing issue.
Apr 18th, 2022 by Jonah Beleckis
COVID-19 Downward Trends Continue
But wastewater sampling is showing an uptick in the amount of virus present.
Mar 18th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Farrow, ‘Margaret Thatcher of Wisconsin,’ Dies At 87
First women Lt. Governor in state history had five-decade career in public service.
Mar 9th, 2022 by Diane Bezucha
Help Plan The Century City Park
MMSD solicits feedback for new park near 35th and Capitol that could emphasize play, nature or gathering.
Mar 7th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Great Lakes Get $1 Billion for Clean Up
Funding from infrastructure law will help with remediation in Milwaukee Estuary.
Feb 18th, 2022 by Isiah Holmes
New Plans Aims To Grow 13th Street
Extension of KK River Trail, traffic calming for Oklahoma Ave and safety improvements for S. 13th Street.
Feb 17th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Army Corps, MMSD Revitalizing Honey Creek
6,700 feet of concrete lining will be removed from stream bed.
Feb 7th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
State Approves $96 Million Harbor Cleanup Facility
Part of federally-backed effort to remove "area of concern" designation from Milwaukee's waterways.
Feb 4th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
MMSD Gets $42 Million Loan For Stormwater Projects
Low-interest federal loan will help fund sewerage district's green infrastructure projects.
Jan 22nd, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Rite-Hite’s New Headquarters
Corporate campus filling city's Reed Street Yards as company relocates from suburb of Brown Deer.
Jan 14th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Oil Spill’s Spread Could Have Been Halted?
Komatsu criticized for not calling local officials to prevent spread of 400 gallons of oil.
Jan 10th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Spill Sends 400 Gallons of Oil Into Milwaukee Waterways
"Oil transfer error" at Komatsu Mining campus.
Dec 10th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
How Can Milwaukee Save Its Parks?
Policy researchers, public officials say new tax revenue, and public-private partnerships.
Dec 9th, 2021 by Edgar Mendez
A Green Infrastructure Plan For Lynden Hill
Upgrade of area near 23rd and McKinley part of bigger plan to capture 8.5 million gallons of stormwater.
Nov 23rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Urban Spaceship Will Land In Milwaukee
National urbanism conference on November 9 on the future of cities. Urban Milwaukee members can get free tickets, while supplies last.
Nov 8th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Forum Names 2021 Local Government Award Winners
Five of winners picked by Wisconsin Policy Forum are local organizations and individuals.
Nov 2nd, 2021 by Annie Mattea
HNTB Expanding Downtown Office
Engineering firm moved Downtown in 2019, added 20 employees and hopes to hire 30 more.
Oct 14th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
City Could Issue Citations For Failing To Disconnect Downspouts
But focus will be on hiring contractors to complete work, keep stormwater out of Deep Tunnel.
Oct 7th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Officials Celebrate Tent City Replacement
Joint effort by city, county, state and MMSD worthy of national emulation?
Sep 28th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Flood Control Helps Milwaukee Watershed
MMSD, conservationists have preserved 11,000 acres to help reduce flooding caused by climate change.
Sep 19th, 2021 by John Torinus
Climate Change Is Already Unfolding in Wisconsin
The past decade was warmest, wettest on record. UN Report warns of irreversible climate change.
Aug 10th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Rite-Hite Building To Right Height
New headquarters will fill Reed Street Yards business park.
Jul 16th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
River Hills Wetland Development Sparks Controversy
Residents oppose village board's plan to build 60 homes in area of unique watershed.
Jul 13th, 2021 by Michael Horne
EPA Administrator Tours Pulaski Park
Michael Regan calls MMSD and county project to revitalize KK River a national model.
Jul 6th, 2021 by Angeline Terry
The Downspout Police Are Coming
Disconnecting downspouts is part of strategy to reduce Deep Tunnel overflows into Lake Michigan.
Jun 23rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
MMSD Deconstructing Former We Energies Building For Flood Abatement Project
Jackson Park will also see changes as part of multi-year effort.
Jun 17th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Bay View Wetland Restoration Gets Boost From Grant
Stormwater retention effort part of restoration of Grand Trunk site, Lake Michigan cleanup.
Jun 17th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Contaminated Canal To Become Restored Wetland
MMSD and partners working to fill Burnham Canal.
May 13th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Prepare for Spring with a Rain Garden Workshop
Plus, Pi Day at Lakefront Brewery, a virtual Northern Lights presentation and a craft fair in Brookfield.
Mar 11th, 2021 by Michael Holloway
Shorewood Debates Affordable Housing
CDA board opposes extending TIF district for affordable housing. How will village board vote?
Feb 26th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Green Wave Sweeping the State
Economic prosperity and environmental progress can work hand-in-hand.
Feb 23rd, 2021 by John Torinus
Hotels Fight City Hall, Win $500,000
Marriott and Springhill Suites win settlement. And council debates assessments.
Jan 11th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Massive Harbor, River Cleanup Moving Forward
Project expected to cost over $100 million, take six years to complete.
Jan 8th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Rite-Hite Finds Its Footing
Foundation work underway on new corporate headquarters.
Dec 25th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Rite-Hite Expands Planned Headquarters
Warehouse equipment specialist will relocate from Brown Deer to Milwaukee.
Dec 7th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Clears Way For Big Sewer Project
84-inch-wide pipe is first phase of 40-million gallon stormwater project to prevent sewer overflows.
Nov 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
$1.6 Billion Adopted Budget Raises Fees, Cuts Police
City's fiscal challenges continue to mount under state restrictions, rising costs.
Nov 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
45 Projects To Improve Century City Area
Trails, parks and road diets designed to improve residents' health and safety.
Oct 28th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City, MMSD Advance 40-Million Gallon Stormwater Plan
Improvements would prevent flooding in Capitol Dr. neighborhood and add parkland.
Oct 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Lincoln Park Becoming A Little Bigger
County merging former residential parcel into surrounding park.
Oct 20th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
MPS Revamps Southgate Playfield
Playfield with 77% less asphalt opens. Plus: alll the week's real estate news.
Oct 18th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City-County Planning Public Trail Improvements Along Lincoln Creek
Plan targets neighborhoods with racial, health and public access disparities.
Oct 16th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
MATC Creating Campus Gateway, Demolishing Building
College will better integrate with The Brewery District, Deer District.
Sep 24th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Improving Kinnickinnic River Trail Access
Federal project will improve on-street access to off-street trail.
Sep 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Inside the KinetiK Apartments in Bay View
New, uniquely-shaped apartment building is about "play" and "joy" -- and views.
Sep 2nd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Government Pier Has Stunning Views
The pier stretching a half-mile into Lake Michigan offers some of the city’s best views
Aug 30th, 2020 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
The Curious Campaign of Michele Bryant
Why is a Democratic state senator’s chief of staff running against another Democratic senator?
Jul 28th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
More Water Infrastructure Funding Needed
Federal spending for water pipelines, sewage system, etc. is just one-eighth of what it was in 1970s.
Jul 26th, 2020 by Radhika Fox and Kevin Shafer
City Refreshing South Side Park
North portion of park was once site of restaurant with dolphin tank.
Jul 23rd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Apartments Rising Alongside Office Tower at River One
First phases of $100 million complex taking shape in Harbor District.
Jul 10th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Secures Funding To Redevelop, Expand Century City Park
Park will quadruple in size as of MKE Plays redevelopment.
Jul 10th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Rite Hite’s New HQ Approved
Plus: Walker's Point apartment plans dropped, while another neighborhood building sells.
Jun 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Rezoning Lot for Future North Side Trail
Future trail would run along Lincoln Creek.
May 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Bring Your Tires and TVs, Drop Off Centers Are Still Free
Milwaukee's two drop-off centers are now open Sundays, with no fees through at least the end of May.
May 15th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Rite-Hite Unveils Reed Street Yards HQ Design
Company plans five-story office building, two-story R&D facility for Walker's Point.
Apr 23rd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Port Renaming Boat “Larry Sullivan” After 53-Year City Employee
Sullivan retired last week after nearly three decades as port's chief engineer.
Apr 9th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
River One Rises Over Harbor District
Michels' new office building hits the heights.
Mar 20th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Will Cut Down 900 of Its Ash Trees
Federal grant funds replacement of trees ravaged by Emerald Ash Borer.
Mar 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Rite-Hite Will Move HQ, 300 Employees to Reed Street Yards
Company will relocate from suburban Brown Deer.
Mar 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
South Side Playfield Will Get Overhaul
Modrzejewski will see new life under plan from Milwaukee Recreation.
Mar 5th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
KK River Project An Award Finalist
Partners includes MMSD and Sixteenth Street Community Health Center.
Mar 3rd, 2020 by Emma Brauer
City Moves to Fire Deconstruction Firm
Spencer Renovation unresponsive to city officials, not working on city-owned homes.
Mar 2nd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
UWM Gets Okay to Partially Demolish Columbia Hospital
Plus: Council could delay convention center expansion, MSOE expanding nursing facilities.
Mar 1st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Five Libraries to Add Green Infrastructure
$1.6 million for green roofs, porous pavement, bioswales, trees and more.
Feb 26th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Plans Walker’s Point Water Trail
A Water Centric City tells its story. Trail could include a beach, public art, other attractions.
Feb 26th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Police To Lease Two Buildings During DNC
Locations well outside Downtown for "security-related purposes" during convention.
Feb 24th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Tracking Four Downtown Tower Proposals
Real estate news from Walker's Point, the East Side and Near West Side caps a busy week.
Feb 9th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City, Partners Creating 13th Street Plan
Effort will focus on charting future of Crisol Corridor.
Feb 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
$29 Million Partnership to Clean Up Harbor
DNR, city, county, MMSD want to take harbor off the list of polluted waterways.
Jan 28th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
MPS Playgrounds Going Green
Better for students and less stormwater runoff pours into sewer system.
Jan 20th, 2020 by Alana Watson
Green Project at ‘Tent City’ Site Finalized
City, state, MMSD cooperate on stormwater project. But its timing raises questions.
Dec 20th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
See The Canstruction of Local Landmarks
Plus: Associated gives Milwaukee Center new name & upgrades, mass timber building tops off.
Dec 15th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Committee Okays Reed Street Yards Fix
Sewer being relocated to accommodate development. But by which company?
Dec 11th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Bucks Player Plans Brady Street Building
Plus: American Family announces plans, Mount Mary plans new housing, buildings change hands.
Dec 8th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
City Creating Green Project Under I-794
MMSD-funded infrastructure on state land to capture 150,000 gallons of stormwater in a heavy rain.
Nov 27th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Journal Square Will Be Hundreds of Apartments
Plus: Packed week of affordable housing news, and Cheesehead expansion.
Nov 24th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
RACM Okays $3.4 Million Reed Street Yards Fix
New sewers being built to help attract future tenants, possibly Rite-Hite HQ.
Nov 21st, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
The Quiet Plan to Save Grand Avenue
Actually written 10 years ago. Civic leaders discuss how public private partnerships revived Downtown.
Nov 11th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Deconstruction Effort Is Underway
After a year of false starts by the city, a $1.2 million, 50-home effort is underway.
Nov 7th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Few Local Water Systems Test for PFAS
DNR says 2 of 125 treatment plants in state submitted results for toxic PFAS chemicals.
Oct 30th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding
Lurie’s Bay View Proposal Revived
Plus: MPS unveils new schoolyards, Cambria hotel opens, Athea expanding chemical plant
Oct 27th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
RACM Approves Land Use for Meat Processing Plant
While council stalled financing package, RACM okays land use change affecting Strauss Brands.
Oct 18th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
