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Former Foster Child Becomes WI Youth Advisory Council Leader
'Where you come from doesn’t define where you will go.'
Dec 27th, 2025 by Chesnie WardellDespite Concerns, Council Overhauls Near West Side Parking Regulations
'Chaos is where we're at right now,' says alderman.
Jun 26th, 2025 by Jeramey JanneneTootsie’s Tea Moving to Near West Side
The small-batch tea shop is looking to consolidate operations, launch retail space.
Jun 20th, 2025 by Sophie BolichNew Historic District Proposed For West Side
Protected area would include 31 properties, most of which are more than 100 years old.
Jun 20th, 2025 by Jeramey JanneneMPD Launches the 2025 Operation Summer Guardian
May 15th, 2025 by Milwaukee Police Department
Vegan Restaurant Opening at Sherman Phoenix
Planted Vibes is set to begin its soft opening on Oct. 17.
Oct 6th, 2023 by Sophie BolichHow Would Widening I-94 Affect City Residents?
Citizens discuss potholes, noise pollution, public transit as state advances freeway plan.
May 24th, 2023 by Jonmaesha BeltranNear West Side, Prism Have New Leaders
Lindsey St. Arnold Bell and Brenda J. Bowers taking over at two influential nonprofits.
May 10th, 2023 by Jeramey JanneneKeith Stanley Leaving Near West Side Partners
Group seeks new leader, Stanley moving to Charlotte to replicate nonprofit model.
Nov 7th, 2022 by Jeramey JanneneCaptain Hook’s Fish and Chicken Planned For Wisconsin Avenue
Fish and chicken restaurant will specialize in fried seafood.
Apr 15th, 2022 by Graham KilmerWhat I’d Like To Tell The Next Mayor
Citizens from 10 different areas sound off.
Feb 13th, 2022 by Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceNear West Side Partners Hosts First Annual Near West Side Week
From Sept. 12 - Sept. 18, neighbors, visitors and business owners will celebrate Milwaukee’s neighborhood of neighborhoods with events, activities, free food and more
Sep 13th, 2021 by Near West Side Partners, Inc.Pabst Mansion Beer Garden
Historic mansion was home to Milwaukee beer baron Captain Frederick Pabst.
Aug 20th, 2021 by Michael HorneWiegand Sells Apartment Buildings to Finance New West Side Hotel
Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news
Jun 13th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneEvers Is Wrong on I-94 Expansion
The proposal doesn't learn from history and contradicts the approach of Biden, Buttigieg.
Mar 16th, 2021 by John NorquistCity Testing Strategies To Protect Pedestrians, Slow Motorists
City extending curbs at intersections with paint, plastic posts and concrete.
Jul 31st, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneUrban Golf School Plans Expansion
Bridging the Gap plans to expand educational offerings at near west side facility.
Jul 8th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneAssessments Up 9% to $30.5 Billion
New values were calculated prior to COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 24th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneSheridan Apartments Could Be Nationally Recognized
Rick Wiegand nominates Wisconsin Ave. building for National Register of Historic Places.
Mar 3rd, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneMarquette to host annual Three Minute Thesis competition
Feb 18th, 2020 by Marquette University
Marquette CAMPus Impact Wins Inaugural ITGA Intern Challenge
CAMPus Impact focuses on community engagement in Milwaukee, in concert with Near West Side Partners, Inc.
Jan 13th, 2020 by Marquette UniversityHistoric Pabst Mansion holds first-ever outdoor beer fest – Beer Baron’s Bash on Saturday, September 28 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m
Everyone can be a Beer Baron at Captain Pabst’s first-ever outdoor Beer Bash!
Sep 16th, 2019 by Pabst MansionNon-Profit Targets City’s Digital Divide
Programs offer computer training and cheap computers for low-income youth.
Feb 21st, 2019 by Andrea WaxmanReturn of The State Theater
City committee advances group's plan to buy theater building on State St. by end of 2018.
Nov 21st, 2018 by Jeramey JanneneMarquette’s New Research Center
Facility to focus on the study of athletic and human performance.
Oct 12th, 2018 by Jeramey JanneneA New Home for Physician Assistants
Marquette's newest building is rising quickly.
Oct 5th, 2018 by Jeramey JannenePabst Mansion Opens Doors to Community For Free to Celebrate Anniversary
Free admission day for the community on Sunday, July 29
Jul 29th, 2018 by Pabst MansionMarquette Breaks Ground on New Building
$18.5 million building for Physician Assistant program MU hopes will become tops in the nation.
May 9th, 2018 by Jeramey JannenePabst Mansion Celebrates Its Survival
Unique Gilded Age mansion built in 1892 almost became a parking lot 40 years ago.
Apr 30th, 2018 by Jeramey JanneneWiegand Transforming Near West Side
Developer turning former school into hotel, empty office complex into food and beverage hub.
Mar 12th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene27th and Wisconsin Project Moves Forward
Common Council, DCD and Near West Side Partners agree on land sale
Feb 6th, 2018 by Jeramey JanneneJezamil Arroyo-Vega Named Interim Executive Director at Artists Working in Education
Arroyo-Vega brings an array of organizational administration, planning, design and fund development experience to her role at AWE.
Feb 6th, 2018 by Artists Working in EducationHuge Project for 27th and Wisconsin?
Near West Side Partners buying entire block, hypes development, wants free city land.
Jan 30th, 2018 by Jeramey JanneneCity Contractor’s Worker Displays KKK Sign
Contractor whose workers showed their guns now connected to cooler with white supremacist signs.
Dec 8th, 2017 by Jeramey JanneneEmpty Storefronts Conference Scores Again
Annual conference on how to revitalize main street back in Milwaukee for its third year.
Nov 6th, 2017 by Jeramey JanneneMarquette’s New Residence Hall Towers Above
Nearly 1,000 Marquette students will call the complex home starting next year.
Sep 29th, 2017 by Jeramey JanneneCaptain Frederick Pabst Mansion At 125
Museum celebrates home's 125th anniversary. Open for tours since 1978.
Aug 2nd, 2017 by Michael HorneNon-Comm Radio Milwaukee Commissions Murals in Near West Side and Walker’s Point to Spark Dialogue, Bring Art to Neighborhoods
Radio Milwaukee Received Mary L. Nohl Fund Grant for Project
Jul 21st, 2017 by 88Nine Radio MilwaukeeThe Assets of Avenues West
Project interviewed residents on ways to strengthen neighborhood.
May 1st, 2017 by Allison DikanovicMillennials Offer Vision for West Side
Diversity, safety, need for community center among the concerns.
Apr 11th, 2017 by Alexandria BursiekNon-Profit A Key Player in Avenues West
Faith-based City on a Hill combats poverty, brings change to neighborhood.
Feb 14th, 2017 by Andrea WaxmanNo More West Side Food Desert?
Marquette, West Side Partners seek grocery story for neighborhood.
Feb 9th, 2017 by Dean BibensMarquette’s Wild New Residence Hall
Concrete pour underway on Marquette's new student housing complex
Feb 3rd, 2017 by Jeramey JanneneHow To Revive City’s West Side
Keith Stanley, head of Near West Side Partners, oversees efforts to revamp seven communities.
Jan 18th, 2017 by Daniel NoonanThe Return Of Michelle Ackerman Havas
Walker appointee to judge rejected by voters now running for a different branch.
Jan 2nd, 2017 by Gretchen SchuldtSoul Food Success
Daddy’s Soul Food and Grille, a success on N. 27th St., will open second location in Harambee neighborhood.
Oct 21st, 2016 by Clara HatcherMarquette Sets Date for Residence Hall Groundbreaking
Renderings of $96 million, 750-bed facility released
Oct 13th, 2016 by Marquette UniversityMichael Burmesch
"Milwaukee residents have a true Midwestern warmth."
Jun 7th, 2016 by NewaukeeEnvoy Serves An Awesome Brunch
The Ambassador Hotel is also a great place for lunch.
Apr 14th, 2016 by Cari Taylor-Carlson10 Images of a Changing City
Think Milwaukee moves slowly? These dramatic interactive images will change your mind.
Apr 8th, 2016 by Jeramey JanneneConway’s Is Last Word in Smoked Meat
Classic colorful Wells St. neighborhood bar also grills meats and plays the blues.
Feb 5th, 2016 by Michael HorneHow Parsonage Became a Cool B-and-B
The 125-year-old, Queen Anne, reverend's home now attracts world travelers.
Feb 5th, 2016 by Michael HorneChildren’s Hospital of Wisconsin to open new 20,000-square-foot clinic in northwest Milwaukee
Initiative part of continuing “care closer to home” strategy throughout Wisconsin
Dec 9th, 2015 by Press ReleaseLove Nest of A Beer Baroness
Huge 1889 mansion is where Pabst owner continued her affair with her daughter's husband.
Nov 3rd, 2015 by Jeff BeutnerMental Health Care Reform Still Has Issues
Milwaukee County struggles making transition to a community-based mental healthcare model.
Oct 21st, 2015 by Matthew WislaNeighborhood Buildings
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1515 W. Kilbourn Ave.
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1517 W. Kilbourn Ave.
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1600-1624 W. State St.
Home of Bridging the Gap Learning Center since 2000.
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1617 W. Wells St.
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1703-1719 W. State St.
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2103-2109 W. Kilbourn Ave.
Vacant lot sold by Wiegand Investments with 2113 W. Kilbourn Ave. to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $2,500 in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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2104-2106 W. Wells St.
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2112 W. Wells St.
Surface parking lot sold by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $85,800 in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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2113 W. Kilbourn Ave.
Vacant lot sold with 2103-2109 W. Kilbourn Ave. by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $2,500 in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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2125 W. Kilbourn Ave.
Apartment building sold by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $1.59 million in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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2128-2130 W. Wells St.
Duplex sold by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $166,700 in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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2217 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Apartment building, known as Junior Court, sold by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $960,000 in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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2311 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Apartment building, known as The Weston, sold by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $960,000 in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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2455 W. Wisconsin Ave.
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2532 W. Wisconsin Ave.
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2734 W. Wells St.
2734 W. Wells St. is a parking lot in Milwaukee's Avenues West neighborhood.
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27th and Wisconsin Development Site
Development site assembled by Near West Side Partners. Targeted for a state office building.
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540 N. 27th St.
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805-811 N. 22nd St.
Apartment building sold by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $1.48 million in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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817-831 N. 27th St.
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819-821 N. 21st St.
Apartment building sold by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $355,000 in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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825 N. 22nd St.
Apartment building sold by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $2.99 million in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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833 N. 21st St.
Apartment building sold by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $2.88 million in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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839 N. 27th St.
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853 N. 21st St.
Rental housing unit sold by Wiegand Investments to an affiliate of Becovic Management Group for $90,000 in 2021 as part of a larger transaction.
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Ambassador Hotel
Historic hotel on Milwaukee’s Near West Side. Owned by Rick Wiegand.
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Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Hospital owned by Advocate Aurora Health in Milwaukee's Avenues West neighborhood.
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Campus Town East Apartments
Campus Town East Apartments is a mixed-use apartment building owned by Marquette University. The building is located at the northeast corner of N. 16th and W. Wells St. The building has 123 apartments. Official Website
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Central United Methodist Church
Central United Methodist Church is a brutalist-style church building in Milwaukee's Avenues West neighborhood.
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City Campus
The complex was built as a hospital and a theater. It was later used as an office building by Milwaukee County. Developer Rick Wiegand acquired the complex in 2015.
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Concordia 27
801 N. 27th St. is a mixed-use building in Milwaukee's Avenues West neighborhood.
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Eagles Club
Also known as The Rave.
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Marquette University Athletic and Human Performance Research Center
The center is a $24 million, 46,000-square-foot research facility dedicated to athletic performance.
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Marquette University Physician Assistant Studies Building
Home of the Marquette University Physician Assistant Studies program.
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Pabst Cultural Center
A planned cultural center to be located across W. Wisconsin Ave. from the Pabst Mansion.
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Pabst Mansion
Historic home on 20th and Wisconsin. Designed by Ferry & Clas.
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Pettibone Mansion
The Pettibone Mansion is a former mansion converted into offices in Milwaukee's Avenues West neighborhood.
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Sheridan Apartments
Owned by Wiegand Investments. Designed by Backes & Uthus.
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Sovereign Apartments
Near west side apartment building in Milwaukee.
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State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Office Building
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State Theater
Theater suffered significant fire damage in 2016.
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The Commons
A 750-bed, two-building residence hall at 721 N. 17th St.































































