Bronzeville

City Awards $100K in Fresh Food Grants

Fresh Food Access Fund grants for 7 groups include a sober living center, food pantry and hydroponic farm.

Bronzeville Creative Arts & Tech Hub Wins Key Approval

Plan Commission approves design for mixed-used complex including affordable housing.

Cafe and Coworking Space Opens on West Side

Fruition MKE is the newest addition to the Concordia 27 development at 27th and Wells.

Call for vendors goes out for the Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival

Exhibition Honoring 2023 Nohl Fellows Opens at Haggerty Museum of Art on May 31

Reception is Saturday, June 1

Unveiling the Seductive Drama of María

An Immersive Tango Opera Experience

Draft & Vessel Owner Plans Cafe at Vel R. Phillips Plaza

Entrepreneur Nat Davauer has big plans for key downtown space.

Jewels Caribbean is Closed, New Bar Planned

Former employees plan to open Flame 13 in the bar and restaurant space.

Inside The Huge ThriveOn King Development

Former department store becoming a true community hub.

Florentine Offers Bronzeville Boheme

Localizing Puccini's 'La Boheme' in Milwaukee's Bronzeville yielded uneven but affecting production.

Puccini’s La bohème

Set in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Neighborhood

Biden Promotes ‘Life-Changing Improvements’ in Milwaukee Visit

Speech at Pieper Hillside Boys & Girls Club promotes effort to rebuild 6th Street.

Dohmen Fund Continues Nationwide Push For Healthy Eating Initiatives

Bronzeville-based foundation has invested $15 million for healthy food access.

Ixonia Bank Announces Community First® Accelerate Grant Recipient Maures Development Group Secures $25,000 Grant

Bronzeville Arts Ensemble and Raising The Bar present Khloe’s Beautiful Blues play at King Community Center

Greater Milwaukee Foundation raises over $726 million in Greater Together Campaign, unites community around investment in lasting change

New Bars and Restaurants That Opened in January

11 establishments opened in Milwaukee last month, including a cocktail bar, Puerto Rican restaurant and a new food hall vendor.

Free Day + Celebration Commemorates Hometown Hero Vel Phillips

The Milwaukee Art Museum partners with the Vel Phillips Legacy Initiative to kickstart the Year of Vel Phillips, a statewide commemoration in the trailblazer's honor.

MICAH Pushes Resolution at County Board Monday Morning

County Board Considers MICAH’s Resolution on We All Belong Campaign

13 Ways to Celebrate MLK Day

Speeches, performances, movies celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. planned across town.

Emem Group Buys Key King Dr. Site

Plus: Airbnb-focused startup falters and a recap of week's real estate news.

City Names Vendor For New Downtown Park

Nomad Coffee Bar will operate a 2,900-square-foot cafe at Vel R. Phillips Plaza.

5 N/A Offerings For Dry January

Plus: 42 choices for New Year's dining, Polish deli reopens on South Side and farewell to Sunshine Cafe.

Milwaukee Aims to Become Healthiest City In Wisconsin

New plan by city health department addresses racism, health equity.

New Restaurant Coming To King Drive

Bronzeville Kitchen & Lounge plans to offer food, drinks and live jazz.

28-Year-Old Is A Rising Star Entrepreneur

From real estate to coffee, Djdade Denson is making his impact felt.

Mass Timber Building Gains Concrete Parking Structure

Grinker's proposed office building on Walnut and Vel R. Phillips Ave. grows.

Milwaukee’s Three Streetcar Extensions Need Mayoral Direction

Extensions to Fiserv Forum, East Side, Walker's Point and Bronzeville need local funding source.

Gov. Evers Funds Iron District Stadium, Bronzeville Arts Center

Governor uses federal grant to back new soccer stadium and arts center.

Gov. Evers to Invest Over $36 Million in Five Building Projects Republicans Excluded from State Capital Budget

Investments projected to support over 400 jobs, nearly $68 million in economic activity

New North Avenue Apartment Building Moving Forward

Project wins environmental cleanup loan. Plus: Storage company acquires Milwaukee facility.

Ellen Gilligan to retire from Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Longtime Foundation President and CEO leaves legacy of growth, collaboration

Bronzeville Week celebration set for August 3 – 10, 2024

Confectionately Yours Exits Sherman Phoenix

Plus: 2 new vegan businesses, Tavolino closes, Movida adding rooftop space.

Interval Coffee Opening King Drive Operation

Coffee company is leasing a nearly 16,000-square-foot facility for roasting and packaging.

Sustainability-Focused Flower Shop Opening in Bronzeville

414loral will replace Maranta on King Drive. Soft-opening party Saturday.

New Restaurant and Lounge Coming to Bronzeville

Mi Casa Su Cafe owner opening bar and restaurant inside former On the Bayou.

Alderwoman Coggs announces Bronzeville Art Walk winners

Bronzeville Week home stretch includes events for all ages

Donations now being accepted for Bronzeville Sleepover for Education

Bronzeville Week continues with variety of events highlighting arts, wellness and more

Career Historian Will Lead Bronzeville Center for the Arts

In new role, Robert Parker plans to celebrate African American art, history and culture.

Local talent and big trucks to be on display at Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival

Wisconsin State Fair Headlines Busy Weekend

Plus: Black Arts Fest, USA Triathlon, and Bronzeville Week.

Cleanup event will get area prepped for Bronzeville Week

Common Council adopts resolution creating Bronzeville Safety and Traffic Task Force

Community invited to help decorate huge Bronzeville wood letters as part of Bronzeville Week art project

Schedule released for 12th annual Bronzeville Week

On The Bayou Owner Plans New Concept at Paper Table

New Orleans-style restaurant relocates to downtown food hall.

Full Schedule Released and Tickets On-Sale for the 2023 MKE Black Theatre Festival, August 9-27

A 3-week-long festival featuring free events across the city designed to support Black creatives and two full-production ticketed plays: MUD ROW and THE MEETING

Volunteers Clean Up Abandoned Building in Harambee

Part of a series of community clean-ups organized by county Sup. Priscilla Coggs-Jones.

Brunch-Focused Cafe Coming To Villard Avenue

Brunch All Day Cafe is expected to open in August.

Committee Backs 4 Streetcar Extensions

If federal grants received, system could reach Fiserv Forum, East Side, Bronzeville and Walker's Point.

Meeting Will Guide Design of Bronzeville Arts Center

Black arts center will occupy key corner of W. North Ave. and N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival returns to celebrate music, art and more on Sunday, August 6

Bronzeville Center for the Arts Seeks Public Input, Releases Scoping Questionnaire

Questionnaire Intended to Guide the BCA in Design, Programming of Destination Arts Museum

Local Businesses Win Fresh Food Grants

City funds help awardees pay for micro-farms, fresh food storage coolers and more.

Republicans Cut Funding For Black Arts Center

$5 million for Bronzeville Center for the Arts cut. Plus: A recap of week's real estate news.

Committee Picks KG Development Partnership To Build New King Drive Apartments

Affordable development includes three commercial tenants, would replace vacant funeral home.

HaRUNbee 5K Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes approved as part of Bronzeville Week 2023

Registration now open for 5K walk/run

Habitat Building 9 Homes On 1 City Block

Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff will help, part of larger effort to build 80 houses in Harambee neighborhood.

Two Competing Apartment Buildings Proposed For King Drive

City-owned property would become multi-story building with some 65 apartments.

Call for vendors goes out for the Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival

5 Milwaukee Projects Get Affordable Housing Funding

Across Wisconsin, WHEDA awards funding for 23 proposed apartment buildings.

7 Catalytic Projects For Downtown Milwaukee

New downtown plan calls for streetcar expansion, protected bike network, rethinking 794 and improved public spaces.

City Seeks Restaurant or Cafe For Downtown Park

Its plan for Vel R. Phillips Plaza is to create new gathering spot for Westown.

The Rise of Non-Alcoholic Bars

Bars in Milwaukee, Racine, La Crosse offer a new experience for the 'drunkest' state in the nation.

Milwaukee Could Ban TikTok

Security-driven decision could end free advertising medium for public library and other uses by city.

Changes Coming at HoneyBee Sage on Lisbon Avenue

Retail store will transform into wellness space while second store in Bronzeville continues.

Confectionately Yours Hosts Grand Opening

Plus: Hot Dish Pantry opens, 10th season for Pete's Pops and Chillwaukee's new owners.

Committee Recommends $16 Million For New Downtown Park

To be called Vel R. Phillips Plaza. Plus $6 million for other projects.

On the Bayou Relocates, Pivots to Catering

Business now operates from northside commercial kitchen.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Week Returns

Annual event returns on May 8 with in-person programming and new organization at its helm.

Bronzeville Center for the Arts Selects First Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Robert Parker will lead planning, construction, process for destination arts museum, and other BCA projects

Chastity Washington Is a Top Milwaukee Comic

She’s appeared on TV and worked across the country. 'I never see her do poorly. Ever.'

New Design For Vel R. Phillips Plaza Revealed

Redevelopment Authority endorses $16.5 million financing plan.

Florentine Opera Announces Music Director

Francesco Milioto

City Has $16 Million Plan For Downtown Plaza

Vel R. Phillips Plaza would honor civil rights pioneer, anchor W. Wisconsin Ave. Will it serve streetcar?

Gov. Evers Proposes $5 Million To Advance Bronzeville Center for the Arts

Nonprofit group pursuing $55 million project for King Drive and North Ave.

Gov. Evers Announces Historic Proposed Long-Term Investments in State’s Infrastructure

Governor’s historic capital budget investments saves taxpayers nearly $1 billion, supports estimated nearly $7 billion in economic activity and 45,000 jobs

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Presents the World Premiere of HOOPS

Adapted by Eliana Pipes with Original Music by B~Free from The HOOPS Project by Nicole Acosta

New Apartments For 1st and National

Plus: A rundown of affordable housing projects seeking financing and a recap of the week's real estate news.

City Approves Funding For $37.2 Million Library Redevelopment

New MLK Library designed as community hub.

Design Team Chosen For Bronzeville Arts Center

Partnership of M&E and HGA will design "world-class art and cultural center" on King Drive.

A New Battle Over Mary Nohl Home

Proposal to create cultural overlay district bitterly opposed by some Fox Point residents.

Mass Timber Building Planned for Haymarket

7-story office building just north of Downtown to be anchored by Sid Grinker Restoration.

Pattee Buys Historic Church, Two Neighboring Houses

1887 church will be renovated says developer.

Crowley Makes New Appointments to Museum Board, Baseball District

Kristen Hardy and Danielle Bergner will serve on the museum board and baseball district.

2023 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships Awarded: Twenty Years of Supporting Individual Visual Artists in Greater Milwaukee

Five Artists Share $140,000 in 2023 Cycle

City Creates Bronzeville Development Zone

To spur development, limit chain businesses. Plus: a recap of week's real estate news.

Milwaukee Bars and Restaurants That Opened in November 2022

Five food hall vendors, a non-alcoholic bar and several others are now serving customers.

Housing Trust Fund projects selected, will go to Council for review

Housing Trust Fund grants totaling more than $8.8 million would create new homes, help the homeless, create jobs and help with homeowner repairs

City establishes Bronzeville development incentive zone

Council Renames 5th Street After William Finlayson

To honor doctor, civil rights pioneer, a renamed street through Bronzeville, North Side.

Council adopts ordinance to rename street in honor of Dr. William Finlayson

Construction Starts on Bronzeville High School

Plus: Will eastside school get redeveloped? And a recap of week's real estate news.

Bucks’ new City Edition “Gathering Place” uniform a knowing nod to Bronzeville

Statement of Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs November 15, 2022

N. 5th St. Will Be Renamed for Dr. William Finlayson

Black OBGYN doctor was trailblazer in Milwaukee.

Tostada by Maranta is Closed

The food trailer, a project of Maranta Plant Shop, announced the closure Tuesday.