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Harbor Fest Celebrates Milwaukee’s Waterways

Plus: BVGN, Doors Open and Nostalgia Con.

New Riverwalk Segment Planned Along KK River

A Harbor District riverwalk network quietly emerging.

George Webb Announces Burger Giveaway Date, Plus Two More Deals

Free burgers next week, but you can score cheap baseball-themed beer Thursday.

Milwaukee Offers Guidance For Bars, Restaurants Cleaning Up From Storm

O'Lydia's showcased by Mayor, Health Department as 'best of the worst-case scenario.'

Merriment Social Launches Patio Pop-Up

Plus: More coffee, a new grocery store and a big win for Pali Park

Celebrating 100 Years of A Sewage Plant

Jones Island is a national landmark. Officials gather to mark its importance.

Construction Beginning On Milwaukee’s Largest-Ever Riverwalk Expansion

Harbor District Riverwalk will line Inner Harbor, function much like a park.

The Milwaukee Harbor District Celebrates 10-Years of Transformation and Momentum

Wantable Cafe Has New Operators

Local podcast Experience Milwaukee will take over cafe and coworking space.

WaterMarks To Host City-Wide Event in Honor of NSF’s 75th Anniversary

Can You Find the Watermarkers?

New public water-themed art installations going up around the city.

WaterMarks Expands: New Markers Installed in Neighborhoods Throughout Milwaukee

Milwaukee Wins Federal Funds For Largest Ever Riverwalk Expansion

$14.7 million grant will extend riverwalk almost to Bay View

Milwaukee Harbor District Riverwalk awarded $14.7 million in federal funding

Local Groups Promote Equitable Water Access and Recreation

An ever-growing variety of groups and activities enjoy Milwaukee's waters.

Introducing The Green Room, Discourse’s Newest Cocktail Concept

Plus, see what else is in the works for the cafe and its cocktail-focused spin-offs.

‘Bitter’ Cocktail Competition Coming to Harbor District

More than a dozen competitors from across the state will go head to head in the Botanical Battle Royale, scheduled for May 5

Milwaukee Beverage Company Expanding Distribution Nationwide

Top Note Tonic partners with Gordon Food Service.

Why Do We Care About The Sturgeon?

How reintroducing sturgeon to the Milwaukee River connects all of us. Third story in series.

Mexican Restaurant Damaged in Fire

East Side restaurant Judy's on North closed until further notice, following Tuesday morning kitchen fire.

Harbor District Riverwalk Moving Forward with New Contracting Opportunity

Public Meetings Upcoming On Redesign Of Two Major Southside Streets

National and Oklahoma will see major changes. Meetings give chance for questions and feedback.

Bars & Recreation Announces NYE Events

Axe throwing, karaoke and shuffleboard all in the lineup for Dec. 31 celebrations.

Design Plans Unveiled for Harbor District Riverwalk Project

Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Department of City Development continue to advance efforts to grow Milwaukee’s Riverwalk and expand public access

City Expands Vision For Harbor District Riverwalk

Bathrooms, Kaszube historical pavilion, more boat docks, but railroad disconnect remains.

North Shore Bank Announces Return of Second Annual Southside Dining Week Sept. 17 – 24

Community bank and local restaurants join together to celebrate international cuisine in Milwaukee’s southside neighborhoods

2022 Harbor Fest Date Announced

The celebration of Milwaukee’s working Harbor returns September 25th

Harbor District Has New Coffee House

It's the Mineral Point Coffee Bar, on Komatsu Mining campus, near children's play area and boating launch and dock.

Wisconsin Bike Fed celebrates Wisconsin Bike Week with communities across the state June 4-11, 2022

Planned Riverwalk Lets You Touch the Water

City seeking grant to pay for "The Node" riverwalk in the Harbor District

Harbor Fest Returns, Featuring Sturgeon Fest and Boat Parade

Celebrate Milwaukee’s working Harbor District with all things fish, water, and ships

Strengthening Wisconsin’s Maritime Economy a Focus at Statewide Meeting

Representatives of Wisconsin Ports to Address Transportation Connectivity, Freshwater Tourism, and Infrastructure Reinvestment

SmithGroup Will Design Harbor District Riverwalk

Survey underway to solicit community feedback.

Who Wants To Design Harbor Riverwalk?

City seeks designer for 0.75-mile Harbor District segment bordering Komatsu site.

2020 Mayor’s Design Awards Announced

23rd annual awards program goes virtual, but still finds 31 winners across the city.

Milwaukee Bucks To Unveil Color Of 2020-21 City Edition Uniform On The Hoan Bridge Tonight

New Water Trail Guides The Way in Walker’s Point

Painted trail is the first phase of project designed to link water-related amenities.

Harbor District Riverwalk Joines the High Lines Network of Infrastructure Reuse Projects

The Harbor District Riverwalk is one of 15 New Members, Broadening the Diversity of the Network of Projects across North America

Kinnickinnic River Could Get a Trash Wheel

Harbor District wins $492,300 federal grant to remove 75 tons of trash per year from river.

Harbor District Presents Riverwalk Design

Nature-centered plan linking Downtown with Bay View 'beyond anything we have ever taken on.'

The Rise of The Bay View Home

Since Great Recession, houses in neighborhood are among only 6 percent of those in city that have risen in value.

Affordable Housing Redevelopment for 37th Street School Gets City Funding

Plus: City assessments top 2008 values for the first time.

Harbor View Plaza Upgrades Highlight Freshwater Ecology

Waterfront park now highlights what's happening above and below water

City Plans Walker’s Point Water Trail

A Water Centric City tells its story. Trail could include a beach, public art, other attractions.

Admiral’s Wharf Sails Through Committee

City committee okays zoning for 11-story, 133-unit apartment complex in Walker's Point.

Harbor Fest 2019 Offered Family Fun

Third annual fest showed off new plaza and future plans, including for new riverwalk.

Mandel Plans Huge Project in Harbor District

$150 million Harbor Yards would have hotel, office building, apartments and market square.

Harbor Fest Celebrates New Waterfront Plaza

The festival will take place in and around Harbor View Plaza, a new public space opened just this summer

Key Walker’s Point Parcel For Sale

Site at 1st and National, longtime home of Select Sound, in booming area of development.

New Park, Harbor View Plaza Opens

Meet the kid-friendly, $1.5 million park overlooking harbor at east end of Greenfield Avenue.

Komatsu Unveils Harbor District Designs

See what the "largest urban manufacturing proposal in the United States" will look like.

Episode 012 – Dan Adams of the Harbor District

Learn the who, what, where, when and why of changes coming to Milwaukee's harbor.

Harbor View Plaza Selected as Name for the Harbor District’s First Waterfront Park

A groundbreaking event is scheduled for Friday, August 24th at 1:30 pm at Harbor View Plaza (600 E. Greenfield Ave.)

Boone & Crockett’s New Digs

New bigger bar, still intimate and rustic like the old one.

Bader Rutter CEO’s Riverside Life

Greg Nickerson will move Bader Rutter downtown, just upriver from his urban penthouse.

David Winograd’s Mequon McMansion

Milwaukee developer's $1.2 million home is in subdivision where rusty mailboxes aren't allowed.

Alex Lasry’s $1 Million Waterfront Condo

And why not? The son of Bucks owner Marc Lasry has become a MAJOR player in town.

Walker’s Point Boomtown

The south side neighborhood is seeing big changes, anchored by a brownfield-to-mixed-use development.

Last Word in Cheesehead Culture

Drink Wisconsinbly lays on the local drinks, food and kitsch, with great Happy Hour deals.

Freshwater Plaza Rises

Walker's Point finally gets a grocery store, plus more apartments, and surface parking galore.

Drink Wisconsinbly Is Very Very Local

Wisconsin beer, Wisconsin Culture, Wisconsin jokes -- only Badgers here, buddy.

Three Cheers for Merriment Social

$2 off taps and wines, plus dim sum food carts (usually) with great snacks. Sweet.