Kilbourn Town is an official City of Milwaukee neighborhood covering the west side of downtown Milwaukee. The neighborhood draws its name from Byron Kilbourn, who founded the area as Kilbourntown and later merged his town with George Walker and Solomon Juneau to form Milwaukee.

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Council Could Send People’s Flag To April Referendum

Council Could Send People’s Flag To April Referendum

But the multi-step process is off to a rocky start.

City Hall: Committee Endorses Making People’s Flag Official, Despite Objections
City Hall

Committee Endorses Making People’s Flag Official, Despite Objections

Concerns about inclusivity of 2016 design contest continue to cloud process.

What’s It Worth?: Wisconsin Club Worth $5.1 Million
What’s It Worth?

Wisconsin Club Worth $5.1 Million

Fascinating history and an elaborate interior that would put the grandest riverboat to shame.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Inside The Trade Hotel
Eyes on Milwaukee

Inside The Trade Hotel

Deer District hotel hopes to win lots of business, including from NBA teams.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Journal Sentinel Redevelopment Secures Two Environmental Cleanup Loans
Eyes on Milwaukee

Journal Sentinel Redevelopment Secures Two Environmental Cleanup Loans

Funds from revolving loan program will support the cleanup of contamination from a century of use.

Finding City’s Most Integrated Neighborhoods

Finding City’s Most Integrated Neighborhoods

Study shows 25 neighborhoods across Milwaukee are majority-minority like city as a whole.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Symphony Center To Get New Sign This Weekend
Eyes on Milwaukee

Symphony Center To Get New Sign This Weekend

Socially distant entertainment on Wisconsin Avenue this weekend.

Brew City: Explorium Opening Milwaukee Brewpub
Brew City

Explorium Opening Milwaukee Brewpub

Brewery will add second location in city with specialty food, cocktails, and 24 house-made beers.

Lost Milwaukee: The Man Who Made Milwaukee
Lost Milwaukee

The Man Who Made Milwaukee

Fur trader Solomon Juneau arrived here in 1818 and saw the potential of Milwaukee.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Renderings Released for Convention Center Expansion
Eyes on Milwaukee

Renderings Released for Convention Center Expansion

District board releases final design of expanded Wisconsin Center.

What’s It Worth?: Old Blue Cross Building Once Cost $28 Million
What’s It Worth?

Old Blue Cross Building Once Cost $28 Million

Massive concrete structure on Michigan, built in 1980, could grow and add hotel.

Op Ed: Why We Didn’t Enter City Flag Contest
Op Ed

Why We Didn’t Enter City Flag Contest

Because The People’s Flag is a damn good design. And the process to select it was very inclusive.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Say Hello to Postman’s Porch
Eyes on Milwaukee

Say Hello to Postman’s Porch

Milwaukee Downtown leads the reinvention of small triangular park near 2nd and Wells.

Bar Exam: Drink Wisconsinbly Moves Downtown
Bar Exam

Drink Wisconsinbly Moves Downtown

How a brand name became a bar and moved to Bucks Entertainment Block.

Punch Bowl Social Opens This Weekend

Punch Bowl Social Opens This Weekend

Denver "eatertainment" chain opens first Wisconsin location at Bucks Entertainment Block.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Rexnord Moving Downtown
Eyes on Milwaukee

Rexnord Moving Downtown

Milwaukee-based industrial conglomerate will lease office buildings on Michigan St.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Watch the Bradley Center Roof Drop
Eyes on Milwaukee

Watch the Bradley Center Roof Drop

"Shaped charges" cause massive roof to implode, drop into stadium.

Bar Exam: Tavern at Turner Hall Is 1882 Classic
Bar Exam

Tavern at Turner Hall Is 1882 Classic

New owner Mike Eitel has transformed the place yet respected the history.

Plats and Parcels: Post Office, Company Fight Over Downtown Property
Plats and Parcels

Post Office, Company Fight Over Downtown Property

Plus: Where should Public Museum move? And what's an Opportunity Zone?

Eyes on Milwaukee: Cambria Hotel Starts to Rise
Eyes on Milwaukee

Cambria Hotel Starts to Rise

Downtown dead zone becoming hotel

City Hall: Will City Adopt a New Flag?
City Hall

Will City Adopt a New Flag?

Arts Board doesn't seem crazy about "Peoples' Flag," has invited creators to next meeting.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Jeffers Saves Historic Parish House
Eyes on Milwaukee

Jeffers Saves Historic Parish House

Downtown church gets new lease on life from creative developer and state law change.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Bucks Show Off Nearly Finished Arena
Eyes on Milwaukee

Bucks Show Off Nearly Finished Arena

See the court, scoreboard, and Panorama Club. But naming rights? Still a secret.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Bucks Beat Hiring Goals on Arena
Eyes on Milwaukee

Bucks Beat Hiring Goals on Arena

Arena project has created at least 800 jobs for under-employed city residents.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Is Bucks Live Block Good Urbanism?
Eyes on Milwaukee

Is Bucks Live Block Good Urbanism?

Council committee debates merits of new building for Old World Third St., gateway to arena.

Bar Exam: A Bar That’s Also a Museum
Bar Exam

A Bar That’s Also a Museum

Brew City MKE in Grand Avenue Mall serves only Milwaukee beers -- and brewing history.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Downtown Strip Club To Finally Open
Eyes on Milwaukee

Downtown Strip Club To Finally Open

Owners tout "the trendiest, sexiest, most exclusive, topless, full alcohol Gentlemen’s Club."

Eyes on Milwaukee: Downtown Bridges Cause Mounting Traffic
Eyes on Milwaukee

Downtown Bridges Cause Mounting Traffic

Bridge openings stop traffic for nearly 4.5 hours on busy days. City mulls policy changes.

Eyes on Milwaukee: City Wants Downtown Parking Security
Eyes on Milwaukee

City Wants Downtown Parking Security

40% of downtown crimes are vehicle break-ins. Council demands safety measures.

Bar Exam: Top 10 Bar Exams of 2017
Bar Exam

Top 10 Bar Exams of 2017

Most popular stories: old bars. Corner bars. And some surprises.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Apartments Planned At St. James Church
Eyes on Milwaukee

Apartments Planned At St. James Church

Seven-floor apartment complex just off Wisconsin Ave. would also save church.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Inside New Bucks Arena
Eyes on Milwaukee

Inside New Bucks Arena

There's already a lot to see inside the biggest construction site in town.

Photo Gallery: 2017 NEWaukee Night Market
Photo Gallery

2017 NEWaukee Night Market

A little rain couldn't shut down the first of four night markets.

Bar Exam: The Most Beautiful Bar In Town?
Bar Exam

The Most Beautiful Bar In Town?

Best Place at the Pabst is one of the most enchanting saloons in the nation.

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