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Milwaukee Film Buys Downer Theatre Building, Launches Renovation Campaign
Nonprofit aims to give new life to city's oldest operating theater.
Mar 2nd, 2026 by Jeramey Jannene
The Bizarre Campaign of Bill Berrien
His passion for porno is just the latest issue undermining his run for governor.
Sep 24th, 2025 by Bruce Murphy
Protected Bike Lanes For Lake Drive Raise Ire of Neighbors
Despite vehement objections in raucous meeting, committee approves plan.
Jun 3rd, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Downer Theater Reopens To Big Crowd
Milwaukee Film kicks off stewardship of historic cinema with near-capacity crowd.
Apr 12th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Film Will Take Over Downer Theatre
Will reopen theater for April film festival and then resume its year-round operation.
Mar 5th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Route 30 Will Return To Downer Avenue in March
Direct access to Downtown was cut amidst the launch of Connect 1 BRT line.
Feb 19th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Milwaukee County Is Funding Affordable Housing In Suburbs
Multi-year effort aims to address shortage, reduce disparities in communities that once opposed such housing.
Dec 21st, 2023 by Jonmaesha Beltran
Bus Service Between Downer and Downtown Could Return
Service along former GoldLine route could be restored in 2024.
Oct 31st, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Former Downer Chancery To Be Renovated For New Tenants
SereniTea would occupy half of space, which will be reconfigured in line with its original design.
Aug 25th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
New Data Traces Milwaukee’s Long Foreclosure Crisis
Citywide, 14% of all houses suffered at least one foreclosure from 2007 to 2016.
May 29th, 2023 by John D. Johnson
Takeout-Focused Buffalo Wild Wings Planned Near UW-Milwaukee
The national chain's "GO" concept would open at corner of Oakland and Locust.
Feb 23rd, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
More Changes For North Avenue Market
Plus: N/A bar opens on East Side and Ninja Steakhouse in Downtown, and Bridgewater adds brunch.
Feb 5th, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
Italian Restaurant and Bar For Oakland Avenue
Former pizza restaurant and adjacent bar will become Dries Ristorante and Donnie's Pub.
Feb 2nd, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
Data Shows Sweep of Johnson’s Victory
Won 12 of 15 aldermanic districts, 216 out of 315 wards in mayor's race, did well even in Donovan's best district.
Feb 16th, 2022 by John D. Johnson
Independent Committee Submits Final Map for Supervisor Districts
But independence of the Independent Redistricting Committee is now in question, as county board could face lawsuits.
Oct 20th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
BLM March Goes to East Side, Shorewood
Six-mile, north-south Black Lives Matter march begins and ends at North Point Water Tower.
Sep 14th, 2020 by Ethan Duran
Food Truck Ban for Downer Ave. Proposed
Business owners upset that trucks have loud generators, take up parking spaces.
Jul 20th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Why Does City Have Two Pierce Streets?
One in Riverwest, one on South Side, each named in 1850s after different people.
Oct 23rd, 2019 by Carl Baehr
City Recycled More in 2018
Residents recycled 25,451 tons in 2018, but don't throw plastic bags in the bins.
Sep 11th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
2900 Apartments Starts to Rise
New 55-unit apartment building at Oakland and Locust will be five floors high.
Jan 18th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Henry’s Is Anything But a Bistro
More low-down bar than East Side chic, but in a century-old building.
Dec 5th, 2018 by Michael Horne
Work Starts on 2900 Apartments
Building with Cousins on Oakland and Locust goes down; five story complex going up.
Aug 31st, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Top 10 Dining Stories of 2017
What did readers most care about? The results may surprise you.
Dec 28th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
City Panel Approves Oak and Loc Project
5 story, 55-unit apartment building slated for busy corner, but some neighbors oppose it.
Oct 23rd, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Henry’s Is Anything But a Bistro
More low-down bar than East Side chic, but in a century-old building.
Aug 31st, 2017 by Michael Horne
Stone Creek Approved for Downer Ave.
Historic Preservation Commission approves Stone Creek's new cafe.
Jul 11th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Lincoln Fowler’s Century-Old Home
Colectivo co-owner has 4.5 bathrooms, 3 fireplaces, and lots of coffee.
Jun 23rd, 2017 by Michael Horne
The Poetic Legacy of Hackett Avenue
Residents objected to East Side street name, but were defeated by a poem.
Jul 29th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Gary Witt’s House of Rock
Actually, you'd never suspect the hip Pabst leader owns this old-style, Prospect Hill home.
Jul 11th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Architect Jim Shields’ Home Is… Okay
The city's best architect lives in a... solid East Side home. But those plaster cracks!
May 26th, 2016 by Michael Horne
The Full Magnificence of a 1916 Home
Bob Monnat's $475,000 Georgian Revival Colonial celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Apr 13th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Shannan Hayden’s Nifty Newberry Tudor
Hayden is running against Ald. Nik Kovac and has a much finer home.
Mar 28th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Walker’s Landing Reshaping Beerline
Third Ward style, Walker's Point name and Riverwest location, with 133 apartments.
Mar 11th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Bublr Bikes Touts Big Expansion Plan
New stations coming in 2016 to Bay View, East Side, Walker's Point, Harambee.
Feb 19th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
The House That Song Lyrics Bought
The $1.6 million, Eschweiler-designed mansion is owned by Keith Mardek, owner of Hal Leonard Publishing, the world's leading sheet music publisher.
Jun 3rd, 2015 by Michael Horne
John Shannon’s Marvelous Marietta Mansion
One of the great East Side homes, its history includes a remarkable cast of characters, almost a mini-history of Milwaukee elites.
Feb 19th, 2015 by Michael Horne
Oakland and Locust
It’s one of the city’s most successful corners. But it could still improve.
Dec 30th, 2014 by Rachel Quednau
Water St. and Humboldt Ave.
Can the city upgrade and improve its design? First story in a new series.
Oct 23rd, 2014 by Rachel Quednau
Milwaukee’s New Bus System
MCTS is adding express service to more routes.
Sep 10th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
NIMBY Activist Pam Frautschi’s Prairie Style Home
The annual East Side garden tour allowed visitors to see the backyard of a not-in-my-backyard activist.
Jul 27th, 2014 by Michael Horne
The Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright
His impact on Milwaukee, and connection to other architects and cities. First of a series.
Jul 2nd, 2014 by Christopher Hillard
Joe Pabst’s Georgian Colonial Mansion
The lead sponsor of the LGBT film fest is also an Uihlein and Vogel, with an Eschweiler-designed home.
Oct 13th, 2013 by Michael Horne
The Hotel Shepard
The historic east side mansion charges $499 a night for two-day rentals and sleeps up to 20 people. Neighbors for some reason are irate.
Sep 6th, 2013 by Michael Horne
Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex Starts to Rise
Construction continues on the $80 million Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex.
May 31st, 2013 by Dave Reid
Jim Wiechmann’s Gothic Mansion
The real estate tycoon and owner of Stevens Point Brewery has one of the grandest mansions in town.
Mar 8th, 2013 by Michael Horne
Bob Greenstreet’s Study in Symmetry
The UWM architect and city insider paid full price for his splendid home on the East Side's gold coast.
Feb 15th, 2013 by Michael Horne
Observe the Wonder of the Moon
The Milwaukee Mindfulness Center uses Buddhist methods to help people achieve peace of mind.
Jan 10th, 2013 by Christine Pedretti
It’s 11 p.m., Clear The Street
The party is cut off abruptly at 11 p.m. so the street can be opened for traffic.
Jul 26th, 2010 by Jeramey Jannene
Neighborhood Group Pushes Chapter 17
Although only a few development projects were on this commission meeting’s agenda the most insightful item was the presentation of the UWM Neighborhood Plan by the Universities Neighborhoods Association (UNA). Jeffrey Jordan presented the groups findings and laid out a few neighborhood issues. The group wants UWM to acknowledge that the “sudden growth of the university” has lead to problems such as overcrowding of the neighborhood. He also stated their desire to see the implementation of Chapter 17 which would penalizes students at UWM for off campus problems. Additionally, UNA wants future dorms to be planned with the neighbors and clearly doesn’t want to see dorms built at the Columbia Hospital site. Alderman Nik Kovac spoke about UWM”s master planning program and stated that UWM’s plan to expand in Wauwatosa was a “terrible idea”. This update showed the ongoing difficulty of relations on the East Side between UWM and the neighborhood and also highlighted the City of Milwaukee’s efforts to encourage UWM to expand in downtown Milwaukee.
Feb 20th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Car-free Days in Milwaukee
Recently Nick Whitaker, from Streetfilms, visited Milwaukee and captured two lively examples of car-free events here in Milwaukee.
Oct 6th, 2008 by Dave Reid
Questions for Aldermanic Questions
Riverwesters for Progressive Growth are looking to get a series of questions answered by all the candidates for alderman in the Third Aldermanic District. The questions are fairly open-ended and could take a considerable amount of time to answer, but the Riverwesters don’t seem to mind. Should be interesting to see what answers they get.
Jan 22nd, 2008 by Jeramey Jannene
Alderman Michael D’Amato not running for re-election
During his 12 years in office Alderman Michael D’Amato played a large role in encouraging new development in Milwaukee. More recently in his role as Chairman of the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee he oversaw countless proposals, and more often than not was supportive of development projects. During this past year he struggled with Eastside residents to over approval of New Land Enterprise’s Downer Ave. development and although the project is moving forward, the city is now being sued. And at the same time he pushed policy and the Department of City Development in a failed attempt at obtaining a TIF to help fund RSC & Associates proposed Park East development. Despite what was probably a frustrating year for Alderman Michael D’Amato, the news he won’t be running for re-election comes as a surprise. Without knowing D’Amato’s future plans or his reasons for not running again it, is still safe to say it will be difficult to replace his experience and dedication.
Nov 27th, 2007 by Dave ReidNeighborhood Buildings
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2900 N. Oakland Ave.
A demolished building that was at 2900 N. Oakland Ave. from 1906 through mid-2018.
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Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts
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Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex
The Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Center is $80 million academic facility in the heart of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's campus.
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The East Sider
Five-story building will include 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 55 apartments. Cousins Subs is the first announced tenant.
