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Vacant Building Would Become Gaming Center

Vacant Building Would Become Gaming Center

Building at 16th and Walnut would see new life as "PrimeTime Gaming"

City’s Housing Crisis Has Historic Roots

City’s Housing Crisis Has Historic Roots

Impact of redlining, restrictive covenants, disinvestment still felt today.

What’s It Worth?: 1896 Bicycle Factory Has Quite A History
What’s It Worth?

1896 Bicycle Factory Has Quite A History

The A.D. Meiselbach factory employed William Harley, then 15, and profited from the nation's 1890's bicycle craze.

Jane’s Walk MKE is back with 15 neighborhood walks in 2021
Press Release

Jane’s Walk MKE is back with 15 neighborhood walks in 2021

Take five, get outside, and breathe with Jane’s Walk MKE

Op Ed: Evers Is Wrong on I-94 Expansion
Op Ed

Evers Is Wrong on I-94 Expansion

The proposal doesn't learn from history and contradicts the approach of Biden, Buttigieg.

Urban Reads: Rush Deliveries Travel Further, Pollute More
Urban Reads

Rush Deliveries Travel Further, Pollute More

All the city news you can use.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Johnson Financial Group Moving To Top of Downtown Office Tower
Eyes on Milwaukee

Johnson Financial Group Moving To Top of Downtown Office Tower

The latest move in a downtown office space shuffle.

Exploree Milwaukee in New and Meaningful Ways
Press Release

Exploree Milwaukee in New and Meaningful Ways

Jane’s Walk MKE hosts Sidewalk Stories, Book Discussion to Gather more Meaningfully, and Video Tours

Plats and Parcels: See The Canstruction of Local Landmarks
Plats and Parcels

See The Canstruction of Local Landmarks

Plus: Associated gives Milwaukee Center new name & upgrades, mass timber building tops off.

Eyes on Milwaukee: City Adjusts Zoning for First Floor Design
Eyes on Milwaukee

City Adjusts Zoning for First Floor Design

More active first floors create more a more activated, walkable city.

Meet the New Westlawn Gardens

Meet the New Westlawn Gardens

City’s complete overhaul of public housing “like building a small town from the ground up.”

Eyes on Milwaukee: Walk Bay View Through Jane Jacobs’ Eyes
Eyes on Milwaukee

Walk Bay View Through Jane Jacobs’ Eyes

We'll examine and discuss Kinnickinnic Ave., Bay View's main street, for Jane's Walk in May.

City Beat: Jane’s Walk Milwaukee
City Beat

Jane’s Walk Milwaukee

Organizers of the month-long event preview the different walks, vision of writer Jane Jacobs.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Top 10 Stories of 2018
Eyes on Milwaukee

Top 10 Stories of 2018

Fiserv Forum, Komatsu, Michels, The Hop, but what surprise story took number one?

What Would Jane Jacobs Do?

What Would Jane Jacobs Do?

10 takeaways from a visiting expert on the legendary urbanist.

Jane’s Walk Is All About Neighborhoods

Jane’s Walk Is All About Neighborhoods

Annual celebration of urban theorist Jane Jacobs offers 30 guided walks.

House Confidential: Riverwest Octagon House Cuts Corners
House Confidential

Riverwest Octagon House Cuts Corners

Who built it, when and where? Many mysteries surrounding rare home built in 1850s.