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The Fitz Rises On The East Side
New apartment building rises just off Downer Avenue.
Aug 25th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Museum of Wisconsin Art celebrates ten years in its modernist Mothership
Ten artist talks and an April 8 birthday bash are planned to commemorate the occasion
Feb 14th, 2023 by Museum of Wisconsin Art
Bauman Defends Historic Preservation Process
Developer Tim Gokhman complains HPC 'redesigns your project.'
Dec 14th, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
Is Historic Preservation Process Broken?
Some feel city's process needs to be reformed. Are they right?
Dec 13th, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
How the Calatrava Changed Milwaukee
Good for the city, yes. But how good for the Milwaukee Art Museum?
Sep 20th, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
Council Unanimously Approves East Side Apartments
After heated public hearings and controversy, there was no debate before full council.
Sep 20th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Committee Approves East Side Apartment Project Despite Complaints
Proposed Hackett Ave. building has drawn lawsuit, contested hearings and much angst.
Sep 13th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Commission Approves Controversial Church Apartment Plan
Heated hearing results in addition of a traffic study that city officials expect to prove negligible impact.
Aug 22nd, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Commission Okays 55-Unit East Side Apartment Building
But St. Mark's church project may face a more contentious zoning hearing.
Jul 11th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
New Apartment Building, Rebuilt Parish Hall For St. Mark’s
East Side development near Downer Ave. adds housing, targeted at saving church.
Jun 15th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Wild Space Reveals Everything in its Place
Wild Space Dance Company presents site-specific performance at the Echelon Ballroom
Oct 17th, 2019 by Wild Space Dance Company
Milwaukee Ballet welcomes Above the Clouds as a resident community partner
New Baumgartner Center for Dance enables the program to deepen impact in the community
Oct 4th, 2019 by Milwaukee Ballet
Ballet Opens New Dance Center
Plus: Mandel Group announces $150 million development, Strauss Brands coming to Century City
Sep 8th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Mandel Plans Huge Project in Harbor District
$150 million Harbor Yards would have hotel, office building, apartments and market square.
Sep 6th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Requiem for the Commons
Mutilated Marcus Center grove is just one of county’s many public spaces threatened by actions leaving citizens out in the cold.
May 15th, 2019 by Virginia Small
Committee Says Marcus Center Isn’t Historic
City committee overrules Historic Preservation Commission. Full Common Council up next.
Apr 30th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Marcus Center Trees Removed Before Permit Issued
Four of 36 trees were approved for this, but removal done before permit received.
Apr 9th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Marcus Center, Kiley Grove Deemed Historic
Commission decision stalls redevelopment, but allows four ailing trees to be cut down.
Apr 1st, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
MOWA Comes to Downtown
Museum of Wisconsin Art will have a big new space in first floor of Saint Kate Arts Hotel.
Apr 1st, 2019 by Michael Horne
Kiley’s Chestnut Grove Provokes Hot Debate
Should it be saved? Or past its prime? At stake is the past and future of a changing city.
Mar 7th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Marcus Center at a Crossroads
Are upgrades to the Marcus Center and changes to the Kiley grove necessary?
Mar 4th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Ballet’s New Home
Baumgartner Center for Dance intended to elevate ballet's presence around the world.
Feb 22nd, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
The Marcus Center is Historic. For Now
Commission grants temporary historic designation, though Marcus Center opposed it.
Feb 5th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
The Best and Worst of Bricks
Architect Jim Shields talks about the importance of bricks in Milwaukee’s buildings.
Dec 21st, 2018 by Tom Bamberger
Should City Buy Third Ward Swing Bridge?
Ald. Robert Bauman advances idea to turn swing bridge into pedestrian bridge.
Aug 3rd, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Mandel Acquires Riverfront Properties; Assembles 4.25 Acre Development Site
Former Kurth Malt/Cold Storage Brownfield Site Planned for $130 Million Redevelopment
Jul 20th, 2018 by Mandel Group
Meet Trestle Park
Milwaukee's newest park, in the Third Ward, offers incredible river views.
Jul 6th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Ballet Breaks Ground on the Baumgartner Center for Dance
Capital Campaign to support the new facility nearly 85% towards goal
Jun 5th, 2018 by Milwaukee Ballet
High Thread Count: Art Quilts by Pat Kroth
Verona Fiber Artist to Open Solo Exhibit at MOWA Satellite Location in Milwaukee
Jan 25th, 2018 by Museum of Wisconsin Art
10 Most Popular Stories of 2017
A second lakefront tower, a mini-High Line and other favorite stories.
Dec 28th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Tiny Railroad Tower House Is Unique
Third Ward's "Interlocking" Tower may be only such residential home in America.
Aug 24th, 2017 by Michael Horne
Third Ward Ballet Building Okayed
New 50,000-square-foot building could transform the Milwaukee Ballet.
Aug 23rd, 2017 by Michael Horne
Trestle Park Will Cost $1.2 Million
Highly-anticipated Third Ward park won't be cheap, but city says costs are reasonable.
Jul 21st, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Mini Version of the High Line?
New Third Ward park inspired by New York also honors early Milwaukee history.
Jun 27th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Inside the DoMUS Apartments
New Third Ward building takes high-end apartments to another level.
Jun 13th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Preservation Winners Celebrated
And Best Place at the Pabst Brewery announces new coffee shop and bar.
May 29th, 2017 by Michael Horne
DoMUS Heads for Finish Line
132 new Third Ward apartments will open in July.
Apr 14th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Museum of Wisconsin Art to Dedicate Museum-wide Gallery Space for Tom Bamberger’s Hyperphotographic Retrospective
Bamberger’s works now straddled the line between traditional photography and contemporary art.
Mar 23rd, 2017 by Museum of Wisconsin Art
Inside the River House Apartments
See the newest luxury apartment complex, located just north of Downtown.
Feb 16th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
The Inauguration of DoMUS
Luxury digs and new residents coming to the Historic Third Ward.
Jan 20th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Mandel Group Assembles Development Team to Pursue Riverfront Office Development
The riverfront development is comprised of two structures.
Dec 2nd, 2016 by Mandel Group
DoMUS Rising
Mandel's newest building targeted at empty nesters, not Millennials.
Oct 28th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Melissa Cooke’s Large-Scale Photorealist Graphite Drawings on View at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
Egos, on view at the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) from October 1, 2016 – January 8, 2017.
Sep 25th, 2016 by Museum of Wisconsin Art
David Lenz, Preeminent American Portraitist, On View at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
October 1, 2016 – January 8, 2017
Sep 15th, 2016 by Museum of Wisconsin Art
River House Takes Shape
243 apartments coming to Lower East Side along the river in December.
Sep 2nd, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Wence and Sandra Martinez Weave Together Textiles and Modern Design in Collaborative Exhibition at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
August 6 – November 6, 2016
Aug 1st, 2016 by Museum of Wisconsin Art
Travel Back to When Beer Was King and Brands Were Born During Art on Tap This Summer at MOWA
Art on Tap: Early Wisconsin Brewery Art and Advertising. July 9 – September 25, 2016. Opening party: Saturday, July 16 | 2:00 – 5:00
Jun 22nd, 2016 by Museum of Wisconsin Art
River House Rising
Massive project will redefine the Milwaukee River and N. Water St.
Jun 17th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Big Changes at The Brewery
Once-abandoned Pabst brewery has become active neighborhood
Jun 3rd, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor’s Design Awards
The 2016 Mayor's Design Awards recognized projects from every corner of the city.
May 26th, 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
No, the Domes Aren’t Great Architecture
Beloved perhaps. But let’s be honest about their kitschy design.
May 4th, 2016 by Tom Bamberger
Museum of Wisconsin Art Announces Purchase of Adjacent Land to Create Cultural Campus in West Bend
MOWA’s purchase of the parcel will create a cultural campus that has strong parallels to museums in many great cities.
Apr 19th, 2016 by Museum of Wisconsin Art
Inside the Aperture Apartments
Mandel Group's latest building in The North End may be the last word in amenities.
Feb 25th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
River House Apartments Rising Quickly
Phase one of 450-unit, four-buiding complex that will revive Cream City brick exteriors.
Feb 19th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Mandel Starts Third Ward Apartments
DoMUS, a six-story, 132-unit apartment complex, is on one of area's last riverfront lots.
Feb 1st, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Guided By the Light
Jim Shields’ iridescent addition to the Art Museum gets better the more you look at it.
Jan 13th, 2016 by Tom Bamberger
Still Controversy Over Art Museum Addition
Journal Sentinel offers inaccurate account of how new addition got built. Here's the real story.
Nov 17th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
Old Bottling House Becomes Student Housing
Transformation of Building 29, a former Pabst bottling house, is well under way, as our photos show.
Oct 2nd, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
Milwaukee’s Extraordinary Freshwater Future
A huge number of redevelopment and environmental projects will further reshape and improve the city’s waterfront lands.
Feb 20th, 2015 by David Holmes
Huge Growth for Brady and Water
Three different developments will add 740 apartments and tremendous urban density to the area.
Feb 16th, 2015 by Dave Reid
Rebuilding A World of Cream City Brick
Huge "River House" development on the river will have 450 apartments, a substantial riverwalk and an updated Cream City design by architect Jim Shields.
Feb 12th, 2015 by Michael Horne
Neighborhood Meeting and Project Information for the Proposed River House Development, Milwaukee, WI
Atlantic Realty Partners and its design team will discuss the proposed redevelopment of the former Gallun Tannery site.
Feb 10th, 2015 by Atlantic Realty Partners
Who Will Replace Paul Jakubovich?
Ald. Bauman is pushing for prompt action to replace the longtime historic preservation head, who died last month.
Jan 20th, 2015 by Michael Horne
Milwaukee Art Museum Expansion
Crews have begun work on new exhibition space and lakefront entry for the museum, as our photos show.
Nov 28th, 2014 by Michael Horne
Massive New Project Announced for The Brewery
250,000 Square Foot Multi-Purpose Educational Facility Planned
Oct 22nd, 2014 by Press Release
10 Reasons To Build Bucks Arena on Wisconsin Ave.
Building the new arena where Boston Store is located could have huge advantages for the team and the city.
Oct 8th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
JS Critic Likes New Art Museum Addition
Schumacher gives it thumbs up but big issues remain.
May 19th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
What a Difference an Architect Makes
Jim Shields’ new art museum design improves on his first, and saves the museum from itself.
May 9th, 2014 by Tom Bamberger
Art Museum Drops Design, Re-Hires Shields
In a remarkable turnabout, the Milwaukee Art Museum scraps its controversial design and brings back the city's leading museum architect.
May 6th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Newspaper Critic Says Don’t Build Art Museum Addition
Schumacher, Journal Sentinel critic, calls Milwaukee Art Museum’s design a “dose of dullness.”
May 5th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Riverfront Apartments Approved
The 216,906 square foot, 133-unit, mixed-use, retail and apartment building will have splendid views of the river.
Apr 23rd, 2014 by Michael Horne
Why the Milwaukee Art Museum Changed Its Design
Museum staff wanted more gallery space, even if it meant ruining Jim Shields design for the new addition.
Apr 15th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Why the Art Museum Addition Must Not Be Built
This could be the biggest architectural mistake Milwaukee has ever made.
Apr 10th, 2014 by Tom Bamberger
Top Architect Quit Project for Museum Addition
Architect Jim Shields had falling out with Milwaukee Art Museum; new addition was designed by committee, not Shields.
Apr 7th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
Parks Plan Has Problems
Cathedral Square / Juneau Park plan created with little public discussion and no design competition.
Sep 7th, 2012 by Jeramey Jannene
Hometown Dorm Site – Additional Project Renderings
Mandel Group's efforts to construct a new UWM dormitory on the East Side took a step forward this week after receiving approval at both the City Plan Commission and the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee. This matter will be taken up by the full Common Council on December 16th, 2008 and if approved intends to break ground within 90 days.
Dec 11th, 2008 by Dave Reid
City Commission Approves UWM Dorm Design
Bob Monnat, the chief operating officer of Mandel Group, gave a short presentation covering the history behind the development of this site.
Dec 9th, 2008 by Dave Reid
UWM Dorm Building and Site Designs
This was the last of four meetings held to discuss UWM's most recent dorm proposal. Jim Shields, the project architect, presented his design for the building and how it fits on the 3.2 acre lot. He referred to the site as "an edge site", indicating how it sits on the "edge" of two drastically different environments.
Nov 18th, 2008 by Dave Reid
Hometown Dorm Site – Project Renderings
The Mandel Group's efforts to construct a new UWM dormitory on the East Side have included five public meetings, the release of basic site plans, and preliminary project renderings.
Nov 13th, 2008 by Dave Reid
UWM Dorm Planned to be LEED Certified
Bob Monnat, the chief operating officer of Mandel Group, gave an overview of how the public meeting process will work and a presentation covering the environmental aspects of the project.
Oct 27th, 2008 by Dave Reid
UWM Dorm Site Faces Little Opposition
Last Thursday night, residents of Milwaukee's lower east side gathered at Holy Rosary Church to discuss the final of three proposals selected by the UWM Real Estate Foundation. The meeting began much like the two previous had, with the developer (Phelan Development) making a presentation on the plan, followed by a short bit by the architect (Jim Shields in this case), and representatives from UWM talking over some basic logistics and facts. After which Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Communications Tom Luljak straps on his bullet proof vest, and questions from the audience are allowed.
Sep 11th, 2008 by Jeramey Jannene
