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Bastille Days 2012
Milwaukee's most popular French festival returned for another successful run this past weekend.
Jul 18th, 2012 by Brendan Murphy
Tahrir Square
We all watched as Egyptians rose up to overthrow a dictator, and take back their country.
Feb 25th, 2011 by Dave Reid
Next Up? E. Wells Street
Now that E. State. Stree has been converted to two-way traffic in East Town, next up for conversion is E. Well Street.
Sep 29th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Chicago and Milwaukee – Large Public Art and Placemaking
The latest iteration of Chicago's fascination with large public art is located across the street from the iconic Harold Washington Library in Pritzker Park just northwest of the intersection State Street and Van Buren Street. What is it? A three-story tall eye balll, dubbed the EYE.
Aug 19th, 2010 by Jeramey Jannene
Jazz in the Park Starts Today, Kinda
The stage is in place. The vendors are setting up. Metro Market is soon to be buzzing with shoppers. Friends and neighbors are preparing to skip out of work a little early, run home grab the chairs, a bottle of something, and head to Cathedral Square. Yes, it's opening night at Jazz in the Park, kinda. Because that is how it use to work.
Jun 4th, 2009 by Dave Reid
A Pair of Streets That Need to Go on a Diet
The streets, E. State St. and E. Wells St., need to lose some weight because these multi-lane one-way expressways that run through East Town disrupt an otherwise walkable neighborhood.
Apr 24th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Five Reasons to Look Forward to Summer in Milwaukee
What did I miss?
Mar 20th, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee’s War on Fun
It was just a few years ago when Milwaukee was named the #2 Party City in America, and although that might seem like a funny or insignificant title it was actually a well deserved and beneficial honor.
Feb 1st, 2009 by Dave Reid
East Town Shoots Itself In The Foot
We had originally speculated about the origins of the ban on carry-ins at Jazz in the Park. Our speculation was that it was really a money issue, but that we thought the East Town Association had the right to and should attempt to generate money from the event. Today we received just about all we needed to confirm our suspicions, a couple of great quotes from the Milwaukee Chief of Police Edward Flynn courtesy of the Journal Sentinel article Jazz in the Park fans have a whine and cheese party.
Jan 23rd, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene
Jazz in the Park Carry-In Ban Update
The East Town Association has posted a question and answer response to their recent policy change banning carry-ins. Check it out, and let us know what you think.
Jan 17th, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene
Jazz in the Park To Ban Carry-Ins
In a stunning announcement today, OMC reports that Jazz in the Park will no longer allow carry-ins of alcohol.
Jan 15th, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene
Portland To Have “Sunday Parkways”, Can Milwaukee Join The Party?
Powells Originally uploaded by compujeramey Portland, Oregon is getting on-board with a program I would love to see Milwaukee jump on in the near future. Slated to happen on June 22 (in conjunction with the International Carfree Conference), Sunday Parkways will offer Portlanders a chance to stroll, pedal, and play on a six-mile loop of streets that will be closed to motor vehicle traffic from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm…. reports BikePortland.org They’re linking the route up with parks and live entertainers, to offer a little more than a unique place to ride your bike. As far as Milwaukee goes, it would be amazing to have a loop available on a Saturday or Sunday during the summer for people to just play in the absence of dangerous cars everywhere. Linking up with parks for entertainment value I think is huge, along with having a view of the lake. A potential route starting at Cathedral Square Park might include heading north on Van Buren Street, east on Brady Street, south on Prospect Ave, and west on Wells or Kilbourn to come back to the starting point. This is really a tool the Third Ward, East Town and West Association’s could use to market their neighborhoods as safe places for both fun and work by drawing people in from other areas who are otherwise intimidated by the speed and noise of the cars on city streets. I would imagine businesses would be behind this and traffic on Saturday or Sunday mornings is next to nonexistent anyway, so it would bring business in, not chase it away. The only thing that I can think of that compares on a scale basis is the Bastille Days Run through downtown with Jazz in the Park going on afterward. Milwaukee needs to convert that to an open day-time event for everyone to enjoy in a non-competitive environment. Any thoughts? Support? Yays or nays? Special thanks to the Streetsblog for pointping the Portland event out to me. I can’t find anything, but I think they have something like this in Manhattan too.
Dec 3rd, 2007 by Jeramey Jannene
