Vel R. Phillips Plaza

New Bars and Restaurants That Opened in January

New arrivals include a vinyl lounge, Lao restaurant and city's first rotary sushi spot.

Convention Hotel, Theater Demolition Plan Gets Cold Reception

Skepticism about viability, quality of report.

Architecture Firm Moving to Milwaukee

Influential firm TKWA will relocate from Cedarburg.

Draft & Co. Opens Downtown

The long-awaited bar and grill is open for business at Vel R. Phillips Plaza.

Aging TIF Districts Will Fund City’s Affordable Housing Efforts

Expiring TIFs for decades-old redevelopment efforts will end by funding housing.

Downtown Hotel Won’t Close After All, New Hotel Planned

Portion of Hilton Milwaukee will be rebranded.

Milwaukee Night Market, Presented by Clover®, Wraps up 2025 Season on October 1

Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, returns to West Wisconsin Avenue on September 10

Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, returns on August 13

Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, is back for a second night on July 16

Travel back in time on Retro Rewind night, celebrating the eras of 80s, 90s and early 2000s

Monumental Sculpture Returning to Wisconsin Avenue to Honor Vel R. Phillips

Working in partnership, the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Downtown Business Improvement District No. 21, America’s Black Holocaust Museum, and Sculpture Milwaukee will install “Within the Folds (Dialogue 1)” (2020), a figural sculpture by the internationally renowned artist Thomas J. Price, in Vel R. Phillips Plaza on June 11.

Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, kicks off 2025 season this Wednesday

On four nights this summer, see West Wisconsin Avenue transform into Milwaukee’s gathering place