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Menomonee Valley Partners announces the first ever “Valley Week,” presented by Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, running September 23 to 30. Menomonee Valley Partners and Potawatomi Hotel & Casino invite the community to explore and experience Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley by participating in the week’s events, including special tours via bike, boat, bus, or kayak, the Ultimate Beer Run, a Campfire Chat, and a Valley-wide Career Expo. “We are thrilled to invite the community to experience all that the Menomonee Valley has to offer,” said Corey Zetts, Executive Director of Menomonee Valley Partners. “Like the Menomonee Valley itself, Valley Week offers...

Layton Boulevard West Neighbors (LBWN) will present the 6th Annual Silver City International Festival to be held on September 9, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm on West National Avenue between South 33rd and South 35th Streets in Milwaukee. Now in its sixth year, the Silver City International Festival will offer attendees the opportunity to “travel the world” in one of Milwaukee’s most diverse and vibrant neighborhoods. The festival features food, musicians, dancers, and contemporary artists highlighting the many cultures represented in the neighborhood and Milwaukee as a whole. Artists will perform along National Avenue among the many superb ethnic...

St. Thomas More High School welcomed 526 students for the 2017-18 school year with the opening of our new, multi-purpose Learning Commons for innovative teaching and collaborative, project-based learning. Funded by the school’s recent capital campaign, St. Thomas More also completed significant renovations to its main entrance and administrative offices during the summer. Designed as a place for the school community to Investigate, Collaborate, and Congregate, the new Learning Commons, sponsored by the Every Day Good Foundation, connects what was previously the school’s Community Room and Cafeteria. The Learning Commons features cutting-edge technology, including a 198-inch, high-definition Crestron projection...

Organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Milwaukee Art Museum will host the first retrospective of American photographer Anthony Hernandez, featuring over 150 photographs, many never shown before, from the artist’s more than 45-year career. Whether focusing on the human figure, the landscape or abstract details, the Los Angeles native has captured the desolate allure and sprawling expanses of his hometown in both black and white and color pictures. The Milwaukee Art Museum presentation of the exhibition will debut Hernandez’s most recent series, Against LA. These photographs synthesize many of the themes present throughout Hernandez’s body...

After nearly three years of construction, Northwestern Mutual announced on August 21 the grand opening of its state-of-the-art 32-story Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons. The glass structure boasts 1.1 million square feet of office space designed for innovation and collaboration, representing the company’s commitment to delivering the financial security experience its clients want and need. Designed by Pickard Chilton and led by Principal Jon Pickard FAIA, RIBA, The Tower and Commons connects the company’s historic past with the bright promise of its future. “With its sleek glass exterior and innovative work environment, our Tower and Commons building represents our...