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A new wine and beer garden operated by Milwaukee County, called “The Vine Humboldt,” will open in Bay View at Humboldt Park for Memorial Day weekend and offer local beer, wine on-tap, and food options from Triciclo Peru. The announcement came from Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, 14th District Supervisor Jason Hass, and Milwaukee County Parks. The Vine Humboldt will have two red and three white wines on-tap, as well as additional wine options. Craft beer offerings will include brews from Lakefront, Sprecher and Terrapin, in addition to rotating guest breweries. “The Vine Humboldt will offer expanded food and...

The Milwaukee Art Museum will present the first retrospective for New York-based artist James Names this summer. On view June 14 through October 6, 2019, Nares: Moves is the first exhibition to explore in depth the artist’s films as central to his artistic practice, and will also highlight his significance to contemporary art through his photographs, drawings, paintings and sculpture. Nares has dedicated his five-decades-long career to focusing attention on motion by variously creating, capturing, and manipulating, as he describes it, “things in motion, motion in things.” His 2011 video Street, which was shown at the Milwaukee Art Museum...

Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) unveiled plans on April 29 to transform the Roy W. Johnson Residence Hall located at 1121 N. Milwaukee Street, into a multi-purpose Living-Learning Community. The design will incorporate modernized, flexible living and learning spaces arranged to serve the diverse needs of students. and function as an extension of the classroom. The vision for the space is to encourage academic success and give students with similar academic, social and personal interests the opportunity to live together, collaborate, and share experiences. “This Living-Learning Community will be designed to support MSOE’s hands-on, application-oriented approach to learning,” said...

The new owners of the Milwaukee Athletic Club announced on April 25 that the building will undergo substantial renovation to provide a new home for Milwaukee’s only private social and full-service athletic club. The joint venture development team of J. Jeffers & Company and Interstate Development Partners, along with partner Sage Hospitality, recently closed on the purchase of the 758 N. Broadway building. Their vision for the site includes a complete renovation and reimagining of the hotel, the addition of new dining and entertainment outlets, and the creation of ground-level retail that would be open to the public. “We...

The Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail announced plans to install a five-sculpture monument, called People of the Road, honoring the legacy of the thousands of dedicated men and women who worked for the Milwaukee Road railroad shops. Two of the five sculptures will be unveiled on May 4, followed by the Inaugural Hank Aaron State Trail Spring Ride, which will lead bikers to the recently reopened west end of the Trail. The Milwaukee Road was active in the Menomonee River Valley from 1878-1985. None of the site could be salvaged and the last visual reminder of its existence...

The Milwaukee County Department on Aging launched its annual training program recently by hosting residents over 60 from districts around the county to discuss advocacy, policy and issues of importance to seniors. The 2019 Senior Statesman program offers mature members of the public exposure to the Milwaukee County’s decision making process. Through the program, participants and legislators discuss issues of importance to senior residents, and how best to advocate and advise policy-makers on those matters. “As we kick off the annual Senior Statesman training program, we are reminded of the commitment the men and women of this generation have...