Author: Lee Matz

Although technically a triangle, downtown’s Postman Square was transformed into Postman’s Porch with a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 4, breathing new life into the underutilized prime location and making it a “third space” for the area community. The Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 put their “stamp” on Milwaukee’s latest public space, Postman’s Porch, at the convergence of Plankinton Avenue, Wells Street, and 2nd Street. In partnership with members of the neighborhood, the traffic triangle was redeveloped through $12,000 of private investments, converting the space into a morning, midday, and after-hours meeting spot. “Earlier this year, under the guidance of...

Hundreds gathered on May 27 at the only national cemetery for military personnel in the Wisconsin, to honor the memory and sacrifices of the tens of thousands buried there. Over the week leading up to Memorial Day, teams of volunteers planted more than 35,000 American flags by the headstones. Many of those fallen date back to the Civil War, when the Old Soldiers Home was founded to care for those returning Union veterans from Milwaukee. “On this day of remembrance, and always, we honor those who left their mark on history. We memorialize the sacrifices they made for the...