Author: Lee Matz

Nova Czarnecki is one of the five female artists who was hired by the Kinnickinnic Avenue BID to paint a large-scale mural along Bay View’s main retail corridor, with a work titled “Witness to the Wild.” The “Street Canvas” project is part of an overall enhancement initiative long the main street of the Southside artery, once the most frequently traveled road connecting Milwaukee and Chicago. The five commercial buildings selected along the mile-long stretch of Kinnickinnic Avenue, or simply KK as the street is commonly known, are as architecturally diverse as the area is culturally. Nova Czarnecki, Jenny Jo...

The MSOE Grohmann Museum hosted a special fundraising event at its Rooftop Sculpture Garden on June 2, helping to accelerate interest and support for Phase II of the Walnut Way’s Innovations & Wellness Commons in Milwaukee’s Lindsay Heights neighborhood. Community leaders and neighborhood stakeholders celebrated a list of accomplishments from Phase I of The Commons development, as the project sought support from attending guests to move forward with the next stage of its plan. Developed by the nonprofit Walnut Way Conservation Corp., Phase II is a new construction that will be built on the parking lot adjacent to Phase...