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Governor Tony Evers announced his appointment of Joaquin Altoro to serve as executive director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) on May 14. The Milwaukee native currently serves as vice president of commercial banking for Town Bank. WHEDA is a state agency known for lending to support homebuyers and administering a tax credit program that developers use to build affordable housing. “With his background in commercial lending and community development, coupled with his track record of fostering effective, successful public-private partnerships, Mr. Altoro is a great fit to ensure the ongoing success of the Wisconsin Housing...

Discovery World will be overflowing with challenging maze experiences that propel visitors of all ages down paths of mystifying illusions and mind-boggling puzzles, from its newest educational program. Each maze is a dynamic environment where youth can discover new methods of problem-solving through improvisation, trial and error, observation and testing, and logic and reasoning. “Mazes & Brain Games is a fun and engaging exhibit that inspires problem solving, creativity, and teamwork for all ages and visitors,” said John Emmerich, Discovery World Vice President & Interim CEO. “We’re thrilled to host such a unique experience that furthers our mission of...

The City of Milwaukee was recognized for its hard work toward street design and construction practices that encourage walking, biking, and riding transit with a focus on safety for the most vulnerable users. The nonprofit, non-partisan National Complete Streets Coalition ranked Milwaukee third in its best Complete Streets Policies of 2018. With the City of Milwaukee adopting its own Complete Streets policy in late 2018, Department of Public Works Commissioner Jeff Polenske cites numerous stakeholders who advocated for the policy, including Milwaukee Path to Platinum now known as Milwaukee Safe and Healthy Streets. “The collaboration with stakeholders, city agencies,...

The Milwaukee Art Museum could potentially become an official LEGO building set through the LEGO Ideas program if 7,500 more people worldwide vote on the innovative and artistic proposal. The popular LEGO Architecture series was created for adults, as an opportunity to return to their childhood affection for LEGOs while challenging their matured creative skills. The highly detailed sets replicate real-world landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, the United States Capitol Building, and even the Lincoln Memorial. Vida András, an artist from Budapest, built the Milwaukee Art Museum out of LEGOs and is currently gathering support to have LEGO...

The city’s annual outdoor art exhibition, Sculpture Milwaukee, rounded out its list of artists for 2019 with an additional seven participants, for a total of 23 sculptures that will be installed along Wisconsin Avenue in a few weeks. In a first-ever building installation for Sculpture Milwaukee, Carlos Rolón will transform the Chase Bank atrium on the corner of Water Street and Wisconsin Avenue into the largest of the 23 artworks with his Gild the Lily (Caribbean Hybrid I, II, III), 2019. The bank’s two-story atrium windows will be sheathed in vinyl from the inside in a translucent diorama of...