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The Cesar E. Chavez Business Improvement District will implement its first ever Artist in Residency program in June. Erick Ledesma, a visual artist and dancer with roots in the Clarke Square neighborhood, has been selected to work out of a public studio space on Chavez Drive from June to October 2017. Part of a broader effort to seed arts and culture in the area, the primary goal of this program is to build connections between the Milwaukee arts community and the residents and business owners of Cesar Chavez Drive and the Clarke Square neighborhood. Ledesma, who creates work using...

“A gentlemen’s club has no place in the renaissance of Wisconsin Avenue.” – Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21 Business Improvement District No. 21 strives to build Downtown as the thriving, sustainable, innovative, and vibrant heart of the community. Our primary purpose is to assist our assessment-paying property owners in achieving the highest and best use of their properties. Economic development has emerged as a primary focus in our strategic planning. Great strides have been made, particularly on Wisconsin Avenue, in what we have declared to be The Year of Wisconsin Avenue. A gentlemen’s club has no place in the renaissance...

Milwaukee Downtown names its 2016 Downtown Achievement Award winners at the conclusion of its annual meeting. Catalytic projects and leaders were honored for their contributions to the central business district. Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21 hosted its Downtown Achievement Awards program as part of its 2016 annual meeting on Thursday, May 19. Nearly 300 downtown stakeholders gathered to hear accomplishments and upcoming initiatives, as well as to gain insight from downtown development expert Brad Segal, founder and president of Progressive Urban Management Associates (P.U.M.A.), on global trends affecting downtowns. At the conclusion of the annual meeting, catalytic projects and leaders...

The District Attorney’s office under Chisholm’s leadership has been instrumental in establishing many initiatives that not only take violent offenders off the streets, but also reduce crime. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm announced today that he will seek re-election to a fourth term in office. Chisholm is a tough prosecutor and a national leader on criminal justice reform. His efforts in Milwaukee County have garnered national attention, and the innovative work of his office has served as a model for other district attorneys’ offices all over the country. “My pledge has been to do everything in my power...