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State budget to boost property taxes for local low-income households

Posted by Jon Peacock | Sep 20, 2017 |

An estimated 11,400 households will have tax increases averaging $614. Despite the claims of state lawmakers that the biennial budget bill cuts property taxes, the actions of those policymakers will increase property taxes for thousands of low-income Milwaukee and state households. The budget bill does that by significantly reducing funding for the Homestead Tax Credit, which was designed to provide targeted property tax relief to low-income homeowners and renters. A new Wisconsin Budget Project summary of tax changes in the budget bill describes some of the major items, which include more than $400 million of tax cuts. But the...

Photo Essay: Global PARK(ing) Day brings green spaces to urban landscape

Posted by Lee Matz | Sep 17, 2017 |

Eleven metered parking places in the city were transformed for global PARK(ing) Day on September 15. Downtown Milwaukee reimagined almost a dozen roadway spaces, filling the territories with games, food, and live entertainment. The temporary greening and landscaping was provided by KEI Landscaping, Inc. “We’re excited to join the movement,” said Beth Weirick, CEO of Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21. “PARK(ing) Day is a fun way to engage our property owners and partners in placemaking, while demonstrating that the central business district is a vibrant place to live, work and open a business.” From giant Chess to bowling, coffee to...

Key to Change meters to aid in ending chronic homelessness

Posted by Lee Matz | Sep 14, 2017 |

“Give people a place to feel safe. Everyone, not just some people. And then provide them with the wraparound services that they need for rehabilitation, for job training, for job placement. All the support they need to feel like they also have a place in this community.” – Beth Weirick, CEO of Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21. In cities across the country, parking meters have been repurposed to end chronic homelessness, and on September 13 Milwaukee joined that effort, to implement a community-giving program through meter donations. Key to Change includes seven coin parking meters along Wisconsin Avenue. Led by...

Pete’s Fruit Market to host Bronzeville Grand Opening

Posted by Staff | Sep 13, 2017 |

The long fought for new grocery store in the Historic King Drive BID, Pete’s Fruit Market, will host the grand opening of its new Bronzeville store located at 2323 N. Martin Luther King Drive, on September 14. The highly anticipated event for Milwaukee’s 6th District has a full day of activities planned from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be a short program and ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 1:00 pm. The grand opening festivities include live entertainment, store specials, food demonstrations, complimentary samples, face painting, and giveaways. “Our residents have spoken out about wanting a new market...

Sculpture Milwaukee releases mobile tour app with interactive features

Posted by Correspondent | Sep 13, 2017 |

Sculpture Milwaukee recently rolled out a virtual experience for viewing its 22 sculptures along Wisconsin Avenue. Developed by Graydient Creative, the newly debuted Sculpture Milwaukee app features an audio tour, “hearts” for users to like their favorite sculptures, custom photo filters and a scavenger hunt. The exclusive audio tour gives users a full description of the artist and their sculpture, and is also available in Spanish. Similar to Pokémon Go, users can throw “hearts” at their favorite sculptures. Hearts are unlimited, and the user’s favorite sculptures are displayed on the homepage of the app. In addition, users can apply...

Annual East Side tomato fight slings the red vegetable to help end hunger

Posted by Nick Hansen | Sep 11, 2017 |

The 11th Annual Tomato Romp Festival, a day of eating, drinking and throwing over-ripe tomatoes, splattered Milwaukee’s East Side September 9. In 2006, the East Side made Milwaukee the first city in America to host a rotten tomato fight inspired by La Tomatina in Spain. Now the event is imitated in cities across the country including New York City, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Maglio Companies donated 8,000 pounds of inedible, over-ripe tomatoes for the tomato fight that took place Murray Avenue. It has become a tradition for many tomato fight fans to dress in costume for...