True Skool, Brew City MKE, and The Hop among winners of the 2018 Achievement Awards
Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21 recognized its 2018 Downtown Achievement Award winners Downtown impact-makers, stakeholders, and supporters honored for contributions to central business district on September 26. More than 250 downtown stakeholders attended the 21st Annual...
Hop On, Milwaukee! Streetcar service to begin November 2
The Hop, presented by Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, is officially slated to begin passenger service on Friday, November 2, kicking off a full slate of “Grand Hop-ening” weekend events designed to engage the entire Milwaukee community. The event will mark the return...
Komatsu selects Harbor District’s Solvay Coke site to build $285M industrial complex
Officials with Komatsu Mining Corp. announced the company’s plans to build a new state-of-the-art headquarters and manufacturing campus in Milwaukee – a project with the potential to create more than 400 jobs. With a 134-year history in Milwaukee, Komatsu is one of...
PARK(ing) Day 2018 transforms downtown parking spaces in vibrant recreation spots
Parking spaces in Downtown Milwaukee and around the globe were transformed on September 21, as part of the 14th Annual International PARK(ing) Day. For most of the day, eleven metered parking spaces and an MCTS bus shelter in the heart of the city were reimagined into...
Birmingham: A Civil Rights Journey From Milwaukee to Alabama
This article is the first in a series that connects Milwaukee’s current social conditions with efforts in Alabama cities to publicly recognize their racial histories, to document the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement, and to extend and expand the Movement’s goals towards...
Stolen MTCS bus shelter artwork returned after released video shows heist mastermind
The strange story of artwork stolen from a Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) bus shelter took an unusual twist when the unique piece was returned to where it had been stolen. Some individual placed the artwork back on the shelter on September 22, one day after...
Black Cat Alley hosts 2018 Mural Festival during Doors Open to welcome new artwork
Ken Brown David Najib Kasir Byada Meredith The East Side kicked off the installment of three new murals at Black Cat Alley during Doors Open Milwaukee on September 22 an 23, making a total of six new public artworks released in 2018 in the space. Following in the...
Ken Brown crafts metallic-shaped brush strokes to show “We Are One”
This work was one of three new murals installed at Black Cat Alley, as part of the Mural Festival that took place over the September 22 and 23 weekend. Ken Brown is a Milwaukee artist, educator and public speaker. “One word that describes the heart of my work is...
David Najib Kasir geometrically styles a poetic “Fractioned Mother Subtract Children”
This work was one of three new murals installed at Black Cat Alley, as part of the Mural Festival that took place over the September 22 and 23 weekend. David Najib Kasir is contemporary oil-painter living and working in Milwaukee. His work is comprised of personal...
Byada Meredith colors an artful journey that shares “Hope”
This work was one of three new murals installed at Black Cat Alley, as part of the Mural Festival that took place over the September 22 and 23 weekend. Byada Meredith, a Milwaukee resident, is originally from Thailand where she studied art at King Mongkut’s...
Thief in Walker’s Point makes off with bus shelter artwork by using bus as getaway vehicle
An investigation is underway into a daylight bus shelter heist recorded on video, and the art community has come together to work on replacing the stolen artwork with help from a personal donation from Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. Just weeks after a...
Yacht Blast brings hope and fun on the water to wish kids for 10th season
The 10th annual Yacht Blast for Kids was held on September 16 at the Milwaukee Yacht Club, giving Make-A-Wish children and their families the opportunity to spend a fun-filled morning riding on Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River. In addition to the boat excursions...
