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Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 and the Downtown Placemaking Task Force have commissioned local artist Emma Daisy Gertel for the new Westown mural at the northeast corner of James Lovell Street and Wisconsin Avenue. The high-impact, west-facing canvas will feature an urban garden as its subject matter, a metaphor for the resurgence in Westown. Installation will begin in late-June following community engagement sessions. The approximate size of the mural will be 80 feet wide and 50 feet high. “My artistic concept is to create a bright, colorful garden of flora to enliven the space and create a sense of wonder,...

PrideFest Milwaukee 2019 kicks off the summer festival season with a four-day weekend celebration of LGBTQ history and heritage from June 6 to 9 at Henry W. Maier Festival Park. This year’s line-up includes Kim Petras, Greyson Chance, Dragapalooza! featuring Trixie Mattel, and over 100 LGBTQ artists on eight stages. To eliminate economic barriers for LGBTQ youth, the festival is donating 1,000 tickets to Wisconsin Gay-Straight Alliances. “Our 2019 schedule allows for increased tourism to Milwaukee, while supporting the work and growth that’s happening year-round outside our festival gates,” said Wes Shaver, president of Milwaukee Pride, Inc. The 2019...

Sharon and Larry Adams hosted a celebration to mark the start of construction for Adams Garden Park on May 23. Located at 1836 W. Fond du Lac Avenue the new development showcased several local environmental organizations that will be tenant partners in the Adams Garden Park. The $1 million redevelopment project will renovate a full-block assemblage of parcels, including a currently vacant commercial building, and create a vibrant environmental hub for organizations promoting clean air, pure water, healthy land and green jobs in Milwaukee. Tenant partners will include the Milwaukee Environmental Consortium, Milwaukee Water Commons, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, and...

Inspired by Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, the “Evicted” exhibition will bring visitors into the world of low-income renter eviction during its Milwaukee display from June 14 through September 30. The exhibition was designed to challenge visitors to face the enormity of one of 21st-century America’s most devastating problems, while providing context for the crisis and a call to action. It will debut at the Mobile Design Box in the Near West Side at 753 North 27th Street, the first stop on a national tour that will visit 10 cities. Previously on display in Washington DC at the National...

VISIT Milwaukee released final statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism indicating strong growth in the tourism market for 2018 on May 6. The data shows that the Greater Milwaukee area continues to be the state’s largest tourism market, accounting for 26 percent of total tourism economic impact to the state. The figures are estimates from The Economic Impact of Tourism in Wisconsin, an annual tourism impact study commissioned by the state and conducted by Tourism Economics and released by Travel Wisconsin in early May to celebrate National Travel & Tourism Week. “These numbers indicate continued strong growth for...