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Milwaukee is ranked higher than many larger communities including Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Miami and San Diego. A new study says the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is head and shoulders above many major US cities in getting people to work. The recently released study from the University of Minnesota, “Access Across America: Transit 2015,” ranks Milwaukee as 13th in accessibility to jobs by transit. “This report confirms what many of us have known for years, access to transit in Milwaukee County is central to economic development,” said County Executive Chris Abele. “That’s why for the past six years I’ve...

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, owned and operated by the Forest County Potawatomi Community, announced today its intentions to expand the hotel at its Milwaukee property with the construction of a second tower. Construction will begin later this year pending application approval by the city of Milwaukee. The project represents another $80 million investment in the community. The second tower will house 119 rooms and suites, bringing the hotel’s total number to 500. The 180,000-square-foot addition will also feature a spa and additional meeting space. It is expected to open in the spring of 2019. “The Forest County Potawatomi have...

The hometown band will kick off Festa Italiana’s 40th anniversary event on July 21 at Henry W. Maier Festival Park on Milwaukee’s lakefront. The BoDeans will headline this year’s Festa Italiana at 9:00 p.m., and will be joined by NBC’s “The Voice” 2012 finalist Nicholas David. Formed in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the band is known as one of the best live acts in the business as the band continues to tour year-round and deliver amazing, high energy performances. As a small contingent of bands that inspired a new radio format known as Adult Alternative, Album Rock-Triple A, their reputation for delivering...

The plan calls for 65 units of mixed-income apartments with a 17,500 square foot library on the ground floor. Milwaukee Public Library (MPL) received an announcement from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) that the development team of Royal Capital Group and Maures Development Group has been awarded $805,063 in Low Income Housing Tax Credits. The credits will be used to finance apartments to be built above a new library that will replace the aging and inefficient Mill Road branch. “We are thrilled and grateful for the award from WHEDA for the Good Hope project and look...

The half million dollar gift will help training and scholarships for Wisconsin’s first Adult Promise Program and advance the education of 53206 ZIP code students. Chris Abele, Milwaukee county executive and community philanthropist, announced his personal commitment to give Milwaukee Area Technical College $500,000 to expand the MATC Promise Program so it can serve more people with tuition-free college. Abele said he wants to especially target this gift in student scholarships and technical training for people living and working within the 53206 ZIP code. Beginning in fall 2016, the MATC Promise was made available to eligible high school students...

In less than a month, Jazz in the Park (JITP) presented by Educators Credit Union will return to historic Cathedral Square Park every Thursday from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm beginning June 1 through August 31. Attendees can experience the legendary concert series in a VIP area thanks to the Sendik’s “Red Bag Picnic in the Park” contest, which will award 12 randomly selected winners a private seating area equipped with picnic essentials, plus a $50 Sendik’s gift card. From May 17 through May 23, the public can enter the contest by visiting Sendik’s official Facebook page at facebook.com/sendiks....