Author: Lee Matz

One hundred volunteers from Komatsu joined Lavitta Moore to raise the walls of her very first home on the 2100 block of North 31st. Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity offers affordable mortgages, ensuring low to moderate income families are not paying more than 30% of their income on housing. Often times, our homeowners would not qualify for traditional mortgages through for profit lenders. The majority of poor renting families in Milwaukee spend over half of their income on housing. Matthew Desmond documented in his book “Evicted” that one in four pays over 70% in rent and utilities. Milwaukee Habitat has...

Doors Open Milwaukee 2017 is a two-day public celebration of Milwaukee’s art, architecture, culture, and history.

Life painted with art filled the Wisconsin Center and flowed into the streets of downtown over the September 15 weekend as the annual Milwaukee Tattoo Arts Convention celebrated its 8th year.

These images capture just a glimpse of the energy, excitement, and emotion of the Grand Opening day on September 14, when Bronzeville welcomed the new Tsitiridis family home and business.

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...