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The public has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of history and help save Milwaukee’s pets at the same time. A limited number of original 1927 Riverside Theater chairs have gone up for auction this morning, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Center (MADACC). Auction Live NOW: www.savemkepets.com Built before The Great Depression, these original seats have seen everything since the Riverside Theater was first constructed in 1927. The seat sets come with ornate cast iron end caps and are built on a sturdy, 2×4 base that is wrapped in...

Masterpieces by one of the most important American artists of the 19th century, that expresses warmth and sheer beauty, will be featured in the Nature and Opulence exhibit. The Milwaukee Art Museum will present Nature and Opulence: The Art of Martin Johnson Heade, to the public from November 18 through February 26 in the Museum’s Bradley Family Gallery. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this is the first major exhibition on the artist in nearly 20 years. Largely forgotten by scholars and collectors after his death, Heade was one of the most varied and inventive painters of...

MKE United’s online survey to support effort for creating a shared, inclusive vision for Greater Downtown Milwaukee. MKE United launched a public survey designed to inform the creation of a Greater Downtown Action Agenda. The survey is designed to provide a way for all Milwaukee residents to share their priorities, ideas, and perceptions regarding key issues affecting the neighborhoods immediately adjacent to and including downtown Milwaukee, referred to as the “Greater Downtown.” The MKE United Greater Downtown Action Agenda (MKE United) is a comprehensive planning process that will create a shared and inclusive vision for Greater Downtown supported by...

The Milwaukee Common Council approved a 2017 city budget amendment to increase funding for the Housing Trust Fund from $450,000 to $650,000 next year, strengthening the city’s push to leverage the development of housing units to address Milwaukee’s most vital housing needs. The Council’s budget action to boost the HTF will be highlighted by Alderman Murphy and Mayor Tom Barrett during a news conference at 10 a.m. TOMORROW (Friday, November 11), in the first floor rotunda at City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street. During its budget adoption meeting on November 4, the Council approved Alderman Murphy’s amendment to provide...

Expansion continues into more local neighborhoods as the City of Milwaukee and Bublr Bikes complete the installation of 10 new bike share stations. Installation is complete for 10 new Bublr Bikes stations in and around the City of Milwaukee, bringing the number of bike share stations in the Bublr Bikes system to 57. Nine of the new stations were funded through a federal Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (CMAQ) program grant awarded to the City of Milwaukee in 2013. The tenth station, located at the southeast corner of South 5th Street and West National Avenue is funded through a new Tax...

The Fund for Lake Michigan has provided $15 million grants to over 200 different projects throughout Wisconsin. Grants from the Milwaukee-based Fund for Lake Michigan have helped create over 800 news jobs in Wisconsin and boosted property values by $131 million, according to a new report. The study from UW-Whitewater also showed $65 million in added economic activity from grants delivered by the Fund in its first five years. “Money invested through the Fund for Lake Michigan is an investment in the community and our analysis shows the return on that investment is extremely high,” said Russ Kashian, UW-Whitewater...