Author: Staff

Mayor Tom Barrett and the city’s Environmental Collaboration Office have created programs and worked with local partners for the past several years to make Milwaukee into an ecoCity, with Lindsay Heights bearing the literal fruit of that labor. Through a collaboration with Walnut Way, the city certified Lindsay Heights as the first ECO neighborhood and Eco Tour destination in Milwaukee. The Eco Tour route highlights the significant environmental interventions in the neighborhood. “We’re often so busy doing the Lindsay Heights revitalization work that we don’t take the time to talk about it. The Eco Tour gets us talking, sharing,...

While the Milwaukee art scene is in a constant state of change, the closing of RedLine marks the end of an important era. Since its inception in 2009, RedLine Milwaukee developed a national reputation. The visual art incubator and nonprofit began at a time when there was nothing like it in Milwaukee, RedLine was the first to offer programming that featured artistic professional development and social justice art workshops for all ages. The gallery at RedLine was named “Best of Milwaukee” by the Shepherd Express in 2017 and 2018. Sadly, after exactly a decade of success, on July 2019...

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and the Economic Development Division announced the next phase in developing the Park East Corridor at Block 22 on April 23. The Milwaukee County land, which comprises a block between North Water and East Ogden to North Broadway and North Milwaukee, will be available to developers through a request for proposal (RFP). Block 22 is the last publicly-controlled land in the Park East Corridor, which has attracted more than $1 billion in investment and $2 billion in economic impact in recent years. Since County Executive Chris Abele came to office in 2011, he has...

Milwaukee Film will enter its second phase of restoration and upgrades at Milwaukee’s historic Oriental Theatre on May 15. These updates, which will serve to elevate the customer experience, include a new concession stand, improved sound quality, fire-safety upgrades, and new seats in the westernmost theater. “As magnificent as the Oriental Theatre is now, we know there is still work to be done to make it a world-class venue,” said Jonathan Jackson, CEO and artistic director for Milwaukee Film. “Like all our work at the theater, these upgrades will preserve and enhance the historic beauty of this space, while...