Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 19, 2009
Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival kicks off tonight
The Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival lights Downtown for the 11th season during its ceremonial switch-flipping, the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival Kick-Off Extravaganza, on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. in Pere Marquette Park.
Tags: Holiday Lights, Downtown lights, kick off, Christmas lights, Beth Nicols, Pere Marquette Park

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 24, 2009
International Downtown Association bringing annual meeting to Milwaukee
The 55th Annual IDA conference will run Sept. 11-15. Events and sessions are being scheduled all around Downtown, but the home base for the conference will be the Midwest Airlines Center.
Tags: IDA, International Downtown Association, Conferences, Downtown development, tourism, Beth Nicols, annual meeting

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 6, 2008
Well-known, "notorious" Downtown man, Eddie, is OK
I got great news yesterday. Eddie Henderson is safe and sound. He's living with his sister in Racine. If you read our Readers' Blogs or walk a lot in Downtown, you probably know Eddie.
Tags: Eddie Henderson, homeless, Downtown Milwaukee, PSAs, Mocha, Beth Nicols

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 26, 2008
Free Downtown trolleys return June 4
As city and county officials continue to bicker about transportation issues, business leaders and Milwaukee Downtown, Business Improvement District #21, move ahead with another summer of free trolleys in Downtown Milwaukee.
Tags: trolleys, Downtown transit, MCTS, Transit express, loop group, Beth Nicols, Milwaukee Downtown, rail

Dining - Oct. 3, 2007
City restaurants had to fight for the right to step outside
A decade ago, strict legislation made outdoor dining scarce. In 2000, restrictions were relaxed and "al fresco" dining became a sidewalk staple.
Tags: norquist, d'amato, outdoor dining, dpw, beth nicols