Downtown summer trolleys begin Thursday
Published May 22, 2013
Downtown's summer trolley service, the Milwaukee Trolley Loop presented by VISIT Milwaukee, rolls out tomorrow with its "Hop `n Shop, Wine `n Dine" route.
Published May 22, 2013
Downtown's summer trolley service, the Milwaukee Trolley Loop presented by VISIT Milwaukee, rolls out tomorrow with its "Hop `n Shop, Wine `n Dine" route.
Published May 16, 2013
For a variety of reasons, I've been thinking about Front Street, which now seems so ironically named, fronting as it does onto nothing and serving as the ultimate definition of a Milwaukee "backstreet." In my mind, I see something much different that can be seen on the block today.
Published May 9, 2013
Bring in any old top or dress in good condition and Luci Boutique will give you 30 percent off your entire purchase, plus a $25 gift card.
Published April 28, 2013
The OnMilwaukee.com staff enjoy their new digs in Downtown Milwaukee, and many share their appreciation. For some, however, there is definitely room for improvement. What do you think?
Published April 26, 2013
Jeremy Shamrowicz from Flux Design has a new piece on the Milwaukee Riverwalk. It was just installed today. It seems to ask question. Maybe we should think inside the box.
Published April 17, 2013
Hey Milwaukee, are ya feeling the love? In case you haven't noticed, the city has been receiving plenty of praise in recent weeks from Forbes magazine, which named it "The Capital of Water" and one of the nation's "Emerging Downtowns."
Published April 10, 2013
I've said this before, but I like the Grand Avenue Mall. It's an easy lunch destination for Downtown workers, and it still has a lot of unrealized potential. It saddens me that most have written it off for dead, and I wish the City or the owners would provide a serious incentive for a few major anchor stores to come and stay for a while.
Published March 28, 2013
After getting a bit of an extension, the Slice of Ice in Red Arrow Park is closing for season tonight at 8 p.m.
Published March 25, 2013
Downtown Milwaukee is the economic, civic, cultural and entertainment heart of the state of Wisconsin. So, it's good news that today Forbes finds our Downtown as one of 15 "emerging downtowns" in the United States.
Published March 22, 2013
In February, Vogue and the CFDA declared FNO officially on hiatus for 2013, to give time for organizers and retailers to reevaluate the program. It was bad news for Milwaukee fashionistas, who turned out in droves for the first-ever FNO Milwaukee last Sept. 6.
Published March 12, 2013
The main intention behind the $34 million expansion project announced Monday is to create more land for development and allow easier access in and out of the city's most popular Downtown areas.
Published Feb. 14, 2013
The Center Court is just the latest in long line of failed restaurants at the location.
Published Feb. 8, 2013
Northwestern Mutual announced the design team today that will create its new Downtown high-rise office. Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc. will be the archietct of record while Connecticut architects Pickard Chilton will design the exterior of the building.
Published Jan. 21, 2013
I almost can't believe I'm writing this, but I think major retailers should give one more shot at saving the Grand Avenue mall. Guess what: There are lots of people at the Grand Avenue mall. Not tons, like I remember it in the '80s, and they're not necessarily shopping at the pre-paid wireless stores or nail salons. They're eating lunch or meeting at the Stone Creek Coffee or working out at the YMCA or scouring T.J. Maxx for bargains.
Published Jan. 12, 2013
Rodizio Grill opened last month at 777 N. Water St., and on Thursday I went there for lunch with the general manager, Marty Veidins, to find out just what was going on in the space previously occupied by Sabor.