I love these items, and own most of them so I'm excited to announce that the latest Milwaukee Downtown, BID No. 21, pewter ornament was released today.
This year's edition, the tenth in the series, features the Cudahy Tower Apartments and Condominiums, the building the houses Bacchus, the Bartolotta restaurant at 925 E. Wells St.
Each year, the business development and marketing organization selects a new Downtown landmark or icon then commissions an artist to sculpt the image, which is later cast in pewter. This year's artist is Andrew Schumann.
Past ornaments include: Milwaukee Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Milwaukee County Historical Society, Northwestern Mutual, Central Library, Downtown Trolley, City Hall, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee Art Museum and Pabst Theater. A limited number of past years' editions can be purchased for $24.95 plus shipping and handling. The current year ornament is $19.95.
All ornaments are available here.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
