I love lists, especially when Milwaukee ranks.
There's another list out this week, and this time the subject matter is American Downtowns.
Published on toptenz.net, the "Top 10 American Downtowns" list finds our clean and friendly Downtown perched at No. 10. The list is "based on size, vibrancy, architecture, businesses, and general aesthetics," and "focuses only on major metropolitan areas."
Here's what the site has to say about Milwaukee:
"Milwaukee likely has the smallest urban core on this list, a fact that certainly hurts the city's ranking. But this lack of size is also a definite asset: the downtown area boasts upscale river walks, one of the country's most vibrant loft districts, an impressive collection of museums and academic institutions (try The Pabst Theater if you enjoy absorbing plays while supporting one of America's most popular home-grown brews), and, of course, easy access to the Lake Michigan beach. Furthermore, Milwaukee's downtown is clean and easy to naviagte, with a lake-and-river setting that makes it seem like a more relaxed version of Chicago's central core."
The top three? New York City, Washington D.C., and Chicago.
Read the entire list 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.
