Politics - Jan. 28, 2009
Bay View's solar village gains momentum
The City of Milwaukee's idea for an energy efficient development in Bay View has received a surprising seven prospective bids, reports the Department of City Development. The approximately 5.6-acre lot bordered by Bay and Conway Streets and Logan and Lincoln Avenues, that formerly housed the Army Reserve is the largest vacant space in Bay View.
Tags: bay view, solar village, green roof, sherriff david clarke, tony zielinski, new land, central library, macy's

Movies & TV - Oct. 10, 2007
Oriental celebrates 80 years with silent classic
The Oriental Theatre turned 80 back in July and to celebrate, one of Milwaukee's last remaining movie palaces -- and certainly its most celebrated -- hosts an event on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m.
Tags: Oriental, Underworld, Hecht, Alloy Orchestra, Ebert, Saxe, New Land, Violent Femmes, movie palaces, Landmark Lanes

Marketplace - April 26, 2007
Schwartz expands on Downer
Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, 2559 N. Downer Ave., is getting bigger. The shop will spread north as far as 2567 N. Downer Ave. into spaces that formerly housed Time to Kiln and Einstein's Bagels.
Tags: Schwartz, Downer, New Land

Bars & Clubs - April 23, 2007
80 years on, subterranean bar is still an East Side landmark
Every generation of East Siders, it seems, has been inclined to claim Landmark Lanes as its own. Landmark Lanes turns 80 this week and it deserves a celebration.
Tags: Landmark, Tuzhilkov, New Land, Pritchett, Oriental, United Artists

Milwaukee Buzz - April 21, 2007
Downer development draws attention of National Trust
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Midwest Director, Royce A. Yeater sent a letter to the City of Milwaukee’s Plan Commission Wednesday expressing the group’s opposition -- spurred by neighborhood complaints -- to the proposed development of the parking lot at Downer and Belleview.
Tags: Downer, New Land, D'Amato, National Trust, Historic Preservation