Marketplace - Sept. 15, 2009
The Moderne is likely moving ahead
The Moderne, the long-awaited project on the corner of 3rd and Juneau, is moving ahead. The City, through RACM, is aiming to provide $10 million in financial assistance to the project
Tags: Moderne, TIF, Development, Rick Barrett, condos, housing, real estate, Palomar, Park East, Vecchio, Westown

Politics - Feb. 25, 2009
Transcript: Mayor Barrett's state of city address
This morning at the Harley-Davidson Museum, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett delivered his fifth report on the state of our city.
Tags: Milwaukee Mayor, Tom Barrett, state of the city, TIF, Valley, fresh water, transit, connector, KRM

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 21, 2006
Charting Pabst progress
I don't need to remind many people that the first Pabst proposal, known as "Pabst City," stirred up controversy and resulted in finger-pointing and name-calling around City Hal. Having been present for virtually every aspect of the deal, I can assure you that the reality show was much less interesting.
Tags: Zilber, Pabst, TIF

Politics - Dec. 4, 2006
Bauman floats Downtown streetcar loop
With light rail stopped in its tracks in Milwaukee and the Connector, Metra and KRM plans either in discussion or limbo, Ald. Robert Bauman recently introduced a Common Council resolution calling for a feasibility study on a new streetcar loop plan for Downtown.
Tags: streetcar, trolley, mass transit, Connector, Amtrak, light rail, KRM, Bauman, Common Council, TIF

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 17, 2006
Zilber announces his big-picture plans for Pabst site
Joseph J. Zilber, founder and chairman of Zilber Ltd. Real estate company, announced Wednesday that he had completed the purchase of the former Pabst Brewery site -- the controversial 21 acres of currently unused space on the edge of Downtown.
Tags: Zilber, Pabst Brewery, PabstCity, Pabst, Towne, TIF, Bauman, Milwaukee, development, BID