Tagged Mitchell Park Domes

Public hearing on $66 million plan to save Mitchell Park Domes set for September 18

September 5, 2019

In case you missed it, the Mitchell Park Conservatory Domes Task Force recently capped off nearly three years (!) of work by approving an "extensive, $66 million proposal to restore the Domes and turn Mitchell ...

Here’s a 160-page business plan that reimagines the Mitchell Park Domes for the next 50 years

Matt Wild

August 12, 2019

On Tuesday, August 13, the Mitchell Park Domes Task Force will meet for the final time. The Task Force will consider a 160-page business plan and conceptual design that "re-envisions Mitchell Park and the Domes...

Report: Growing hemp at the Mitchell Park Domes ain’t gonna work

Matt Wild

April 22, 2019

Monday afternoon, the Parks, Energy and Environment Committee considered a long-awaited study on the potential for growing and producing industrial hemp in the greenhouses at the Mitchell Park Domes. The long-a...

Supervisor Ortiz-Velez: “It is not Milwaukee County’s policy to demolish the Domes”

Matt Wild

March 14, 2019

On Monday, a study was released that recommends demolishing the long-troubled Mitchell Park Domes, and replacing them with a new, shared facility with the Milwaukee Public Museum. "The cost of properly renovati...

New study recommends demolishing Domes, creating shared facility with Public Museum

Matt Wild

March 11, 2019

On Tuesday, March 12, Milwaukee County's Parks, Energy and Environment Committee will consider a new study that recommends the full demolition of the Mitchell Park Domes, and the creation of a shared, $300 mill...

National Trust for Historic Preservation isn’t too thrilled about knocking down the Domes

Matt Wild

March 11, 2019

On Monday, a new study was revealed that recommends demolishing Milwaukee's Mitchell Park Domes, and replacing them with a new, shared facility with the Milwaukee Public Museum. "From our analysis, GMS has conc...

The Miniature Milwaukee train show at the Domes is wonderful, adorable

Matt Wild

February 25, 2019

It's winter in Milwaukee, so it's a perfect time to visit the Mitchell Park Domes. Oh, and the annual model train show is currently in full effect (through April 7), so it's really a perfect time to visit the M...

13 weird and wonderful things to discover at the Mitchell Park Domes

Matt Wild

January 15, 2019

The Mitchell Park Domes—or simply "the Domes," if you're nasty—are Milwaukee treasures. For half a century, the Domes have faithfully served as distinctive Milwaukee landmarks, as educational tools filled with ...

Here are 12 pictures of Café Benelux’s new Lux Domes, and 3 pictures of Steve, the bearded dragon who lives at the Mitchell Park Domes

Matt Wild

November 27, 2018

While the fate of Milwaukee's beloved/crumbling Mitchell Park Domes is still uncertain, Café Benelux is making sure the city's dome game remains strong. Tuesday afternoon, the Third Ward restaurant hosted a sne...

Hey! Let’s all go to tomorrow’s Domes meeting and vote for the indoor zipline option

Matt Wild

June 25, 2018

Hey! There's a public meeting at the Mitchell Park Domes on Tuesday, June 26 at 6 p.m. to discuss, well, the Mitchell Park Domes. The Domes Task Force is hosting the informational meeting and will be asking the...

Oh hell yeah one of the options for saving the Domes involves an indoor zipline

Matt Wild

May 30, 2018

For nearly two years now, a county task force charged with figuring out what the hell to do with the troubled Mitchell Park Conservatory Domes has been desperately trying to figure out what the hell to do with ...

Someone just gave the Friends of the (Mitchell Park) Domes a cool $2M

Matt Wild

May 2, 2018

The last time we checked in on the Mitchell Park Domes, the embattled icons were no longer falling apart and were instead hosting the delightfully old-fashioned Kooky Cooky House. Fun! Even more fun: the non-pr...

After a year of meetings, Domes Task Force still doesn’t know what to do with the Domes

Matt Wild

December 15, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Way back in the waning months of 2016, the Milwaukee County Board created a t...

Video: Behold the kitschy wonders of the Kooky Cooky House

Matt Wild

December 4, 2017

If you stop by the Mitchell Park Domes this December (and you should stop by the Domes this December), you'll come across a rare treat. Nestled away in the Show Dome, as part of the "Naughty or Nice Holiday Flo...

Whatever happened to the whole “save the Domes” thing?

Matt Wild

October 25, 2017

Remember the Domes? You know, the three Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory domes that started to fall apart last year? Remember all the drama—the fake fundraisers, the real fundraisers, the heated words, ...

In Defense Of: Mitchell Park Domes

Matt Wild

March 28, 2017

In a city as relatively small as Milwaukee, certain people, places, or things can get saddled with bad reputations. Even if these reputations are somewhat deserved, Milwaukee Record strives to look past the neg...

Post-conoidal blues at third Domes Task Force meeting

Dennis Hughes

January 5, 2017

The Milwaukee County Board conceived the Mitchell Park Domes Task Force in March of 2016 for the express purpose of developing a comprehensive long-term plan and recommendation for the future of Milwaukee's b...

In second meeting, Domes Task Force struggles to figure out what it’s supposed to be doing

Matt Wild

December 1, 2016

A task force charged with figuring out what the hell to do with the troubled Mitchell Park Conservatory Domes spent a good portion of its second meeting Wednesday night figuring out what the hell to do with i...

In case you blinked recently, here’s all the shit that’s happening with the Domes this week

Matt Wild

November 29, 2016

Back in October, we paid a visit to the Mitchell Park Domes. It was an enjoyable and informative visit, full of Halloween decorations, tropical vistas, and no people. The Domes were so bereft of fellow visito...

Let’s talk about the Mitchell Park Domes (and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 20, 2016

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of th...