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Oh hell yeah the Domes’ summer floral show is “Faerie Gardens” and it opens June 11

Matt Wild
June 10, 2022
We love the Mitchell Park Domes. We also love faerie gardens, because we used to be big Sherlock Holmes fans and Arthur Conan Doyle had a weird thing for faeries. So we say this with absolutely no snark or sarc...

Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market will move from Domes to Deer District, begin November 6

Matt Wild
October 21, 2021
For the last eight years, the Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market has set up shop in the annex of the Mitchell Park Domes. But this year's market, set to run on Saturdays from November 6, 2021 through April 9, 2022...

No one wants to grow hemp clones at the Domes, apparently

Matt Wild
June 17, 2021
If Milwaukee County issues a request for proposal (RFP) for growing hemp clones in the Mitchell Park Domes and no one applies, does the RFP make a sound? Yes, it appears that a highly touted RFP looking for ...

Milwaukee County is looking for businesses to cultivate hemp clones at the Domes

Matt Wild
May 24, 2021
Are you interested in cultivating hemp clones in one of the greenhouses of the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservancy—a.k.a. the Domes? If so, Milwaukee County would like to hear from you. On Monday, County...

Mitchell Park Domes will reopen September 26 (with some changes)

Matt Wild
September 9, 2020
Yep, the Mitchell Park Domes will reopen Saturday, September 26—but now you gotta make reservations and wear a mask. And stay six feet apart from each other. So there you go. Here's the press release: Mitch...

Joe Pera lives it up in Milwaukee on latest episode of ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’

Tyler Maas
January 25, 2020
Last month, we told you eight reasons why you need to watch the new season of Joe Pera Talks With You. Currently most of the way through its marvelous second season, the program—which has garnered rave reviews ...

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

Matt Wild
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...
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