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Mural Watch 2022: Two new murals coming to skywalks of The Avenue

January 26, 2022

Do you like murals? Of course you do. And so does Milwaukee. Yes, the city is currently in the throes of a great mural renaissance. A Muralssance? Muraissance? Whatever. All you need to know is that there are 8...

23 pictures of the just-opened 3rd Street Market Hall, plus 1 picture of the burger I ate

Matt Wild

January 14, 2022

After years of anticipation and numerous delays, 3rd Street Market Hall (275 W. Wisconsin Ave.) is open! Is there still a lot of work to be done on the downtown food hall? Yep! Is it open anyway? Yep!3rd St...

3rd Street Market Hall will open (finally!) January 14

Matt Wild

January 12, 2022

After several years, several delays, and enough vendor announcements that it would have been easier to simply say who wouldn't have a stand there, 3rd Street Market Hall (275 W. Wisconsin Ave.) has announced an...

Check out the under-construction areas of the former Grand Avenue that are still open

Matt Wild

March 3, 2020

By now we all know that the once-glorious/empty Grand Avenue mall in Downtown Milwaukee is being transformed into The Avenue. The place where the singing bears used to delight crowds will soon become a food hal...

Want to paint a mural on the 2nd Street skywalk of The Avenue? Apply now!

Matt Wild

January 7, 2020

It's been a while since the once-mighty, long-withering Shops of Grand Avenue closed up shops (heh). Now dubbed "The Avenue," the downtown complex is currently being redeveloped. The east end has already been c...

Meet the new investors in the former Shops of Grand Avenue: Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich?

Matt Wild

August 13, 2019

Today in "Bet you didn't see that coming" news, it has been revealed that Milwaukee Brewers superstars Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich are making "significant" investments in the former Shops of Grand Avenue. Y...

Look upon the destruction of the old Grand Avenue entrance and despair/rejoice

Matt Wild

August 9, 2019

It's been months since the once-mighty, long-withering Shops of Grand Avenue closed up shops (heh). Now dubbed "The Avenue," the downtown complex is currently being redeveloped. The east end has already been co...

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