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Tagged The Spot 4MKE

The spot of the former “Spot 4MKE” is for sale, will be used to pay for streetcar expansion

Matt Wild
June 2, 2016
// Back in March, we wrote about the end of "The Spot 4MKE," an ill-fated "placemaking" project from Creative Alliance Milwaukee that sought to inject some life into a disused downtown parking lot on the co...

The Spot 4MKE fizzles, new Travel Wisconsin campaign sizzles

Milwaukee Record Staff
March 17, 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 ...

Was The Spot 4MKE a boon or a bust? It depends on who’s reporting

Matt Wild
March 16, 2016
// Late last week, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel business reporter Tom Daykin broke the news that The Spot 4MKE, a highly touted "placemaking" project from Creative Alliance Milwaukee, had been put on "indefin...
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