Milwaukee cultural assets

AmeriCorps cuts hit organizations like Public Allies hard, creating reverberations around the Milwaukee area.

Located at 8th Street and Greenfield Avenue, a building more than 100 years old is being transformed into a new community gathering space and artist hub.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a big impact on the movie business. Locally, the biggest impact can be seen at movie theaters, which faced closures and lost audiences. These losses can be especially difficult for historic buildings with unyielding maintenance and improvement expenses. But in Milwaukee, some historic movie palaces were able to capitalize on this time without audiences to do some much-needed renovations.

This month, the leaders of a task force studying arts, culture and recreation funding in Milwaukee County said a regional approach – including a…

Some Milwaukee County arts and entertainment properties need a major influx of cash. The Public Policy Forum shares strategies other communities have…