Milwaukee cultural assets

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…