MKE: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Explore Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; The largest city in Wisconsin has been known for more than a century for its beer, but Milwaukee also is much more--a city with a beautiful setting on Lake Michigan, many festivals, colleges, businesses, Harleys, theater, a rich arts scene, and genuine people. Milwaukee, founded over 150 years ago, sits at the confluence of three rivers and today provides a meeting place for conventions, festivals, and business. Milwaukee's emergence as a major national city at the start of the twentieth century marked its importance as a port and business center, but also as a destination for immigrants.

Welcome

This web helps you explore Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; here, you'll find organized and annotated links to Web sites about Milwaukee's current conditions, facts, activities, events, places, sports, civic life, media, education, commerce, and reference works about Milwaukee. You can view and link to this information in a variety of ways, and your suggestions are welcome. Use the links at the top of this page to navigate and access this information

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  • John December: Editor of this information since 1996; has lived in Milwaukee more than 11 years
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  • MKE index: Outline of Milwaukee sections; shows the section names with a link on the section name to a file showing the entries and annotations for that section; put your cursor over the section name to see a popup describing it; this format is useful to quickly select and load only the section that you'd like to see; this is a good format to show someone new to this information so as not to overwhelm them with too many links on a page
  • MKE blue: Table; shows all Milwaukee entries with short labels in a table format; put your cursor over labels or section headings to see a popup description; links on section names take you to a file showing the entries and annotations for that section
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Current

See live conditions and views of Milwaukee

• Weather: Current weather observations and forecasts for Milwaukee
  • Graphic; shows current weather conditions for Milwaukee
    
    
  • Radar: National Weather Service radar; shows short range base reflectivity radar image from General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee (weather code KMKX)
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  • Forecast: National Weather Service forecast; Zone Forecast for Milwaukee, Wisconsin; shows forecast for day and then five days ahead as well as current conditions at General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee
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  • Satellite: Goestationary infrared image; satellite image for Eastern United States sector, infrared image; provided by National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Dept of Commerce
  • Air Quality: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Air Quality monitoring
  • Water Temp: Map of Great Lakes Surface Water temperature; color-coded map shows water temperature (or ice as applicable) in the Great Lakes; National Oceanic and Atomospheric Administration
  • Buoys: Western Great Lakes Recent Marine Data; get readings from marine buoys about water and weather conditions through a clickable, graphical map of Western Great Lakes (Lake Michigan and Lake Superior)
  • Snow: (Seasonal) map of 7-day snowfall in Wisconsin; National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Dept. of Commerce
• Cams: Live views of Milwaukee; helpful for finding out about current weather and road conditions in Milwaukee
  • Airport/Downtown: Mitchell International Airport and Downtown cam image; provided by TMJ4 television in Milwaukee
  • Freeway: Milwaukee-area freeway camera images; clickable map of many cameras in the Milwaukee area show highway conditions; updated every three minutes; provided by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
  • Inner Harbor: looking north into the Milwaukee Inner Harbor; Great Lakes Water Institute, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
  • Lakefront: Milwaukee Harbor off Veteran's Park; from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
• News: News and reports about what's going on in Milwaukee
  • Yahoo News: Yahoo news search for Milwaukee; finds news and sports stories containing the word Milwaukee in a variety of news sources; includes photos
  • Google News: Google news search for Milwaukee; finds news and sports stories containing the word Milwaukee in a variety of news sources; includes photos
  • Traffic: Milwaukee real-time traffic map; from the Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Corridor project; shows near real-time graphics depicting traffic in the Milwaukee area and south to Chicago and Gary, Indiana. Provided as an effort of the Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Priority Corridor Partners: Illinois Department of Transportation, Indiana Department of Transportation, and Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
  • Traffic-Mqt: Marquette Interchange Travel Information; shows current conditions at the interchange of I43 and I94/I794 near Marquette University in downtown Milwaukee, under construction until 2008
  • Topix News
  • Gas Prices; graphic image showing low and high gas prices; reported by users of MilwaukeeGasPrices.com Web site
    

Facts

Look up information about Milwaukee such as maps, facts, and census information

• Maps: Online mapping services; these allow you to zoom in and out and select specific features to view on the map
  • Bicycle: Milwaukee by Bike; maps showing the trail systems for bicycles in Milwaukee county
  • Green Map: Milwaukee Green Map; shows environmentally significant sites throughout Milwaukee County
  • MapQuest: MapQuest's Milwaukee map; integration with digitalcity.com city Internet guide
  • Yahoo: Yahoo's Milwaukee map; integrated with Yahoo's Get Local city Internet guides
  • -USA Maps-: More online mapping services; you can use this list of sites to get more maps of the area or specialized maps such as historical, topographic, or satellite imagery
• Info: Look up basic facts about Milwaukee from online reference works
  • Almanac: Information Please Almanac; entry for Milwaukee; gives a page of basic facts about the city, including a general description and current facts
  • Answers: Answers.com reference search for Milwaukee; shows reference information for Milwaukee from various sources such as dictionary, encyclopedia, weather, and Wikipedia entry
  • Encyclopedia: Information Please Encyclopedia; article about Milwaukee giving a very brief overview of the city's history
  • Books: MKE Books; a page presenting books about Milwaukee as well as Milwaukee writers
  • Video: Milwaukee Video Project; a set of videos showing how Milwaukee's inhabitants live, work, play and learn throughout the greater metropolitan area
• Census: Information from the United States Bureau of the Census
  • Milwaukee: Milwaukee city; 2001 Supplementary Survey Profile, Milwaukee city, Table 1. Profile of general demographic characteristics
  • PMSA: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA); 2001 Supplementary Survey Profile, Milwaukee city, Table 1. Profile of general demographic characteristics
  • CMSA: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA); chart showing population breakdown, includes the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) and the Racine, WI PMSA. These PSMSA's consist of counties
  • Milwaukee: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; US Census Bureau QuickFacts for people, business, and geography
  • Waukesha: Waukesha County, Wisconsin; US Census Bureau QuickFacts for people, business, and geography
  • Ozaukee: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin; US Census Bureau QuickFacts for people, business, and geography
  • Washington: Washington County, Wisconsin; US Census Bureau QuickFacts for people, business, and geography
  • Racine: Racine County, Wisconsin; US Census Bureau QuickFacts for people, business, and geography

Living

Find out about things to do and places to see in Milwaukee

Activities

Milwaukeans take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups

• AA: Alcoholics Anonymous Milwaukee
• AIDS: Resource Center of Wisconsin; provides HIV prevention, training and education, access to services for people affected by HIV disease, clinical research on HIV treatment and HIV advocacy through nine statewide offices
• Amateur Radio ES: Milwaukee/Waukesha Amateur Radio Emergency Service; consists of licensed amateur radio operators (hams) who have voluntarily registered qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service during disasters
• Anthropology, Urban: Urban Anthropology Inc. (UrbAn); engaged exclusively in the practice of urban anthropology; cultural diversity and a holistic approach to urban problem-solving
• Art Bayview: Bay View Arts Guild; works to make art a part of life in the neighborhood of Bay View, a neighborhood south of downtown Milwaukee
• Art Latino: Latino Arts; provides and promotes Hispanic programming in the arts
• Art Riverwest: Riverwest Artist Association; aims to foster reflective, innovative, and proactive art to enrich and stimulate the community
• Art Visual MVAR: Milwaukee Visual Artists Roundtable; coalition of representatives from greater Milwaukee visual arts organizations. MVAR's purpose is to promote the visual arts and to raise public awareness and support
• Art Youth: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center; a contemporary arts education and rehearsal facility for the young people; joint venture of First Stage Children's Theater and Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Artist Resources MARN: Milwaukee Artist Resource Network; an advocacy group that pools knowledge and skills to help promote the arts in Wisconsin
• BarCamp: gathering for sharing and learning; focused on technology and creativity; discussions, demos and interaction; the name "bar" comes from computer jargon--a name for a function as a temporary example (foo and bar are commonly used)
• Billiards: Billiard Congress of Wisconsin; conducts tournaments on professional-size pool tables
• Blood: BloodCenter of Wisconsin; provides blood products, medical expertise, and scientific discovery
• Bowling: United States Bowling Congress; national governing body of bowling; located in Greendale, Wisconsin near Southridge Mall; serves more than three million bowlers across the country
• Boys & Girls Clubs: Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee; a youth-serving agency to empower all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens
• Broadcast: Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 28 Milwaukee; gives chapter information, newsletters, and articles about broadcasting such as the story of Milwaukee's first radio and television stations
• Bucketworks: Creative factory; art workshops and classes in philosophy of art, visual arts and sculpture, woodworking, music, digital video and art, crafts, dance, theater, and creative writing; see photo album page
• Burns, Robert: Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee; dedicated to Scotland's 18th century poet Robert Burns; includes club information as well as links to information about Robert Burns and his works
• Business Comm: International Association of Business Communicators Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter; a learning community for professionals committed to improving the effectiveness of organizations through strategic communication
• Catholic: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee; information and news about the Roman Catholic Archdiocese which includes Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties
• Christian Ctr: Milwaukee Christian Center; based on the south side of Milwaukee, an agency offering community programs
• Citizens 4 Res Govt: Citizens for Responsible Government; provides infrastructure, organizational, and possible financial support for grassroots groups interested in political action; grew out of activities starting in January 2002 to recall Milwaukee County Executive Tom Ament who, faced with more than 180,000 recall signatures, resigned in February 2002 over a pension scandal
• Civil Air Patrol: Milwaukee Composite Squadron Five, Civil Air Patrol
• Clogging: Milwaukee Cream City Clogging Co; clogging club for adults and young people
• Community Shares: Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee; supports and funds organizations actively working to solve serious social problems confronting the Milwaukee area
• Custard: CustartList.com; devoted to listing the daily flavors of custard (a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk) available for sale at restaurants or stands; custard is a great Milwaukee tradition; this Web site originated for Milwaukee-area stands, this list now provides information all over the United States; customizable
• Engineers: Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers; supports the ethical practice of Professional Engineering
• Filipino: Filipino American Association of Wisconsin
• Food Systems: Growing Power; focuses on community food systems, sustainable agriculture, community gardening, and leadership
• Folk Dancing: Milwaukee Folk Dance Community; lists schedules and information for Milwaukee Folk Dance and music activities
• French: Alliance Francaise de Milwaukee; dedicated to promoting French language, literature, history and culture and to encouraging French-American cultural exchange and friendship; offers classes
• Fun: MKE Fun; a list of Milwaukee area attractions related to unique shopping, dining, nightlife, and things to do
• Genealogical Society: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society; collects, exchanges and preserves genealogical materials; informs the general public about genealogy; and purchases books of genealogical value to be donated to public libraries in the Milwaukee area
• Genealogy PAF: Milwaukee Personal Ancestral File (PAF) Users Group; dedicated to genealogy
• Genealogy WIGenWeb: Wisconsin Genweb Project; information about Milwaukee County, Wisconsin genealogy resources
• Greater Milw Foundation: Greater Milwaukee Foundation; helps people establish permanent charitable funds that serve people throughout Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties and beyond
• Green Bldgs: Wisconsin Green Building Alliance; facilitates and promotes the development and use of ecologically sustainable materials and practices within Wisconsin's built environment
• Goodwill: Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago; provides work opportunities and skill development for people with barriers to employment
• Habitat: Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity; opporunities for home ownership
• Historic Milw: Historic Milwaukee; dedicated to increasing the public's awareness of Milwaukee's historical and architectural heritage; provides walking tours and guided bus tours, and lectures
• Human Res Mgt: Human Resource Management Association of Southeastern Wisconsin; a professional organization for those involved in the human resource management profession; the local affiliate chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management
• Humane: Wisconsin Humane Society; provides quality, cost effective services for homeless animals; site includes information on animal adoption
• Hunger: Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee; provides donated food and food purchased in bulk to area emergency feeding organizations; offers various forms of administrative and technical assistance; promotes social policies that ensure food security
• Ice Age Trail: Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation; works to protect, promote, build and maintain segments of the Ice Age Trail--a 1,600 kilometer national and state scenic trail located entirely in Wisconsin that shows Ice Age and continental glaciation; headquarters is in Milwaukee
• Irish Arts: Milwaukee Irish Arts; a group dedicated to the initiation, presentation and promotion of Irish and Irish American arts in the Midwest with particular emphasis on theater, film and the visual arts
• Irish Cultural Ctr: Irish Cultural and Heritage Center; information on Irish events in Milwaukee
• Irish Shamrock Club: Shamrock Club of Wisconsin; oldest and largest Irish American organization in the State of Wisconsin
• International: International Institute of Wisconsin; dedicated to the promotion of international cooperation, understanding, and a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural perspective through education, exchange, communication, social activities, and immigration and naturalization services
• Jewish: Milwaukee Jewish Federation; builds a strong unified Jewish community in Milwaukee, in Israel and throughout the world; committed to the principles of Klal Yisrael (the collective unity of the Jewish people), tzedakah (the obligation to care for one another) and tikkun olam (improving the society in which we live)
• Journeys: Journeys to Inspire; grassroots long distance hiking organization
• Keep Milw Beautiful: Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful; works for waste reduction and reuse, recycling, composting, and litter and graffiti prevention; environmental education and community involvement programs and events
• Law Bar: Milwaukee Bar Association; advocates for local and state practice standards, ethics codes and lawyer discipline and licensure
• LGBT: Milwaukee Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center; community-based organization to improve the quality of life for LGBT people in the Metro Milwaukee area
• Literacy: Milwaukee Achiever Program Adult Literacy Services; provides adult literacy education to economically and educationally disadvantaged adults living in the Milwaukee area
• Lunar: The Lunar Reclamation Society; engaged in public outreach and education about the benefits of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon to help solve Earth's long-term energy and environmental problems; a chapter of the National Space Society
• MACC Fund: Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer; a charitable organization formed in 1976 to support research into the effective treatment and cure of childhood cancer; special events include professional athletes, community-minded business people, corporations, fraternal organizations, local celebrities, and volunteers
• Medical: Medical Society of Milwaukee County; an organization of physicians that provides leadership responsive to the needs of its members and collaborates with others to improve the community's health by maintaining the highest possible standards in the practice of medicine
• Medieval Life: Barony of Caer Anterth Mawr; dedicated to providing an atmosphere of learning, sharing, growth and recognition through the study and re-enactment of medieval life
• Ministries: Milwaukee Outreach Center; unites churches and ministries to reach out to those in need of physical and spiritual help
• Mentoring: Milwaukee Mentors; a program to increase the number of adult mentors for Milwaukee youth
• MS Soc: Wisconsin Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society; helps people with multiple sclerosis
• Nightlife: clubMilwaukee; coverage of nightlife venues with reviews; audio of local music groups and DJ mixes; discussion forum; events calendar
• Nonprofit Ctr: Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee; serves as a resource to nonprofit agencies
• Park People: Park People of Milwaukee County; a volunteer group working in partnership with the Milwaukee County Park Department to protect, enhance and preserve the more than 144 parks and 6,000 hectares of land in Milwaukee County
• Parenting: MilwaukeeMoms.com; a resource and networking community for parents raising kids ages 0-6 years
• Performing Arts: United Performing Arts Fund; raises operating funds for its member performing arts groups
• PCUsers: Milwaukee Area IBM-PC Users Group; promotes and facilitates the use of personal computers
• Press: Milwaukee Press Club; local journalism organization
• Radio: Forum for local radio; presents information and discussion of local and area broadcast radio; includes Arbitron ratings of radio stations and shows
• Radio Repeater: Milwaukee Repeater Club; an Amateur Radio Club in Milwaukee Wisconsin which owns and maintains an Amateur Radio Repeater system WI9MRC covering 13 counties across Southeastern Wisconsin
• Railroad Club: Lionel Railroad Club-Milwaukee; operates a Lionel train layout at its club location
• Recall Campaigns: Publictrough.com; covers political, activist issues in the Milwaukee area, with a focus on limiting government and reducing taxes
• Recreation: Milwaukee Recreation; a department of the Milwaukee Public Schools to provide community recreation programs for adults and children
• Red Cross: American Red Cross Greater Milwaukee Chapter; provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies; includes Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha Counties
• River: Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers; works to advocate for water quality, land use, and the biota in the watersheds of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic rivers
• St. Vincent: St. Vincent de Paul Society District Council of Milwaukee; a Catholic lay organization which involves its volunteer members in helping situations with those who are in need
• Salvation Army: Salvation Army Greater Milwaukee; provides food and housing
• SCORE: Service Corps of Retired Executives; works for entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of small businesses
• SciFi: Milwaukee Time Lords; a science fiction fan club with its original foundation being the British TV series Doctor Who
• Scottish: Wisconsin Scottish; preserves the traditional arts and crafts, culture, heritage and traditions of the British Isles through educational activities
• Scottish Dancers: Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers; a social group that enjoys learning and dancing the traditional jigs, reels and strathspeys of Scotland
• Singles: MKE Personals; a resource that allows singles connect through personal ads as well as a personality profile that helps match dimensions of compatibility
• Special Olympics: Special Olympics Wisconsin; provides persons with cognitive disabilities year-round sports training and competition
• Swing Dancing: Cream City Swing; Swing dancing information in and around Milwaukee
• Tech Comm: Society for Technical Communication Wisconsin Chapter; serves Technical Writers, Graphic Artists, and other technical communication professionals throughout Wisconsin, especially in the Southeastern area of the state
• Turners: Milwaukee Turners; hosts public discussions and debate on democracy and programs for physical health such as gymnastics education, public forums, music and art events; has its roots in the German Turn Verein associations of the early 19th century founded by Frederick Ludwig Jahn in 1811 to prepare youth mentally and physically for resistance to Napoleonic domination; these organizations were later founded in the United States by German immigrants; the Milwaukee Turners were founded in 1855
• United Way: United Way of Greater Milwaukee; conducts a single, community-wide fund-raising campaign once a year to provide local health and human service programs with money for community problems like child abuse, hunger, homelessness and substance abuse
• Volunteers: Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee; connects people with opportunities to volunteer in a wide range of organizations; site includes a listing of volunteer opportunities with many area nonprofit organizations
• Web414: Milwaukee's Web Community; people involved in building Web sites; includes online forum as well as meetings in the Milwaukee area
• Women's Business: Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation; an economic development corporation offering business education, technical assistance and access to capital for women and minority entrepreneurs
• Writing: Redbird studios; a small educational organization dedicated to helping people write; located in the Marian Center on the shore of Lake Michigan in Bay View, Milwaukee
• YMCA: YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee; provides exercise and fitness programs to the community as well as programs for families, mentoring, teens, children, and young women
• YWCA: YWCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee
• Zoological Society: Zoological Society of Milwaukee; conserves wildlife and endangered species, educates people about the importance of wildlife and the environment, and supports the Milwaukee County Zoo
• -Milwaukee List-: Milwaukee clubs and organizations list; from Neighborhood Link
• -USA Directories-: Search organization directories; there are hundreds of thousands of organizations, associations, societies, and nonprofits in the US covering many interests; some of these are based in Milwaukee; these directories help you locate an organization

Events

Milwaukee is famous for its festivals, but is home to diverse events year-round

• Listings: Connect to online calendars and databases; show what's going on and where; see also the venues section for listings of events
  • OnWI Calendars: OnWisconsin Live event calendars; shows the breakdown of Milwaukee events on a wide range of categories; provided by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper's online service
  • OnWI Live: OnWisconsin Live guide section; entertainment and arts section from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper's online service; includes articles and coverage of local happenings
  • MusiCal: Database of music events in Milwaukee; lists the dates, times, places, and performers for music events in the area
  • Music Pollstar: Pollstar, the Concert Hotwire for Milwaukee; Pollstar provides worldwide concert tour schedules, ticket sales results, music industry contact directories, trade news and data services
  • Visitors Calendar: Calendar of Events; view list of major events or search for events by date and category; provided by Greater Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • OnMilw Events: Events section from onMilwaukee.com; lists area events
  • Movies: BigScreen Cinema Guide; what's playing in local movie theaters; customizable
  • clubMilwaukee: coverage of nightlife venues with calendar of events; audio of local music groups and DJ mixes; discussion forum
  • Footlights: Guide to theater in Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago
  • UWM: University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Calendar Listing; shows daily, academic, and ongoing events at the campus including public lectures, concerts, films, art, and events
  • Ticket King: Local and national ticket broker; specializes in Wisconsin and Minnesota events; site includes listings of hot events and availability of tickets
  • -USA Listings -: Events listings directories; there are many sites that list events of all kinds
• Performing: Milwaukee is home to many performing arts and cultural groups
  • Ballet MBC: Ballet company in Milwaukee
  • Boulevard Th: Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre
  • Chamber Th: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
  • Early Music: Early Music Now; presents historically-informed performances by recognized artists and ensembles who specialize in music before 1800
  • First Stage: First Stage Children's Theater
  • Intandem Th: In Tandem Theatre; professional, live theater company located at Walker's Point Center for the Arts
  • Milw Public Th: Milwaukee Public Theatre; creates and presents theatrical and performing arts productions through a professional company
  • The Rep: Milwaukee Repertory Theater; professional, live theater company located in the heart of the Downtown Theater District in the Patty & Jay Baker Theater Complex, located in the Milwaukee Center
  • Knightwind: Knightwind Ensemble; adult wind band
  • NextAct Th: Next Act Theatre; professional non-profit theater company
  • Opera Florentine: Milwaukee Florentine Opera Company; presents grand opera productions and community and educational programs
  • Opera Skyllight: Skylight Opera Theatre; professional opera and music theater company encompassing baroque opera, European operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan, Broadway musicals, contemporary chamber operas and original musical revues; in English; located in the Broadway Theatre Center
  • Present Music: Ensemble specializing in new music in the United States
  • Renaissance Th: Renaissance Theaterworks; specializing in the feminine voice; located off-Broadway at the corner of Water and St. Paul Streets
  • Shakespeare Th: Milwaukee Shakespeare Company; theater company presenting the Bard's works
  • Symphony MSO: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; major, professional symphony orchestra
  • Symphony Festival: Milwaukee's Festival City Symphony; provides free or low-cost concerts for Milwaukee audiences while giving talented musicians an opportunity to perform
  • Symphony Youth: Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra; provides training in techniques of orchestral and ensemble musicianship through a program of rehearsals, performances and enrichment activities to young musicians ages 8-18 in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin
  • Windfall Th: Windfall Theatre; a non-profit, professional theater company with a three-production season
• Festivals: Milwaukee is known as the City of Festivals; many ethnic and cultural festivals are held annually in Milwaukee; some of these festivals are the largest of their kind; most (but not all--see Web sites) are held at Milwaukee's Maier Festival Grounds (known as Summerfest grounds because of its largest and most famous annual festival) located on 30 hectares at the Lake Michigan shoreline just north of the mouth of the Milwaukee river; all of these festivals depend on thousands of volunteers and staff; see the periodic events section for information on recurring concert series and other non-festival events
  • African World: African World Festival; educates about African life and rituals through a cultural village and opening ceremonies; celebrates the African-American experience; music includes gospel, blues, hip hop, and R & B
  • Arab World: Arab World Fest; celebration of the food, music and rich cultural heritage of the Arab people
  • Arts Lakefront: Lakefront Festival of Arts; put on by the Milwaukee Art Museum, offers unique works of art in a variety of media, demonstrations by artists, food, and music
  • Asian: Silver City's Asian Festival; Silver City Main Street puts on an Asian Festival; Silver City is the area along West National Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 31st Street to Miller Park Way; named for the silver dollars workers from the nearby Menomonee Valley would spend there
  • Bastille: Bastille Days; organized by Milwaukee's East Town Association; celebrates music, food, and culture loosely organized around a French theme; held in the Cathedral Square area of Milwaukee's East Town
  • Book: Wisconsin Book Festival; annual October celebration of reading, writing, and the written word; events in Madison, Milwaukee, and throughout the state; a year-round, statewide series of public programs about reading, writing, and literacy
  • Community: Community and Parish Festival Directory; this is a directory of the many community, church, fair, and other small festival and fairs held throughout the Milwaukee area; CFC = Council of Festival Committees
  • Film: Milwaukee International Film Festival; features an international slate of films
  • Folkfair: Holiday Folk Fair International; produced by the International Institute of Wisconsin, an organization dedicated to racial, cultural, and ethnic understanding
  • German: German Fest; features musicians and dance troupes from around the world, costumes, contests, a live Glockenspiel, and other family activities
  • Indian: Indian Summer; celebrates the diversity of both traditional and contemporary Native American culture
  • Irish: Milwaukee Irish Fest; celebrates Irish culture, music, and food at the lakefront annually and also works on promoting Irish culture and traditions throughout the year
  • Italiana: Festa Italiana; music, food, boccee, artifacts from the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church, gondola rides, fireworks
  • Latin Music: Music from Latin America; the sounds of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia
  • Locust St: Locust Street Festival; music, food, vendors, beer run/walk; in Riverwest (west bank of the Milwaukee River)
  • Mexican: Mexican Fiesta Internacional; the sound, culture and taste of Mexico
  • Polish: Polish Fest; food, music, Chopin Piano competition; site includes information about Wisconsin's Polish Community
  • Pride: PrideFest; celebrates diversity, the accomplishments, contributions and history of the LGBT community
  • RiverSplash: Festival along the Milwaukee River; food, music, entertainment in by the banks of the Milwaukee river downtown, on Water Street on the east bank and Old World Third Street on the west
  • Summerfest: Summerfest; Milwaukee's largest and most famous summer festival; world's largest outdoor music festival; "The Big Gig;" eleven days, twelve hours a day, thirteen stages, hundreds of performers, food, hundreds of thousands of folks, and fun; even native Milwaukeans, who are obsessively self-deprecating, occasionally call this festival "great"
  • Train: Trainfest; presents operating model train layouts along with manufacturers, historical societies, displays, artists, hobby shops, demonstrations, and locomotive testing; put on by the Wisconsin Southeastern Division, Inc. of the Midwest Region of the National Model Railroad Association
  • Water Frolics: South Shore Water Frolics; in South Shore Park in Bay View, food, crafts, fireworks, parade
• Periodic: Milwaukee has many annual or one-day special events, ongoing summer concert series, and recurring trade shows; see the festivals section for the world-famous and community ethnic festivals held in Milwaukee
  • Air Expo: Milwaukee Air Expo; on the Lakefront; airpower demonstrations
  • Al's Run: Run and Walk for Children's Hospital; fundraising run and walk for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; memorializes Al McGuire, the late Marquette University basketball coach, wanted to thank the southeastern Wisconsin community for its support of the Marquette Warriors during the 1977 NCAA season
  • Bay View Bash: A block party for the Bay View neighborhood; music, entertainment, and food
  • Bead & Button Show: the largest bead show in the country
  • Craft Fair: Craft Fair USA; art and craft show
  • Circus: Tripoli Shrine Circus; annual circus held in February
  • Dylan's Run: Benefits Autism Research and The Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin
  • Gallery Night: Quarterly art gallery event; art galleries, art schools, and art musuems throughout the downtown, east side, Third Ward, and Walker's Point stay open late, offer special exhibits, food, entertainment
  • Holiday Lights: Winter season lights display; lights illuminate downtown parks and buildings
  • Jazz in Park: Weekly summer jazz concert; in Cathedral Square park in downtown Milwaukee's East Town
  • Lakefront Marathon: Annual marathon; from Grafton to downtown
  • Live @ the Center: Weekly summer concert series; at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Peck Pavillion
  • Milwaukee Rally: Harley-Davidson motorcycle rally; produced by Harley-Davidson Dealers of Metro Milwaukee
  • Park Events: Calendar of events in Milwaukee County parks
  • Race4Cure: The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure; fundraiser for the Komen foundation which fights breast cancer
  • Ride for Arts: Miller Lite Ride for the Arts; bicycle ride to benefit the United Performing Arts Fund
  • River Challenge: Milwaukee River Challenge; a rowing regatta on the Milwaukee River along a 3.5 km course
  • River Rhythms: Weekly summer concert series; in Marquette Park on the Milwaukee river
  • St Patrick's: Saint Patrick's Day Parade; Shamrock Club of Wisconsin
  • State Fair: Wisconsin State Fair; annual celebration of the agriculture and industry of Wisconsin
  • Veterans Parade: Annual parade recognizing veterans; see photo
  • World Beef Expo: Annual beef tradeshow; held at Wisconsin State Fair Park and features many breeds of beef cattle, breed auctions, a prospect auctions, commercial trade show and seminars, youth and collegiate livestock judging competition, and youth sweepstake events

Places

Milwaukee has many neighborhoods, entertainment venues, museums, and other places with Web sites

• Sites: Places such as parks, buildings, public gardens and zoos, notable buildings, libraries, interesting places; see also the listings for Venues, Museums, Neighborhoods, Dining, and Housing; see Activities for cultural centers; to locate a specific organization or type of organization not listed here, try yellow pages or keyword search tools
  • Album: MKE album and list of other online collections; a collection of digital images showing Milwaukee scenes as well as a list (at the bottom of the page) of other collections of Milwaukee photos online
  • Architecture Buildings: Emporis.com entry for Milwaukee; shows information about Milwaukee's major office and other buildings
  • Art Scene: Guide to visual art in Milwaukee; a comprehensive guide to locations in Milwaukee open to the public which exhibit original art; venues range from major museums to coffee houses
  • Botanical Gdns: Boerner Botanical Gardens; in Whitnall Park
  • Casino: Potawatomi Bingo Casino; a Native American-run gambling casino down in the Menomonee Valley
  • Domes: Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory; a set of three glass-enclosed domes that house a desert oasis, a tropical jungle and floral gardens; see photo album page
  • Ecology Ctr: Urban Ecology Center; a neighborhood ecology education community center in Riverside Park; see photo album page
  • Hank Aaron Tr: Recreational trail honoring baseball legend Hank Aaron; along the Menomonee River in Milwaukee; see photo album page
  • Havenwoods St Forest: A 95 hectare green space in north central Milwaukee
  • Lake Michigan: Great Lakes Information Network entry for Lake Michigan; Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States
  • Lakeshore St Pk: 7 hectare park on a constructed island in Lake Michigan; just offshore from the Maier Festival Grounds (Summerfest); see photo album page
  • Libraries County: Milwaukee County Federated Library System; a federation of Milwaukee county libraries
  • Libraries List: List of Milwaukee libraries; provided by Libweb; gives link to official Web site and information link; includes academic and public libraries
  • Library MPL: Milwaukee Public Library; the city of Milwaukee's public library; see photo album page
  • Nature Ctr Schlitz: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center; a locally-supported 75-hectare nature center north of Milwaukee between Fox Point and Bayside along the shore of Lake Michigan encompassing many of the landforms and biota of southeastern Wisconsin: prairies, forests, bluff, ravines, ponds and lakeshore
  • Nature Ctr Wehr: Wehr Nature Center; 80 hectares of prairie, woodlands, wetlands, an oak savanna, and Mallard Lake; in Whitnall Park, part of the Milwaukee County Park system
  • North Pt Light: North Point Lighthouse; located in Lake Park; opened in 1855; see photo album page
  • Old Milwaukee: Street Guide to Old Milwaukee
  • Parking: Directory of downtown public parking areas; from the Westown Association
  • Parks: Milwaukee County Parks; a system of over 140 parks on 6,000 hectares; site includes list of special events in the parks
  • Pettit Ctr: Pettit National Ice Center; U.S. Olympic Training Facility that supports the development of skating among people of all ages and abilities; public ice skating available year-round
  • Pier Wisconsin: docking site of Wisconsin's schooner, the S/V Denis Sullivan; programs include education, events, and a freshwater festival; see photo album page
  • Planetarium MPM: Daniel M. Soref Planetarium at the Milwaukee Public Museum; astronomy shows projected on an IMAX dome
  • Planetarium UWM: Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee; public astronomy shows
  • Public Market: Milwaukee Public Market; a proposed public market to sell fresh, locally-produced foods, organic items, produce, meat, poultry, seafood, cheese, and specialty foods; to be in the Historic Third Ward's Commission Row, a place where sales of food took place for over a century; see photo album page
  • Riverwalk: walkway along Milwaukee River; see photo album page
  • St John's Cathedral: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist; historic Roman Catholic church located at Cathedral Square park in downtown Milwaukee; home church of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee; see photo album page
  • St Josaphat Basilica: Basilica of St. Josaphat; historic Roman Catholic Romanesque basilica on the south side of Milwaukee; patterned after St. Peter's in Rome; see photo album page
  • Soldiers Home: Soldiers Home Foundation; historic Milwaukee Soldiers Home District and grounds located on the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Campus, Milwaukee; a home and hospital for disabled veterans established as The Northwestern Branch of the National Asylum for Disable Volunteer Soldiers; accepted first residents in 1867
  • Tripoli Shrine: Tripoli Mosque; replica of India's Taj Mahal; home to the Tripoli Shrine Temple and the headquarters of all Shriner activities in Milwaukee and Wisconsin; completed in 1928; on the National Register of Historic Places; see photo album page
  • Visit Milwaukee: convention & visitors bureau; official Milwaukee tourism information
  • War Memorial Ctr: Milwaukee County War Memorial Center; honors veterans at lakefront facility which includes a USO organization, the Wisconsin Veteran's memorial; see photo album page
  • WI Travel: Official Wisconsin travel information; Wisconsin Department of Tourism provides official travel information for Wisconsin destinations
  • Zoo: Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens; a zoo over a century old and 80 hectares in size, home to more than 300 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates; open year-round with many special events; one of the largest tourist attractions in Wisconsin
• Venues: Places for performances, concerts, athletics, conventions, tradeshows, gatherings
  • Astor Theater: Brady Street Pharmacy theater; film, plays, and performances; located on the corner of Astor and Brady Streets; originally opened in 1915
  • Bradley Ctr: 18,000-seat+ indoor sports stadium in downtown Milwaukee; home to the Milwaukee Bucks and other sports teams; used for major concerts and entertainment events; see photo album page
  • Expo Ctr: Wisconsin Exposition Center; 1.85 hectare exhibit hall; on the grounds of Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis
  • Italian Conf Ctr: Italian Community Center Conference facilities; see photo album page
  • Kern Ctr: Milwaukee School of Engineering; recreation, athletic, health and wellness facility; hosts men's and women's home basketball and volleyball games; wrestling competitions; ice arena; track; 2 hectares; see photo album page
  • Marcus Amphitheater: 24,000-seat outdoor, partly-covered concert venue; located at the Lakefront and Milwaukee River mouth; seating includes bench, and general admission, and lawn; used during Summerfest and also other times of the year
  • Marcus PAC: Marcus Center for the Performing Arts; downtown performing arts center located at Water and Kilbourn Streets which includes Vogel Hall, Uihlein Hall, Todd Wehr Theater, Peck Pavilion; see photo album page
  • Masonic Ctr: Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center; 350-seat auditorium
  • Midwest Airlines Ctr: Convention center in downtown Milwaukee; part of the Wisconsin Center District; formerly Midwest Express Center; see photo album page
  • Miller Park: Baseball stadium; home of the Milwaukee Brewer's Major League baseball team; see photo album page
  • Milwaukee Theatre: 4,100-seat performing arts theater downtown; part of the Wisconsin Center District; see photo album page
  • Miramar Theater: Performing arts theater; in the University Square area just southwest of UW-Milwaukee campus; eclectic programming in music, & etc
  • Pabst Theater: Theater of Captain Frederick Pabst; historic performing arts theater in downtown Milwaukee; see photo album page
  • Rave, The: Entertainment complex featuring club acts; located west of Marquette University downtown; includes Eagles Ballroom, Eagles Club, the Rave Bar; see photo album page
  • Riverside Theater: Performing arts theater in downtown Milwaukee at the river and Wisconsin Avenue
  • Shank Hall: Popular small concert venue on Milwaukee's East side; hosts a variety of musical and some comedy acts
  • State Fair Pk: Wisconsin State Fair Park; home of the annual Wisconsin State Fair and also the Milwaukee Mile automobile racing track and year-round events in the expo hall
  • US Cellular Arena: 12,700-seat performing arts venue downtown; part of the Wisconsin Center District; see photo album page
  • War Memorial Ctr: Milwaukee County War Memorial Center; honors veterans at lakefront facility which includes a USO organization, the Wisconsin Veteran's memorial
  • WI Ctr Dist: Wisconsin Center District; collection of convention center space and arenas in downtown Milwaukee; includes the Midwest Airlines Center, U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee Theatre, and Wisconsin Athletic Walk of Fame; some buildings formerly known as M.E.C.C.A.
• Museums: Displays of objects; includes planned educational activities related to art, history, culture, or science
  • America's Freedom Ctr: in-development Veteran's museum; telling the story of America's struggle for freedom and the sacrifices that struggle has entailed; to be located on the historic VA grounds adjacent to the Zablocki Medical Center, in Milwaukee
  • Art Allis: Charles Allis Art Museum; a house museum containing a collection of paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, and more; see photo album page
  • Art MAM: Milwaukee Art Museum; lakefront art museum providing a collection and special exhibits; building is notable for its Calatrava-designed addition opened in 2001; see photo album page
  • Art MSOE: Grohmann Museum; The Eckhart G. Grohmann Collection Man at Work at Milwaukee School of Engineering; see photo album page
  • Art Haggerty: Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University; campus art museum offering permanent collection including a salon-style installation of Old Master works
  • Art inova: Institute of Visual Arts, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee; campus museum showcasing one-person exhibitions
  • Art Villa Terrrace: Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum; a house museum in the style of a 16th century Italian Renaissance villa; on the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan; has outdoor garden on hill going down to the lake; see photo album page
  • Art Walker's Pt: Walker's Point Center for the Arts; art exhibits; supports visual and performing arts and learning in a multicultural environment
  • Beer: Milwaukee Beer Museum; celebrates the history and positive cultural impact of beer and the brewing arts; in Walkers Point district; building was built in 1877; located across the street from the former Schlitz Tivoli Palm Garden
  • Black Historical Society: Wisconsin Black Historical Society; documents and preserves the heritage of African descent in Wisconsin; museum exhibits
  • Black Holocaust: America's Black Holocaust Museum; educates the general public of the injustices suffered by people of African Heritage in America; provides visitors with an opportunity to rethink their assumptions about race and racism
  • Brewing: Proposed Museum of Beer & Brewing;no museum yet, but an effort to preserve and showcase the history of beer and the brewing industry
  • Childrens: Betty Brinn's Children's Museum; on the lakefront at the east end of Wisconsin Avenue
  • Clown Hall of Fame: International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center; preserves and advances clowning
  • Discovery World: educational, cultural, and environmental experiences; Hands-on exhibits, fresh water and salt water aquariums, interactive educational programs, media and distance learning labs, digital theaters, live performance theater; on the lakefront; see photo album page
  • Eisner Advertising: William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising and Design; galleries and exhibits showing off advertising; see photo album page
  • Gallery of Flight: Mitchell Gallery of Flight; a small aviation museum located inside Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport
  • Harley: Harley-Davidson Museum; a museum showcasing Harley-Davidson motorcycles; located in downtown Milwaukee near Sixth and Canal; see photo album page
  • Historic Soc: Milwaukee County Historical Society; preserves and makes available materials related to Milwaukee's history; historical museum in downtown Milwaukee in Marquette Park on the Milwaukee River; see photo album page
  • Jewish: Jewish Museum Milwaukee; Jewish heritage and culture, through artifacts, film, photographs and a timeline; Holocaust and on the founding of Israel, with special emphasis on Golda Meir, a Russian immigrant to Milwaukee who went on to become the fourth prime minister of Israel.
  • Pabst Mansion: Flemish Renaissance Mansion of Captain Frederick Pabst; house museum; 1892 mansion of beer baron Pabst; tours of 37 rooms; located just west of downtown Milwaukee on Wisconsin Avenue; see photo album page
  • Public Museum: Milwaukee Public Museum; natural history museum located in downtown Milwaukee; human history, paleontology, zoology, botany, geology and anthropology; notable diorama displays and Streets of Old Milwaukee; exhibits include coverage of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Arctic, South and Middle America, the Pacific Island and a Costa Rican rainforest; Soref Planetarium; Humphrey IMAX Theater; Puelicher Butterfly Garden; see photo album page
  • WI Athletic Walk of Fame: Wisconsin Athletic Walk of Fame; a display of plaques on the west side of North Fourth Street south of State Street honoring athletic achievement; inductees include Henry Aaron, Sidney Moncrief, Vince Lombardi, Al McGuire, Earl Gillespie, Bob Uecker, Jane and Lloyd Pettit; see photo album page
• Neighborhoods: Areas of town with a distinct identity or official status as a business improvement district (BID), neighborhood association, or other designation
  • Bay View Fwd: Forward Bay View; businesses, professionals, elected officials, and residents organized to tap the Bay View area's potential as a traditional urban neighborhood; Bay View is south of downtown Milwaukee; Bay View was incorporated as a village in 1879 after rapid growth in the area following the start of the Milwaukee Iron Company; in 1887, Bay Vew was annexed to the city of Milwaukee; see photo album page
  • Bay View NA: Bay View Neighborhood Association; resources about the Bay View community
  • Brady St: Brady Street Business Improvement District; Brady street is in the heart of Milwaukee's East Side and runs east and west, connecting the Milwaukee River to a footbridge that goes down to the lakefront; on Brady Street, you'll find houses, apartments, stores, apartments above stores, restaurants, a laundry, a hardware store, grocery stores, a drug store, many people walking, a firehouse, churches, coffee shops--an eclectic mix of all that makes a city neighborhood great, in a humble, non-glitzy, non-shopping-mall kind of way; Brady Street was the center of Milwaukee's hippies during the counterculture days of the 20th century; see photo album page
  • Brewer's Hill: Brewers Hill Neighborhood Association; west of the Milwaukee River and up a hill from downtown, Brewer's hill got its name from the beer barons who lived there during the height of Milwaukee's beer industry boom; today, it is a neighborhood being revitalized with new development
  • Bronzeville: diverse business community; where African-Americans settled after migration from the South in the mid-twentieth century; bordered by State Street to North Avenue and Old World Third/Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 12th Streets
  • Cambridge Woods: Cambridge Woods Neighborhood Association; neighborhood on the east side in the area of the Milwaukee River, Riverside Park, the Oak Leaf Bike Trail, and Shorewood's Spector Field in River Park
  • Cold Spring Pk: Cold Spring Park Neighborhood Association; bounded by Vliet Street to the north, Highland to the south, 27th Street to the east, and 35th Street to the west
  • Concordia: Historic Concordia Neighbors; West of 27th Street to 35th Street, and bordered on the north by Highland Avenue and on the south by Wisconsin Avenue; home to many mansions and larger old homes
  • Downtown: Milwaukee Downtown Business Improvement District; describes attractions, events, and aspects of downtown Milwaukee; describes public service ambassadors who help visitors with information; in the downtown, you will encounter panhandlers, but please consider giving directly to a charity or social service agency and not support the hustlers who operate in this area disguised as "homeless;" also, be wary of people collecting your name and signature for a variety of causes
  • East Side, The: The East Side Business Improvement District and East Side Association; located north of downtown and south of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee campus and west of Lake Michigan and east of the Milwaukee river, The East Side encapsulates a mix of activities and neighborhoods
  • East Town: East Town Association; East town is the area east of the Milwaukee River, north of Clybourn Street and south of Ogden Avenue; home of Bastille Days, Jazz in the Park, Gallery Night, a farmer's market; home of many office and condo buildings; see photo album page
  • East Village: East Village Association; The East Village is on the east bank of the Milwaukee River, east of Humboldt Avenue, north of Brady Street, and includes Caesars Park, Pulaski Playground, and Warren Avenue; the area includes a number of "Polish Flat" type houses
  • Granville: Historic Granville Chamber & Community Association; Granville is an area in northwest Milwaukee; bordered by County Line Road to the north, Mill Road to the south, 124th Street to the west and 68th Street to the east
  • Jacobus Pk: Charles Jacobus Park Neighborhood Association; located in the southeast portion of Wauwatosa and the near west side of Milwaukee
  • Layton Blvd W: Layton Boulevard West Neighbors; a community development corporation, whose mission is to stabilize and revitalize the neighborhood through the empowerment of neighborhood leaders
  • Martin Dr: Martin Drive Neighborhood Association; neighborhood west of downtown in the area south of Washington Park along West Vliet St, US 41, and West Martin Drive
  • Menomonee Valley: Menomonee Valley Partners; the Menomonee Valley is the area around the Menomonee river which runs west to east to Lake Michigan in the center of Milwaukee; formerly a largely industrial area, the Monomonee Valley is now home to many new businesses and new developments; see photo album page
  • Metcalfe Pk: Metcalfe Park Resident's Association
  • Old World 3rd: Old World Third Street; shopping and multi-use street extending from Wisconsin Avenue (just north of the Grand Avenue Mall) to Juneau Avenue where it turns into North Dr Martin Luther King Drive, Jr.
  • Pabst Project: Proposed project; at the Pabst Brewing Company Historic District near 10th Street and Juneau Avenue
  • Riverside Pk: Riverside Park Neighborhood Association; Riverside Park is on the east side of Milwaukee, along the banks of the Milwaukee River
  • Riverwest: Riverwest Neighborhood Association; the area on the western bank of the Milwaukee River north of (roughly) North Avenue; often nicknamed "Milwaukee's Left Bank" or "Bohemian Riverwest" because of its eclectic mix of people, places, and businesses
  • Sherman Pk: Sherman Park Community Organization; a historic and diverse neighborhood in the central area of Milwaukee
  • Silver City: Silver City Main Street; along West National Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 31st Street to Miller Park Way; named for the silver dollars workers from the nearby Menomonee Valley would spend there; puts on Silver City's Asian Festival
  • Story Hill: Story Hill Neighborhood Association; perched on a bluff overlooking Miller Park
  • Third Ward: Historic Third Ward Association; the Third Ward encompasses many art galleries, theaters, restaurants, apartments and condos, media-related businesses, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design; the area south of downtown, bordered on the east by Lake Michigan and the Summerfest grounds and on the west by the Milwaukee River; see photo album page
  • Walnut Hill: Walnut Hill neighborhood; a former railroad corridor near 31st Street
  • Washington Heights: Washington Heights Neighborhood Association
  • Washington Pk: Washington Park Neighborhood; east and north of Washington Park in central Milwaukee
  • West Town: Westown Association Business Improvement District; the area west of the Milwaukee river downtown; encompasses many businesses, parking, a farmer's market, Marquette Park, Old World Third Street, the Milwaukee Public Library Central branch, and the Wisconsin Center District
  • -Neighborhood Link-: searchable directory of neighborhoods and clubs; find local neighborhood, club, and organization information
• Housing: Find a place to stay or live in Milwaukee
  • Apt Showcase: Directory of apartments
  • ApartmentsOnTheWeb: Apartment rental search service
  • Lodging WIA: Wisconsin Innkeepers Association; has a lodging search service
  • Property Data: Official city of Milwaukee Web site; allows you to look up information for property in Milwaukee; useful for checking out an apartment before renting it by seeing any code violations or finding out the tax or assessment value of a property
  • Rent.com: Search for apartments using database from rent.com; Milwaukee & vicinity; referral reward; roommate search; moving center; list your residential property
  • StartRenting: Directory of apartments
  • WiFrontDoor: Wisconsin-wide affordable housing rentals; lists units that are affordable to individuals and families making 80% or below the area median income
  • -USA Housing-: National lodging and housing directories; there are national directories you can use to locate area lodging or housing
• Dining: Find a place to eat in Milwaukee
  • OnWisconsin: Dining Section; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; gives reviews of area restaurants; includes directory of area restaurants
  • FoodSpot: Directory of Wisconsin restaurants
  • MKE Cafes: listing of coffeehouse-type spots in Milwaukee; notes those which offer free wireless Internet service
  • Meal Mobile: Delivery service; for a variety of quick and other types of food to be delivered to your door; serves downtown Milwaukee, The East Side, and eastern Wauwatosa residents and businesses
  • -USA Dining-: National Dining directories; you can use this link to locate restaurants in the area that may not be listed in the local guides

Sports

Milwaukee is home to major-league basketball and baseball, pro hockey and soccer, and NCAA Division I sports

• Pro: Professional sports in Milwaukee
  • Admirals: Milwaukee Admirals American Hockey League team; plays at the Bradley Center
  • Brewers: Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball team; plays at Miller Park
  • Bucks: Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball Association team; plays at the Bradley Center
  • Wave: Milwaukee Wave Major Indoor Soccer League team
  • Milwaukee Mile: Automobile racing track; location of CART and NASCAR competition
  • Motor Racing: RacingWisconsin; covers automobile racing; information about racing in Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Mile; track search; racing also at nearby Great Lakes Dragaway (Union Grove), Lake Geneva Raceway, Road America (Elkhart Lake), and Slinger Speedway
  • USBank Golf: USBank Championship golf tournament; annual Professional Golfer's Association tournament; formerly called Greater Milwaukee Open, or GMO
  • Bonecrushers: Milwaukee Bonecrushers; Continental Indoor Football League’s newest expansion team
  • Marauders: Milwaukee Marauders Semi-pro football team
• College: Area colleges with NCAA athletic activities
  • Golden Eagles: Marquette University; notable NCAA Division I men's basketball team; formerly known as the "Hilltoppers" then "Marquette Warriors" then "Marquette Golden Eagles" then "Gold" and then "Marquette Golden Eagles" again
  • Panthers: University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee; notable men's NCAA Division I basketball
  • Inferno: Alverno College; NCAA Division III
  • Pioneers: Carroll College; NCAA Division III
  • Raiders: Milwaukee School of Engineering; NCAA Division III
  • Warriors: Wisconsin Lutheran College; NCAA Division III
  • Falcons: Concordia University
• Community: Amateur, organized sports clubs, and special community sporting events
  • Football Bombers: Milwaukee Bombers; Australian Rules football club
  • Cars SCCA: Sports Car Club of America Milwaukee Chapter
  • Golf: GolfWisconsin.com; resource about golfing throughout the state of Wisconsin
  • River Challenge: Milwaukee River Challenge; a rowing regatta on the Milwaukee River along a 3.5 km course
  • Rowing: Milwaukee Rowing Club; rowing on the Milwaukee river; clubhouse on Milwaukee River's west bank in the Beerline neighborhood
  • Running Badgerland: Badgerland Striders running club
  • Rugby: Milwaukee Rugby
  • Sailing: Milwaukee Community Sailing Center; provides educational and recreational sailing programs to those who wish to gain access to Lake Michigan and learn to sail; located in Veterans Park at McKinley Marina
  • Soccer Kickers: Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club; provides people of all ages (with an emphasis on youth), genders, physical abilities and diverse backgrounds the opportunity to participate in soccer
  • Skydive Knights: Sky Knights parachute club
  • Yacht MKE: Milwaukee Yacht Club; located north of the mouth of the Milwaukee River, just north of Veteran's Park on Lake Michigan
  • Yacht SShore: South Shore Yacht Club; located south of the Milwaukee River mouth, south of the United States Coast Guard station on Lake Michigan

Civic

Milwaukee's civic life

Government

Milwaukee's government and representatives at all levels

• Local: City and county government
  • City Gov: Milwaukee city government portal; covers elected city government; see photo album page
  • Fire: Milwaukee city Fire Department; see photo album page
  • Police: Milwaukee city Police Department
  • County Gov: Milwaukee County government; Milwaukee is seat to its eponymous county; see photo album page
  • Sheriff: Milwaukee County Sheriff
• State: State of Wisconsin access
  • Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin government portal; a directory of Wisconsin government as well as information on public service, business, education, health, safety, and visitor information; see photo album page
  • Find Legislators: Use this service to look up representatives in Wisconsin government based on a street address
• Federal: The United State's government has a presence in Milwaukee through elected representatives and some facilities
  • US Sen Kohl: United States Senator Herb Kohl, Democrat; one of the wealthiest individuals in Wisconsin, owner of the Milwaukee Bucks professional basketball team
  • US Sen Feingold: United States Senator Russ Feingold, Democrat
  • US Rep Moore: Wisconsin 4th District Representative Gwen Moore, Democrat, Milwaukee; first elected in 2004
  • FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation Milwaukee Field Office; headquarters to and encompasses operations in six resident agencies located within the State of Wisconsin
  • US Ct: The United States District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • US Bankruptcy Ct: United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • BLM: Bureau of Land Management Milwaukee Field Office; administers public lands and minerals in 20 northeastern states
  • HUD: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • UCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; services for immigration-related matters for the state of Wisconsin
  • NWS: United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service; Milwaukee/Sullivan
  • Army Recruiting: United States Army Recruiting Battalion; headquarters for Wisconsin and the Upper Penninsula of Michigan
  • Army/84th IT: United States Army Reserve, 84th Institutional Training Division; headquarters in Milwaukee
  • USCG: United States Coast Guard Group Milwaukee; home to three Coast Guard units including Marine Safety Office Milwaukee, Station Milwaukee and Electronics Support Detachment Milwaukee; site provides boating safety information
  • WI ANG 128th AR: Wisconsin Air National Guard 128th Air Refueling Wing
  • -USA Federal-: USA Federal Government links; links to major top-level Web sites related to the United States government; you can use these to locate federal services available in the area

Services

Support for human needs and infrastructure

• Transport: Milwaukee offers a variety of transit options; because of its small size in area (Milwaukee County is the second-smallest county in terms of land area in the state) and high population (Milwaukee County is by far the most populous county in the state), this population density means that public transit can work fairly well; Milwaukee County's transit system is recognized as a well-run and efficient bus system
  • MKE Transit: Summarizes transit options in the Milwaukee area; focus is on public transit; includes links to official Web sites where available and sources of further information about Milwaukee transit and projects
  • MCTS: Milwaukee County Transit System; a bus transit system serving Milwaukee County; Milwaukee County Transit System was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award--the highest award a transit company can achieve--by the American Public Transit Association in 1987 and 1999
  • Airport MKE: General Mitchell International Airport (MKE); the largest passenger airport in Wisconsin with over 400 daily departures and arrivals; many airlines offer non-stop service to major cities around the United States from MKE
  • Airport MWC: Lawrence J Timmerman Airport; on Milwaukee's northwest side, offering air service to general aviation
  • Port: Port of Milwaukee; major industrial port on Lake Michigan and the St. Lawrence Seaway System; handles general and project cargoes, roll on/ roll off, containers, dry and liquid bulk and heavy lifts in excess of 180 metric tons; provides vessel owners and cargo interests with cargo handling services
  • Amtrak: Amtrak passenger train service; from Milwaukee Amtrak station at 5th and St. Paul Streets; train service south to Chicago and west to Minneapolis; also stop at MKE airport; see photo album page
  • Bicycle: Milwaukee by Bike; maps showing the trail systems for bicycles in Milwaukee county
  • GCM Corridor: Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Corridor; information about and near real-time graphics depicting traffic in the Milwaukee area and south to Chicago and Gary, Indiana. Provided as an effort of the Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Priority Corridor Partners: Illinois Department of Transportation, Indiana Department of Transportation, and Wisconsin Department of Transportation
  • Freeways: Wisconsin Department of Transportation Milwaukee-area current travel information
• Human: Health and human services
  • Aging Consortium: Milwaukee Aging Consortium; portal for aging-related information, activities, resources, and concerns; connects professionals who serve seniors; community-based agencies, residential facilities, allied health organizations, legal advocates, businesses, academic institutions, public agencies, and specialized aging networks
  • Ctr for Independence: Milwaukee Center for Independence; provides expert resources to assist children, adults and families with mental and physical disabilities to better live and work in the community
  • UPH: Center for Urban Population Health; a collaboration of the University of Wisconsin Medical School, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Aurora Health Care; aims to meet the health needs of Wisconsin through education, research, patient care and service
  • Disability Ind 1st: IndependenceFirst; resources for people with disabilities
  • Disability Eisenhower Ctr: Eisenhower Center; serves adults with cerebral palsy, neurological disorders or other developmental disabilities by providing job training and therapy services as well as the opportunity for paid employment
  • Domestic Violence: Sojourner Truth House; domestic violence programs to achieve a life free of violence
  • Down Syndrome: Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin
  • Homeless: Repairers of the Breach; grassroots advocacy for homeless and at-risk homeless
  • Homeless shelter: The Guest House; provides shelter for adult men in the evening
  • La Causa: Childcare agency, bilingual
  • Mental Health: Mental Health Association in Milwaukee County; improves the mental health of all individuals and achieving victory over mental illnesses through advocacy
  • Senior: Wisconsin Senior Services; Senior Resources Online; services available to older adults in the state of Wisconsin including alzheimer's, benefits, care, residential, elder abuse, family care, home health, hospice, hospitals, housing, nursing, and veterans.
  • Social Development: Social Development Commission; provides community, adult, adult, and basic needs services
  • Veterans Hosp: Clement J. Zablocki United States Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
  • -USA Human-: National Health and Human services; you can use these directories to find doctors, hospitals, dentists, and other health and human services
• Facilities: Institutions, units, organizations, or systems that build, distribute, plan, or and keep area resources or infrastructure working
  • We Energies: trade name for Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Wisconsin Gas Company; provides gas, electric, and steam service in Milwaukee area to customers in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; unit of Wisconsin Energy Corporation
  • Sewage: Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District; a state-chartered, government agency providing wastewater services for 28 municipalities
  • Regional Planning: Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission; the official areawide planning agency for the highly urbanized southeastern region of Wisconsin
  • Waste: Southeast Wisconsin Waste Reduction Coalition; an environmental organization consisting of local governments, state agencies, non-profits, businesses, schools, and environmental organizations to help reduce waste materials before the expense and energy consumption inherent in recycling; includes waste reduction resources and information

Media

Access information about and in many cases read (or listen to) Milwaukee's media outlets

Periodicals

Milwaukee's many publications offer Web sites with online content

• Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; daily newspaper; see photo album page
• Business Journal: Milwaukee Business Journal; weekday business-related newspaper
• Biz Times: Small Business Times
• Milw Times: Milwaukee Times Weekly
• Milw Courier: Milwaukee Courier and Southeastern Star
• Key Milwaukee: Visitor's guide to Milwaukee; paper copy distributed free at tourist information areas; online site has travel podcasts
• MKE: weekly free newspaper; targeting young readers; published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Shep Express: weekly free newspaper; covering entertainment, politics, opinion
• Milw Magazine: Monthly slick magazine; shows off Milwaukee culture and business
• ¡Aquí!: Magazine; Latino Milwaukeeans
• Susceptible: Susceptible to Images; Milwaukee's Online Art Review
• Metro Parent: Parenting, family life
• Woman: Today's Wisconsin Woman
• BayView Compass: Bay View Compass; free monthly publication covering Bayview neighborhood, near mouth of the Kinnickinnic River
• Riverwest Currents: Covers neighborhood west of the Milwaukee River, Riverwest; also called Milwaukee's "Left Bank"; weekly free
• Daily Reporter: Covers construction, law, and public records
• Vital Source: Vital Source Magazine Milwaukee; free monthly paper arts, culture, events, community
• Riverwest NN: Riverwest Neighborhood Network; volunteer- and user-driven community news source, discussion forum, and information exchange; primarily intended for Riverwest residents and near-neighbors on Milwaukee's Northeast Side
• Jewish Chronicle: Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
• Catholic Herald: Milwaukee Catholic Herald
• Irish Amer Post: Irish American Post
• Spanish Journal: Spanish Journal
• Community Jrnl: Milwaukee Community Journal;
• CNI Newspapers: Burb papers
• Maximum Ink: Music magazine; online and in paper; covers music scene and live music calendar, interviews, features, reviews; distributed throughout Wisconsin and surrounding areas
• Miltown Source: Covers music, artists, fashion, health, and sports
• Discover Hometown: Burb papers
• GMToday: Greater Milwaukee Today
• Milw World: Website specializing in local politics; has reported on political stories well before other news outlets in the city
• OnMilwaukee: Website magazine and guide
• UWM Leader: University of Wisconsin--Leader campus newspaper
• UWM Post: University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Post campus newspaper
• MU Trib: Marquette University Tribune campus newspaper
• MU Warrior: Marquette University independent campus newspaper
• The Key: Newspaper for adults with limited reading skills; a project of Milwaukee Area Technical College
• indymedia: Media activist cover protests and opinion
• The Onion: Satire weekly; originated as a humor newspaper in Madison, now headquartered in New York City but distributed free in Milwaukee and available in national outlets
• Marquette UP: Marquette University Press; publishes scholarly works in philosophy, theology, history, and other selected humanities

Radio

Milwaukee's radio dial sorted in alphabetical order by call letters; shows stations with Web sites; many of these radio stations offer live, streaming audio of their broadcast, so you can listen on the Internet anywhere in the world; please let me know your knowledge about updates to this list as radio stations change format, Web site addresses, and ownership often; unless otherwise noted, the station is in Milwaukee, WI; HD = HD Radio programming

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• WAUK: AM 1510 days and AM 1290 nights Sports; ESPN Radio Network; Waukesha
• WBBM: AM 780 News=HD1; Chicago
• WBWI: FM 92.5 Country; West Bend
• WDDW: FM 104.7 Spanish; Sturtevant
• WEZY: FM 92.1 Easy Listening; Racine
• WFMR: FM 106.9 Smooth Jazz; Brookfield
• WFZH: FM 105.3 Christian
• WGLB: AM 1560 Gospel; Elm Grove
• WHAD: FM 90.7 Public Radio; Delafield
• WHQG: FM 102.9 Rock
• WIIL: FM 95.1 Rock
• WISN: AM 1130 News Talk
• WJMR: FM 98.3 Urban; Menomonee Falls
• WJTI: AM 1460 Latin; Racine
• WJYI: AM 1340 Christian=HD1
• WJZI: FM 93.3 Lite
• WKKV: FM 100.7 Hip Hop R&B=HD1 HD2=Contemporary Gospel; Racine
• WKLH: FM 96.5 Classic Hits
• WKSH: AM 1640 Radio Disney=HD1; Sussex
• WKTI: FM 94.5 Hit Music=HD1; see photo album page
• WLUM: FM 102.1 Alternative
• WMCS: AM 1290 Talk; Greenfield
• WMIL: FM 106.1 Country=HD1 HD2=Classic Country; Waukesha
• WMSE: FM 91.7 Alternative; Milwaukee School of Engineering
• WMUR: FM 107.1 Student media; Marquette University
• WMUR: AM 750 Student media; Marquette University
• WMWK: FM 88.1 Christian
• WMYX: FM 99.1 Variety=HD1 HD2=Blues
• WNOV: AM 860 Urban
• WOKY: AM 920 Nostalgia
• WPJP: FM 100.1 Christian; Port Washington
• WQBW: FM 97.3 1980's Rock=HD1 HD2=Classic Alternative Rock
• WRJN: AM 1400 News Talk; Racine
• WRIT: FM 95.7 Oldies=HD1 HD2=Disco
• WRRD: AM 540 Christian; Jackson
• WSCR: AM 670 Sports=HD1; Chicago
• WSSP: AM 1250 Sports
• WTMJ: AM 620 News Talk=HD1; see photo album page
• WUWM: FM 89.7 Public Radio News=HD1 HD2=Music; University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
• WVCY: FM 107.7 Religious; VCY America Christian radio network
• WXSS: FM 103.7 Top 40=HD1 HD2=Comedy; Wauwatosa
• WYMS: FM 88.9 Variety; Milwaukee Public Schools

TV

Television stations in Milwaukee

• MATA: Community media; provides community cable access
• MPTV: Milwaukee Public TV; MATC (WMVS) (WMVT) PBS 36
• TWC: Time Warner Cable
• WCGV: UPN 24
• WDJT: CBS 58
• WISN: ABC 12; online presence as TheMilwaukeeChannel.com
• WITI: Fox 6
• WJJA: Channel 49 Racine
• WPXE: ION 55
• WTMJ: Todays TMJ4; NBC affiliate
• WMLW: Channel 41 Weigel Broadcasting
• WVCY: TV 30
• WVTV: CW 18

Education

Milwaukee's educational opportunities

Higher

The Milwaukee area has more colleges and college students than anywhere else in Wisconsin

• Alverno: Alverno College; private liberal arts college for women offering undergraduate degrees; campus is on the southwest side of Milwaukee
• Bryant & Stratton: Bryant and Stratton College; a system of private career colleges; offers associate and bachelor degrees; Milwaukee campus is downtown
• Carroll: Carroll College; private liberal arts college; undergraduate and graduate degrees; campus is in Waukesha
• Concordia: Concordia University; private liberal arts university; offering undergraduate and graduate degrees; campus is in Mequon; one of ten colleges or universities in the Concordia University System, which is owned and operated by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
• ITT Tech: ITT Technical Institute; technical career training including electronics, web technician, computer programming, computer networking, and computer drafting and design; offers graduate degrees
• Keller: Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University; masters degrees for professionals; campuses across the USA; Milwaukee campus is downtown in 100 East Building; Waukesha campus is in Crossroads Corporate Center
• Lakeland: Lakeland College; private liberal arts college offering undergraduate and graduate degrees; has Milwaukee center; main campus is in Sheboygan
• Marian: Marian College; a Catholic applied liberal arts college; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees; campus is in Fond du Lac; West Allis center
• Marquette: Marquette University; independent research university; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, PhD's; Jesuit; campus is in downtown Milwaukee just west of the I94 and I43 highway interchange (the Marquette interchange); see photo album page
• MATC: Milwaukee Area Technical College; public, two-year technical college; has four Milwaukee-area campus locations; largest technical college in Wisconsin; see photo album page
• McPherson: McPherson College Milwaukee Continuing Education Center; requires a bachelor's degree for these courses designed for educators; a four year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Church of the Brethren in McPherson, Kansas
• MCW: Medical College of Wisconsin; private research college; offers MD, PhD, MS, MPH and MA degrees; major national research center; campus is in the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center
• MIAD: Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design; private, independent professional art and design college; offers undergraduate degrees; campus is located in Milwaukee's Third Ward; see photo album page
• MSOE: Milwaukee School of Engineering; private engineering school; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees; campus is in downtown Milwaukee near Cathedral Square; see photo album page
• Mt Mary: Mount Mary College; private women's college offering undergraduate and graduate degrees; campus is on the west side of Milwaukee
• NLU: National-Louis University; offers undergraduate and graduate programs; has worldwide campuses; has Milwaukee unit located on North Old World Third Street
• Ottawa: Ottawa University; liberal arts university; offers undergraduate degrees; has campuses across the USA; has Brookfield campus
• Phoenix: University of Phoenix; adult education and degree programs; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees; over 100 campus locations throughout the world; has unit in Brookfield
• SBC: Sanford-Brown College; private, career-oriented; offers undergraduate degrees
• St Francis: Saint Francis Seminary; prepares men for the priesthood and diaconate and men and women for professional lay ministry in the Church, in the Roman Catholic tradition
• Stritch: Cardinal Stritch University; independent university; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, PhD's; campus is in Glendale
• UW Milwaukee: University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee; public research university; part of University of Wisconsin System, largest number of students on UW campus outside of Madison; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, PhD's; campus is on Milwaukee's north east side; see photo album page
• UW Waukesha: University of Wisconsin--Waukesha; part of the University of Wisconsin college system; offers undergraduate degrees; campus is in Waukesha; largest of the Wisconsin Colleges
• Upper IA: Upper Iowa University; private liberal arts college in Iowa; offers undergraduate degrees; campus locations around the USA; has campus in West Allis
• WCTC: Waukesha County Technical College; technical college; campus is in Pewaukee
• WLC: Wisconsin Lutheran College; independent college; offers undergraduate degrees; campus is in Milwaukee
• WSPP: Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology; graduate program in clinical psychology; offers Master's and doctoral (Psy.D.) degree in clinical psychology

Schools

Milwaukee's primary, secondary, career, and trade schools

• Choice: School Choice information; presented by the American Education Reform Council, based in Milwaukee, home of the nation's largest and oldest school choice program for low-income families; supports expanded educational options for parents through the use of school vouchers, charter schools, tax credits, and innovative public-private partnerships
• K12: Local public schools
• Directory: Search for public and private schools
• Private: Private schools directory
• UWEX: UW-Extension Milwaukee; practical information on gardening, technology, home issues
• Catholic: Roman Catholic schools in the area
• MCC: Milwaukee Career College; private, career-oriented education in office technology, software applications and certification, medical
• Strive Media: Strive Media Institute; mentoring and training program that provides at-risk high school students with the opportunity to gain real-world knowledge and experience in the field of mass communications
• WCMusic: Wisconsin Conservatory of Music; independent music school; provides the musical education and performance opportunities to aspiring professional musicians and children and adults who desire cultural enrichment; see photo album page

Commerce

Milwaukee's business community

Groups

Organizations promoting business and business opportunities in the Milwaukee area

• M7: Seven-county region surrounding Milwaukee; promoting itself for economic development and business purposes; counties are Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha, and Washington
• Dept of City Dev: Milwaukee Department of City Development; aims to improve the quality of life in Milwaukee by guiding and promoting development that creates jobs, builds wealth and strengthens the urban environment, and at the same time respects equity, economy and ecology
• Hispanic Chamber: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin; networks existing businesses with the personnel and technical resources to expand and diversify
• MMAC: Metropolitan Milwaukee Area Chamber of Commerce; encourages business development, capital investment and job creation, and provides networking opportunities, events, and volunteer opportunities; Council of Small Business Executives; represents businesses in Milwaukee, Wau