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A virtual DNC means Milwaukee loses revenue — and more

by Erika Beras
Aug 17, 2020
The city was expecting 50,000 visitors. Only a few hundred will actually turn up.
A view of the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, where the 2020 Democratic National Convention would have been held.
Stacy Revere/Getty Images
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Milwaukee restaurants hope to feed low-income people with 'pay what you can' model

by LaToya Dennis
Feb 15, 2017
Customers can eat for free if they can't afford to pay, or pay a little extra to help others.
The Tricklebee Café in Milwaukee asks restaurant patrons to "pay what you can."
Latoya Dennis
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Once famous for beer, Milwaukee now bets on water

by Sarah Gardner
Jan 26, 2016
Milwaukee, on the shore of Lake Michigan, hopes to become a center for water-technology research and jobs
Milwaukee was a city built on water. Now it's trying to become the global center of technology to address the world's water woes. 
Jeffrey Phelps
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Is a sports arena an investment or a subsidy?

by Gigi Douban
Aug 13, 2015
Wisconsin, urged on by Gov. Scott Walker, will spend $250 million to help two New York hedge fund managers build a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Water: The high price of cheap

Waukesha fights for a share of Lake Michigan's water

by Sarah Gardner
Feb 4, 2015
So close yet so far away: A town short on water tries to tap the lake 15 miles away.
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