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One man’s passion to preserve the places that matter to Milwaukee
This week on “City Spelunking,” we’ve bought a particular visitor who is actually an professional in historic structure.
Jeremy Ebersole is the chief director of Milwaukee Preservation Alliance, a nonprofit that has overseen the restoration of historic Milwaukee buildings for many years. Whereas he’s comparatively new to the town, not less than in contrast with a few of the constructions he’s helped save, he wasted no time turning into steeped within the metropolis’s architectural previous.
On this interview, he shares the distinctive challenges the group confronted when restoring Outdated Essential on the Milwaukee Troopers Residence — arguably the best profile, most complex venture of his time in Milwaukee up to now. He additionally shares the MPA’s imaginative and prescient, different tasks it’s spearheading and the troublesome realities of such a work.
Yow will discover much more from our interview at OnMilwaukee.com.
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Weather Webcast with Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
Clear skies tonight with patchy frost away from the lake overnight. Temperatures dropping into the 30s inland, mid-40s near the lake overnight. Becoming partly sunny on Monday, breezy with highs in the mid-60s.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee events happening in October
MILWAUKEE – Fall is here! And there’s plenty to see and do in the Milwaukee area this October.
Ian Thompson from Visit Milwaukee joined FOX6 WakeUp with all the info on events happening this month.
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Community members rally to preserve Milwaukee Public Museum exhibits
MILWAUKEE — Ten-year-old Alma Steele, a longtime visitor of the Milwaukee Public Museum, joined a group of supporters Saturday to protest plans for the museum’s relocation.
“We used to go every Saturday morning. My favorite is the butterfly exhibit,” Steele smiled.
This Saturday’s visit was different; she was there to voice her support for keeping the museum in its current building at 800 W. Wells St.
Alma was among more than a dozen individuals expressing their love for the museum and its exhibits, like the Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village.
The group is called Preserve Milwaukee, and it aims to advocate for the preservation of beloved exhibits and the character of the current building.
“A lot of these exhibits and displays are endearing to us. These are works of art and should not be destroyed,” Scott Bush, a member of the Board of Directors for the group, said.
The group formed in response to news that the museum is planning to move to a new location, slated to open in 2027, at West McKinley Avenue and North Sixth Street.
“They can build a new museum; it’s a good thing, but we don’t have to destroy this one,” Justin Gaver, another board member, said.
Some exhibits, particularly those integral to the museum’s structure, cannot be relocated to the new site, according to a post on X by the museum.
Rebecca Ehlers, Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Visitor Experience for the Milwaukee Public Museum stressed that the current building is roughly $100 million behind on maintenance, which poses a risk to the four million artifacts housed within.
“The building we have is not sustainable for the future,” she said. “All of the items that are the heart will come with us.”
TMJ4 reported in 2022 that there were cracks in the ceiling and walls, along with interior gutters and hanging buckets to catch leaking water.
As construction is underway at the new site, the fate of the current museum will ultimately be decided by Milwaukee County.
Preserve Milwaukee’s members said they will continue working on their campaign to save the building.
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