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COLUMBIA ST. MARY'S EXPANSION PLANS
A crowd of 150 gathered under a tent in Water
Tower Park under a sweltering sky Tuesday, June 28th for a presentation
announcing
details of the long-awaited new facility for Columbia St. Marys
Hospital.
MASS FOR THE SHUT OUTS
A rich man apparently has a better chance of getting
into heaven than a Polish widow has of getting into mass, as a scene from
Sunday’s Polish Fest (“America’s Largest Polish Festival”) shows.
GROUNDBREAKING NEWS
A parking lot at the southeast corner of N. Jackson St. E. Ogden
Avenue is being returned to a populated state with the construction of the 601 Ogden
Lofts, which is to be a ten story condominium residential and commercial building. The
groundbreaking was held en pleine aire Monday noon with representatives of Key Bridge
Development Group, Eppstein Uhen Architects, E. G. Beyer Construction Co., Stefaniak
Realty and a number of condo owners present on the sweltering asphalt swath, long the
parking lot of the former John Ernst Café.
WHERE WAS THE MAYOR?
At the groundbreaking for the 601 Ogden Lofts, Department
of City Development Commissioner Rocky Marcoux explained that the mayor had been
unable to make the event, and then proceeded to deliver the Mayor’s usual
rap about what an exciting world-class city Milwaukee is and is becoming. But where
was the mayor? Was he out in Washington, exercising his tremendous sway with congress
and the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
BUILDING SET FOR MARSHALL
The Inland Companies, a large development firm known for office
parks and other suburbish developments, is planning to construct six condominium
units at the southwest corner of E. Brady Street and N. Marshall Street, on the site
of a home that burned in a spectacular fire in the late ’80s. An existing
frame structure south of the property will be razed around July 6th , and its lot will
be incorporated into the project. Alderman Michael D’Amato says that under the
new zoning code, the building is a conforming use and does not require any special
meetings or review process for its construction.
NEW AIDE FOR D'AMATO
Ald. Michael D’Amato has hired Sam McGovern Rowen as his new
legislative assistant,replacing Crystal Graf, who married and moved
out of state. Rowen, 29, has a degree in Communications from the University of Wisconsin
and is the son of James Rowen, a former reporter and Chief of Staff in the Norquist
administration, and Susan McGovern, both of Milwaukee. Her father, George S. McGovern,
was a United States Senator from South Dakota, and candidate for President on the Democratic
ticket in 1972.
PRESS SEC'Y TO WED
Carlene Orig, press secretary to Mayor Tom Barrett, is set to marry
Buddy Julius, the Director of Government Affairs for SBC Wisconsin on September 3rd,
2005 at Old St. Mary’s church. This close tie to City government should be noted.
PENNYWISE TO CLOSE
The Pennywise Resale shop downtown is set to close, and the already-cheap
merchandise there has been further discounted. The store at 626 N. Broadway
has been operated by the Junior League of Milwaukee for about 40 years,
and is a delightful place to find knickknacks and clothing that originated
in finer homes than yours.
KARL STRAUSS BANQUET
The Hall of Presidents of the Pfister Hotel was the site of a recreation of
the “Pabst Quarter Century Club” banquet originally held in the selfsame location on
March 11, 1978.
FROM BREW CITY TO CAPITAL CITY
Paul Snyder, a recent Marquette University Graduate, came to the attention
of milwaukeeworld a couple of months ago with a clever essay on a Sinatra album he wrote for
Vital as an intern. Last week, he was hired to be the Madison correspondent of the Daily
Reporter newspaper, replacing Jeremy Harrell. In his first days at work he has covered an
obituary and some contentious Madison legislative budget sessions. As he adjusts to life in
a new city, Paul has agreed to share his experiences with the readers of milwaukeeworld.com.
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