Lynn Basa
Tired Of Milwaukee Avenue’s Vacant Storefronts, Avondale Group Hosting Open House To Lure Small Businesses
The goal of Saturday's event is to boost business along the corridor, which is seeing a comeback after struggling with vacancies for years.
Avondale Business Owners, Artists Are Taking Over Milwaukee Avenue Parking Spaces For One-Day Fest
The free fest is part of the "urbanist holiday" PARK(ing) Day, which encourages people in cities around the world to repurpose parking into active community spaces.
Mural Of Long-Departed Grocery Coming To Vacant Avondale Storefront
The mural will showcase Blue Goose grocer, the small business that called the storefront home in the 1920s.
‘The Gateway To Avondale,’ A Neglected Plaza With Weeds, Litter And Rats, Gets An Overhaul
A trio of local artists worked with the city to bring the concrete Woodard Plaza at Diversey, Milwaukee and Kimball avenues back to life.
