Actor, comedian and TV host John McGivern is returning to local airwaves. He’s hosting a new half-hour weekly TV show called John McGivern’s Main Streets, and it’s being produced by the Valley’s Plum Media.

For the last 30 years Potawatomi Hotel & Casino has been building a legacy. From reviving the Menomonee Valley to becoming Wisconsin’s most visited entertainment destination, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino has established itself as not only the premier gaming destination in the Midwest, but also as a partner invested in the growth of our community.

Rite-Hite is expanding its Reed Street Yards headquarters on paper, just before it starts constructing the actual buildings. Rite-Hite designs and manufactures loading dock equipment, industrial doors, safety barriers, industrial fans and other products for warehouse operators. It wouldn’t do any manufacturing at the new campus, but plans to house approximately 300 employees involved in research, design, administration, sales and management.

Join a Public Art Bike Tour through the Menomonee Valley as part of Doors Open 2020. The self-guided bike tour is free and runs from September 26th–October 11th. Click to hear Corey Zetts give more info!

1. Menomonee River Valley: Public art bike tour: Monday, Sept. 14 through Saturday, Sept. 19
Menomonee River Valley Week is happening all week long. Milwaukee residents can sign up for the public art bike tour, a self-guided tour that takes cyclists through the valley to see the various art pieces. The event is free and those interested can bring their own bikes or receive the Bublr Bike promo code when they sign up. The tour will be available from now until 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Don’t know much about Milwaukee’s Menomonee River Valley Neighborhood? Well, you’ll get to know the local businesses, nature, history and more after visiting during 2020 Valley week!

Valley Week returns on September 12 to highlight Milwaukee’s Menomonee River Valley.

Valley Week gives people the chance to learn more about the area including what is made there, who works there and activities to do.

The leaders behind a decade-long effort to convert a 24-acre brownfield in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley into an urban park and outdoor science classroom are celebrating the completion of the project this month.

Today, leaders with Menomonee Valley Partners (MVP) and the Urban Ecology Center (UEC) announced the completion of Menomonee Valley – From the Ground Up, a comprehensive $25 million multi-year campaign that transformed a 24-acre brownfield into an active urban park, state trail, and outdoor science classroom; turned a vacant bar into a community center; and reconnected communities separated for more than a generation.