Architecture panel on tap for Milwaukee’s east side

Milwaukee alderman wants lights on in bus shelters (UPDATE)

Published: June 25, 2012
Tags: bus shelter, Clear Channel, Milwaukee Transport Services, Robert Bauman, transit shelter

Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman is proposing a new resolution prohibiting advertisements on transit shelters within public rights of way.

Strip club takes center stage in downtown Milwaukee business debate (cartoon)

Published: June 8, 2012
Tags: cartoon, Jeff Scott Olson, Joe Dudzik, Jon Ferraro, Robert Bauman, Ron Bosak, Silk, Six Star Holdings
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Silk East owner plans to fight for downtown Milwaukee business

Published: June 5, 2012
Tags: Jeff Scott Olson, Joe Dudzik, Jon Ferraro, Robert Bauman, Ron Bosak, Silk, Six Star Holdings, The Jeff Scott Olson Law Firm
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Disdain for topless dancing isn’t a strong enough reason to reject a license for a strip club, said a Milwaukee alderman who did just that.

Selling intangibles: Milwaukee has plenty to offer despite development misses

Published: April 27, 2012
Tags: AECOM, Apex Commercial, Dental Associates Ltd., Focus on Commercial Real Estate, Grubb & Ellis, Kohl's Corp., Michael Murphy, Michael Streit, Milele Coggs, Milwaukee, real estate, Robert Bauman, TIF, Willie Hines, Willie Wade

When officials at Kohl’s Corp. announced in February they wouldn’t build a new headquarters in downtown Milwaukee, many observers talked about what could have been.

Milwaukee alderman pushes streetcar rent for utilities

Published: April 25, 2012
Tags: Marci Pelzer, Matthew Pagel, Nik Kovac, PSC, Robert Bauman, streetcar

A Milwaukee alderman, fed up with the dispute over who will pay to move utility lines for a downtown streetcar project, wants to charge those companies rent for occupying city property.

Alderman targets prostitutes as development obstacles

Published: March 30, 2012
Tags: 15th District, Benedict Center, Blair Williams, crime, Jeanne Geraci, prostitution, Robert Bauman, Sisters Project Street Outreach Program, Walnut Hill, Washington Park, Washington Park Sustainable Community Plan, Willie Hines, Winder Real Estate Development Inc.

A Milwaukee alderman wants a new weapon for the turf battle between prostitutes and those who want to redevelop struggling neighborhoods.

Entry granted: Milwaukee Council approves vacancy ordinance

Published: February 28, 2012
Tags: common council, Robert Bauman, vacancy

Milwaukee Common Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that allows the city to enter a vacant building without the owner’s permission.

Proposed Milwaukee ordinance raises constitutional concerns

Published: February 22, 2012
Tags: common council, Department of Neighborhood Services, GMAR, Grant Langley, Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors, Jay Unora, Mike Ruzicka, Robert Bauman, Stuart Gilgannon

The city couldn’t take action until water was flowing from the first floor of the abandoned Milwaukee mansion Dec. 12.

Checking in

Published: November 28, 2011
Tags: Harnack, Marriott, Milwaukee Marriott, Robert Bauman

Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman swings a hammer at a wall with other officials Monday during the ceremonial groundbreaking marking the beginning of work at the new Downtown Milwaukee Marriott in Milwaukee.