A debate over something as seemingly simple as window replacement revealed different attitudes toward historic preservation at a Milwaukee Common Council meeting on Tuesday. In a 8-6 vote, Common Council members decided that the owner of a duplex on the ...

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By James Briggs A Madison neighborhood group fears the city is irrevocably turning its back on the past, disregarding historic neighborhoods and structures. And, Fred Mohs, one of the fiercest protectors of Madison’s past, acknowledges the battle might be slipping ...

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By Sean Ryan and Paul Snyder Madison planners’ attempt to update city zoning without weakening requirements for historic properties has generated confusion and concern. “This seems to be kind of a big to-do about nothing, really,” said Bill Fruhling, Madison ...

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By Tom Fetters

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Preservation through relocation seems like a great way to give new life to old buildings.

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By Sean Ryan A four-month redesign of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee engineering campus in Wauwatosa has delayed the project but calmed environmental opposition. The most vocal opponents of the campus plan have been environmentalists trying to protect a butterfly habitat ...

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By Paul Snyder Madison created and empowered its Landmarks Commission in the wake of a controversial construction project 38 years ago. Another controversial project might prompt the city to take that power away. Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said he wants ...

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By Sean Ryan A strategy to preserve land during construction of a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus in Wauwatosa is polarizing the project developer and environmentalists. The UWM Real Estate Foundation Inc., which is developing the project, accepts the strategy even ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] A Madison development firm is willing to design a house-sized pocket in the middle of a new apartment building to preserve a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home on the site. That won’t do much for the neighboring houses ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] Three Milwaukee aldermen are trying to push city researchers out of the development department to preserve the integrity of the historic designation process. The aldermen want Milwaukee’s two preservation staffers removed from Milwaukee’s Department of City Development ...

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