Antonio Butts and Mayor Tom Barrett

Walnut Way’s Wellness Commons Recipient of Mayor’s Design Award

Today, The Mayor of the City of Milwaukee, Tom Barrett, announced the winners of the 2021 Mayors Design Award at Walnut Way’s Innovations and Wellness Commons. This is the 24th year of the annual award program that aims to “recognize design excellence throughout the City of Milwaukee. Recipients have added value to their neighborhoods by restoring, constructing or enhancing their properties in a way that respects the urban fabric and contributes to the character of their surroundings,”

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Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Solar and Green Infrastructure Advancements in Lindsay Heights

Please join us in celebration at our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Green Infrastructure and Solar Installations in Lindsay Heights at Alice’s Garden on Thursday, April 18th from 10:00am – 11:00am. In 2017, the Institute for Sustainable Communities Partnership for Resilient Communities, based in Vermont, selected Walnut Way Conservation Corps as one of two Partnerships for Resilient Communities, a prestigious national recognition and resource award. The partnership provided $150,000 to Walnut to expand and accelerate its work on energy and water resilience, through the efforts of Blue Skies Landscaping, as well as offered customized technical assistance, and access to ISC’s large national network of sustainability practitioners across the country.

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Basia Rose Designs Owner, Basia Spencer

Fashion Boutique Grand Opening at The Commons

Milwaukee native, Basia Spencer, has been designing, creating, and selling her stylish dresses since 2015 and is moving into her first brick and mortar store at The Innovations and Wellness Commons, Walnut Way’s development project. Join in celebration at Basia Rose Designs Boutique, Saturday, December 8th, at its Grand Opening Trunk Show from 2:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. at 1617 W. North Avenue (formerly The Outpost Natural Foods Learning and Event Center Space).

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