The pandemic put a stop to a lot of things, but it also provided the start to Mina, the newest Crossroads Collective vendor, which is making its debut Wednesday. It's owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Ryan Hoffman and Patrice Gentile.

The Oriental Theatre, home to the annual Milwaukee Film Festival, said Tuesday it will remain closed into the fall. Milwaukee Film, the nonprofit organization that operates the theater, said the organization plans to complete extensive renovations to the main and east theaters over the summer months.

As Snack Boys prepares to open its new East Side location in the former Hotel Foster / Globe East, 2028 E. North Ave., next week, we got another peek at the colorful murals painted inside over the winter by local installation artist Kristina Rolander.

The highly-trafficked stretch of N. Prospect Avenue from Ogden Avenue to North Avenue on Milwaukee’s east side will be milled and repaved over the course of three days next week, the Milwaukee DPW announced Friday, June 19.

The East Side BID announced Friday, June 19. The program would lower speed limits on stretches of E. North Avenue and N. Farwell Avenue from 30 mph to 25 mph. The program passed on Tuesday, June 16, with joint efforts from several City Departments and Business Improvement Districts, a release said.

In April, Brodek started the East Side On program to highlight local businesses along North Avenue and help them attract more patrons online. She partnered with the Experience Milwaukee Podcast to feature a different business every week, wrote a newsletter featuring Q&As with the owners, and organized online rally events on Facebook.

Many restaurants and bars in Milwaukee have begun welcoming customers inside their buildings since Friday. Businesses have been preparing and making changes in advance to ensure their customer's health and safety at their return.

A parking structure that provides free spaces near a popular night life area on Milwaukee's east side is expanding its hours. The Prospect Medical Commons parking structure, 2311 N. Prospect Ave., has long made 65 spaces available from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. on weekdays, and from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.