South Milwaukee Downtown Market Returns … Starting with a Special Event in April

When I was elected alderman last April, I wanted to hit the ground running, tackling some of the biggest issues I raised in my campaign quickly. Downtown development was, and still is, the biggest one.

That’s why I am so glad to have co-founded (with Alderman Jim Shelenske) the South Milwaukee Downtown Market.

It launched last July and quickly grew into an amazing success with the help of a dedicated committee of volunteers and others.

Unlike other farmers’ markets, our goal is to use the event to help get people excited about coming downtown again … and open their eyes to the opportunity of our city center. We achieved that goal in 2009.

We want the same thing in 2010, as we bring back the market even bigger and better this summer. We hope can join us.

The Downtown Market, located at 11^th and Milwaukee Avenues, will again be held on Thursday afternoon and evenings from June 3 through October 14. It will be open from 3 to 7:30 p.m. in June, July and August and from 3 to 7 p.m. in September and October.

We’re also holding a one-day Downtown Spring Market and Business Fair on Saturday, April 10, at Bucyrus International. The market, which will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature many of the same vendors found at the summer version of the market, including produce, food, jewelry, art and craft vendors. It will also feature a South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce Business Fair showcasing some of the city’s top merchants.

 The spring event will be held at the remodeled Bucyrus Heritage Building on 10^th Avenue just north of Milwaukee. The hours coincide with those of the Bucyrus History Museum, which is also located in the Heritage Building.

Learn more about both events in this press release, and check out our website at www.smdowntownmarket.org for more information, including information on how to sign up as a vendor at both the spring and summer markets.

To all who supported the 2009 market, thank you. We can’t wait until 2010.