Alderman Hamilton encourages developers to submit plans for former theater property - Milwaukee Community Journal

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Alderman Hamilton encourages developers to submit plans for former theater property - Milwaukee Community Journal

Alderman Ashanti Hamilton is confident that developers will be stepping forward with plans to transform the former Ritz/Villa Theater located at 3608 W. Villard Ave. in the 1st Aldermanic District. Alderman Hamilton said the Department of City Development has entered into a new joint endeavor with the Villard Avenue Business Improvement District to seek the […]

Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

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