Sports & Entertainment
News and developments in Milwaukee’s sports and entertainment industries, from team ownership to event venues.
David Stearns to step down as Brewers’ head of baseball operations
David Stearns is stepping down as president of baseball operations for the Milwaukee Brewers, the team announced Thursday morning.
Report: Kenosha casino approval would be ‘significantly less’ risky today for state than when Walker rejected it
A new report from the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau says a 2018 amendment to the state's compact to the Potawatomi significantly reduces the state's financial risk to approving plans for a Kenosha casino.
State’s first PGA Tour Superstore to open in Brookfield
The state’s first PGA Tour Superstoretore is expected to open in December in Brookfield.
Deer District concert venue complex gets backing from city zoning committee
FPC Live's $50 million concert venue complex proposed for the Deer District in downtown Milwaukee was endorsed Tuesday by the city's Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee.
Milwaukee pro soccer team will be backed by ‘pretty significant’ ownership group, Kacmarcik says
Now that the deal between Milwaukee Pro Soccer and the USL Championship league has been finalized, next steps for the franchise include recruiting a team of local owners.
ACX Cinemas looks to bring new, elevated entertainment experience to former iPic complex at Bayshore
Earlier this month, it was announced that a new operator is moving into the closed movie theater and bowling alley at Bayshore in Glendale.
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League announced for Milwaukee pro soccer team coming to Iron District development
The developers of the $160 million, 11-acre Iron District MKE have struck a deal with the USL Championship league to establish a professional men's soccer club in downtown Milwaukee.
Kohler Co. buys 45.7 acres south of Whistling Straits
The Kohler Co. has purchased roughly 45.7 acres of farmland along Lake Michigan just south of its Whistling Straits golf course in Sheboygan County for $2 million, according to state records.
Poll shows support for proposed Kenosha Hard Rock casino, tribe says
Three months after announcing plans to relaunch its effort to build an entertainment center and casino in Kenosha, The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin says a recent poll it commissioned shows “strong support” for the development, a partnership with Hard Rock International.
Longtime Milwaukee Bucks exec John Steinmiller dies
Longtime Milwaukee Bucks executive John Steinmiller has died at the age of 73, the team announced this week.
