The Milwaukee River Hilton, in Glendale, would be converted into housing, a dining hall and other facilities for Chinese students attending Milwaukee-area high schools and universities, under a new proposal pending before city officials.

The former Pizza Man site on Milwaukee's east side will be replaced by a four-story building with 39 apartments and street-level commercial space by next spring, under a new plan.

Village of Big Bend - The village is one step closer to forming a tax incremental financing district (TIF) after an April 25 public hearing. Ehlers, a financing firm, presented a draft of its TIF project plan to the Plan Commission and will take input from that group, the public and a board of other tax districts in creating a final proposal plan.

A $73.3 million city financing package to help pay for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s new downtown Milwaukee office tower, and new lakefront roads and pedestrian bridges, won unanimous Common Council approval Tuesday morning.