Mayor Cavalier Johnson and City of Milwaukee officials on Friday, July 21 will celebrate the groundbreaking of a new public plaza to be named in honor of Vel R. Phillips.
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Bracing against blustery April winds, elected officials and Milwaukee business leaders gathered in a parking lot at West Wisconsin and North Vel R. Phillips avenues on Monday afternoon to mark a key step toward transforming the corner into a new public gathering space to honor late Milwaukee alderwoman, judge, and civil rights activist Vel R. Phillips.