Worth the Detour: Vientiane Noodle Shop
Construction doesn’t just impact traffic patterns — it impacts the small businesses that help keep Milwaukee vibrant every day.
That’s the idea behind Worth the Detour, a monthly series highlighting businesses in the Valley and surrounding neighborhoods that continue to show up for the community through construction, change, and disruption.
The Anchor of the Valley: Honoring Mick Hatch
Before the Valley became a destination for jobs, trails, business growth, and investment, many saw it as a lost cause. Mick Hatch saw possibility. As a founding board member of Menomonee Valley Partners, he helped shape the transformation of one of Milwaukee’s most overlooked industrial corridors into the thriving district we know today.