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DID YOU KNOW? • Solitary confinement can cause brain damage so profound that it is com- parable to a traumatic head injury. • Scientists say that like humans, monkeys are susceptible to optical illusions. – Source: sotruefacts.com MARK BELLING Taking a giant step in the wrong direction Page 8 'Conservative' Republicans seek to soften juvenile punishment MILLER'S FUTURE IN AREA AFTER BUDWEISER PARENT'S $106 BILLION OFFER – PAGE 7 STEVE 'THE HOMER' TRUE Brewers: Beware of a plague of Cubs fans Page 11 Talented team will make followers more unbearable MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OCTOBER 16, 2015 Local news at your fingertips Visit www.gmtoday.com By KATHERINE MICHALETS Conley News Service MILWAUKEE — The down- town Milwaukee Post Office has been sold to a Chicago-based investor and developer, R2 Companies, which eventually plans to turn the nine-acre site into a multi-use development. Matt Garrison, managing prin- cipal of R2 Cos., said he considers the site to be "the best large-scale redevelopment site in Milwaukee." The Barry Company, a com- mercial real estate company head- quartered in Milwaukee, was the broker for the sale of the 1.1 mil- lion-square-foot post office build- ing, 341 W. St. Paul Ave., which also has 1,500 feet of frontage on the Milwaukee River. Kurt Van Dyke and Jim Young of The Barry Company worked as the principal brokers in the transaction. Chicago developer, Facebook HQ designer working on Post Office building See POST OFFICE on Page 24 Milwaukee site to be turned into mixed-use development Photo courtesy of DTZ/Barry This view of the downtown Milwaukee Post Office along the Milwaukee River looks to the northwest. National Hardware 1303 N. 4th Street (2 Blocks North of Bradley Center) New Store Hours Mon.-Fri. 9-7, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5 This Location Only! STORE CLOSING SALE! ENTIRE STOCK Save up to 75% OFF! *See Store for Exclusions 246123274 REGULAR PRICE 246123275