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Cook: Don’t be so cool in 2018

In 2017, we were cool. Really cool.

We hosted Ironman. Four times.

We continued the swanky rebuild of downtown, with nearly $1 billion invested in downtown commercial space, condos and hotels, including a new Westin with a $2,500 suite.

We began the renovation of Miller Park.

There are new bike lanes, vegetarian restaurants and more than 50,000 Airbnb rentals. In 2017, so many people gushed.