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Does “Broken Windows” Theory Hurt Milwaukee?
Police Chief Ed Flynn is one of the foremost practitioners of aggressive policing getting national criticism.
Read the full story by Bruce Murphy...
Charlie Sykes’ Private Island
His surprisingly modest Mequon Cape Cod is surrounded by and benefits from all kinds of publicly-funded, socialistic services.
Read the full story by Michael Horne...
Counting the Homeless
Local agencies and volunteers will launch annual count of city’s most needy people, in response to a HUD mandate.
Read the full story by Brendan O’Brien, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service...
MMSD Settles With Boston Store
Suit posed question: is Deep Tunnel depleting water table and causing downtown buildings to sink?
Read the full story by Bruce Murphy...
Can Wellness Center Revive North Avenue?
Groundbreaking for new center at 16th and North shows impact of Walnut Way’s leadership.
Read the full story by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service...
Suit posed question: is Deep Tunnel depleting water table and causing downtown buildings to sink?
States that are unfriendly to new technologies confronting the problem could be economic losers.
An update on all the improvements for biking both locally and state-wide.
2015 agenda by Bike Federation will push city for these and other improvements.
49 new apartments are slated to open in June 2015 on the west side of Downtown.
The consulting company relocates to neighborhood where it all began 156 years ago.
The recently-formed grassroots group, which looks to make sure all citizens benefit from Milwaukee's water resources, holds a fundraiser.
Ald. Bauman is pushing for prompt action to replace the longtime historic preservation head, who died last month.
The Bay View “art stop” is neither art nor a good bus stop. For one-tenth the price, the city could have done far better.
It became a comedy of errors, but raises serious questions about the city’s strategy for “creative placemaking.”
"Milwaukee is walkable, which allows for heads to turn up and gaze at a plethora of structures donning beautiful architecture."
Lorenzo Williams is training to be a carpenter and eventually wants to start his own company.
Lu Ann Will's mentally-ill son was shot by police answering her call for help. She still doesn't understand how it happened.
The at-grade alternative for reconstructing I-94 is better alternative, that won’t harm this landmark.
Not moving forward will send a wrong message to all those looking to invest in Milwaukee, a city businessman argues.
Local agencies and volunteers will launch annual count of city's most needy people, in response to a HUD mandate.
Groundbreaking for new center at 16th and North shows impact of Walnut Way's leadership.
Police Chief Ed Flynn is one of the foremost practitioners of aggressive policing getting national criticism.
On a wide range of policies, Walker may be serving his career more than his constituents
Eleven out of 15 aldermanic districts, and 76 percent of all respondents support the proposed streetcar starter system.
Large majority votes to approve streetcar, but parliamentary maneuver puts issue on hold until February 10th meeting.
His surprisingly modest Mequon Cape Cod is surrounded by and benefits from all kinds of publicly-funded, socialistic services.
49 new apartments are slated to open in June 2015 on the west side of Downtown.
One of the town's most magnificent mansions has a strange history, complete with a jailed lawyer who once served a governor.
Built in 1891 by then-prominent architect Bernard Kolpaki, the home was restored and is now owned by a Whitefish Bay school principal.
Not moving forward will send a wrong message to all those looking to invest in Milwaukee, a city businessman argues.
A new chocolate company is among the small businesses attracted to Lisbon Avenue.
Milwaukee has 34 BIDs, which are changing the landscape of city neighborhoods.
States that are unfriendly to new technologies confronting the problem could be economic losers.
Police Chief Ed Flynn is one of the foremost practitioners of aggressive policing getting national criticism.
Is the 56% increase in legislators' daily expenses "outrageous" or overdue?
On a wide range of policies, Walker may be serving his career more than his constituents
Call it a bonus round: an assemblage of photos taken in my tour of many great vantage points in Milwaukee.
At dusk, the 23rd floor of the Pfister Hotel tower offers beautiful views of a changing city
Long before Gimbel's and Boston Store, T.A. Chapman was the city's department store. This is its first location.
Located on E. Wisconsin near what is now the Iron Block building, the store offered an item that was greatly desired.
