Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Housing Advocates Prepare For End of Eviction Moratorium

Housing Advocates Prepare For End of Eviction Moratorium

With no extension in sight, advocates are scrambling for solutions to an expected tidal wave of evictions.

Housing Funding Lacking Despite ‘Right To Shelter’

Housing Funding Lacking Despite ‘Right To Shelter’

Ending homelessness in Milwaukee County will require additional resources.

Op Ed: Before Picking New Chief, Fix Policing
Op Ed

Before Picking New Chief, Fix Policing

Milwaukee’s system of policing has been broken for years. We need to rethink it.

Milwaukee’s Traffic Fatalities Surge in 2020

Milwaukee’s Traffic Fatalities Surge in 2020

Despite big decrease in traffic. Do emptier roads encourage reckless driving?

Photo Gallery: The New and Improved Pulaski Park
Photo Gallery

The New and Improved Pulaski Park

Years of work have transformed south side park, as these photos document.

Hoops Earrings Portraits Get National Attention

Hoops Earrings Portraits Get National Attention

Local artist Nicole Acosta does photos and stories of women wearing earrings and project went viral.

Amani Woman’s Baking Turned Into a Business

Amani Woman’s Baking Turned Into a Business

Sherry Green baked cookies for others during the pandemic, then people started buying them.

Essential Workers Weary Nine Months Into Pandemic
Election Over, Activists Prepare To Hold Officials Accountable

Election Over, Activists Prepare To Hold Officials Accountable

"It is expected that we are going to stop paying attention now that the election is over, so we have to pay extra attention."

Homeless Sanctuary Needs More Volunteers

Homeless Sanctuary Needs More Volunteers

Amid pandemic, MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary handling triple the number of homeless people.

Museum Seeks to Address “Whiteness” Barrier

Museum Seeks to Address “Whiteness” Barrier

Milwaukee Art Museum’s new curator of community dialogue wants to break down barriers to people of color.

Child Mental Health Center Plans Expansion

Child Mental Health Center Plans Expansion

STRONG is moving to a new location where it can serve more children.