Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

How You Can Help the Homeless

How You Can Help the Homeless

As Thanksgiving approaches, a list of groups that serve the homeless and how you can help.

Acid Attack Makes Polonia Residents Uneasy

Acid Attack Makes Polonia Residents Uneasy

South-side neighborhood, now majority Hispanic, has made that transition with few conflicts.

Meet the City’s New Poet Laureate

Meet the City’s New Poet Laureate

Dasha Kelly Hamilton has completed two novels, three collections of poetry and four CDs.

Op Ed: St. Joe’s Should Sign Community Benefits Agreement
Op Ed

St. Joe’s Should Sign Community Benefits Agreement

Ascension's non-profit hospital is last such institution on North Side and services are badly needed.

Op Ed: Good Signs on Affordable Housing
Op Ed

Good Signs on Affordable Housing

Activist groups creating programs, politicians embracing change. Can we build on this momentum?

Here’s Data You Can Use

Here’s Data You Can Use

Unique Milwaukee non-profit helps others gather and use data to improve their services.

5 Takeaways on Strauss Brands Debacle

5 Takeaways on Strauss Brands Debacle

Community members talk about lost jobs and what could have been done better.

Residents Rally for Clean Drinking Water

Residents Rally for Clean Drinking Water

Coalition On Lead Emergency pushes for action, some city officials pledge to help.

Remembering Mildred Harpole

Remembering Mildred Harpole

Beloved activist for education equity, equal rights, dies in her 80s.

Op Ed: Fire & Police Commission Too Passive
Op Ed

Fire & Police Commission Too Passive

Needs to review Milwaukee Police use of informants, coerced confessions, no-knock searches.

Health Clinic Serves Those Lacking Insurance

Health Clinic Serves Those Lacking Insurance

Nonprofit City on a Hill, 2224 W. Kilbourn Ave., seeks to break the cycle of poverty.

Ascension St. Joe’s Won’t Sign Agreement

Ascension St. Joe’s Won’t Sign Agreement

Still tension between hospital and area residents over potential cuts in service.