Salvation Army Now Wants To Save Black Landmark It Planned To Raze

Salvation Army Now Wants To Save Black Landmark It Planned To Raze

Preservation advocacy results in compromise to save 1970's complex.

Anodyne Coffee Workers Are Unionizing

Anodyne Coffee Workers Are Unionizing

Seeking union recognition from Fairwave Holdings, which bought Anodyne in 2023.

7-Story East Side Apartment Complex Wins Key Endorsement

7-Story East Side Apartment Complex Wins Key Endorsement

New alder Alex Brouwer backs new housing for long-vacant site.

Interval Cafe Faces Eviction on East Side

Interval Cafe Faces Eviction on East Side

Company has vacated Bay View cafe, and faces eviction from Jackson St. location.

Report That Trump Will End Head Start Program Alarms State Providers

Report That Trump Will End Head Start Program Alarms State Providers

'It would be absolutely devastating.' 15,000 children in Wisconsin served.

Theater: Rep’s ‘Espejos: Clean’ Is Fascinating Clash of Cultures
Theater

Rep’s ‘Espejos: Clean’ Is Fascinating Clash of Cultures

Latina maid and wealthy white woman connect at Cancun resort with curious results.

East Side Food Hall Is Closing

East Side Food Hall Is Closing

After 7 years, Crossroads Collective closing May 8, hoping to 'pass the torch' to new local operator

Wisconsin’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Endangered?

Wisconsin’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Endangered?

Trump administration fired entire staff running federal energy assistance program.

The Race to Replace Ben Wikler as Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair

The Race to Replace Ben Wikler as Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair

Three candidates running, including Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy.

New Triplex Planned For Brewers Hill

New Triplex Planned For Brewers Hill

Development is a companion project to another already underway nearby.

Murphy’s Law: Anti-Trust Case Against Live Nation Could Impact Milwaukee
Murphy’s Law

Anti-Trust Case Against Live Nation Could Impact Milwaukee

Pabst Theater, other concert venues could be subpoenaed, helped or hurt.

Bail Jumping Charges Explode In Wisconsin as Crime Falls

Bail Jumping Charges Explode In Wisconsin as Crime Falls

Defense attorneys raise alarm over rash of pre-trial charges against defendants.

Trump Administration Axed Federal Employees Needed for MPS Lead Crisis

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City Health officials sought help from federal experts, only to find they disappeared.

Tammy Baldwin Talks Tariffs With Local Business Owners

Tammy Baldwin Talks Tariffs With Local Business Owners

Senator spoke with brewers, farmers, chefs and others lamenting tariffs at roundtable.

Trump Tariffs Seek More Manufacturing, But Does Wisconsin Lack the Workers?

Trump Tariffs Seek More Manufacturing, But Does Wisconsin Lack the Workers?

State has labor shortage. Business leaders skeptical about opening new factories.

K-12 Education: New School Board Member Had Strong Union Support
K-12 Education

New School Board Member Had Strong Union Support

Seven of nine board members are now union-backed candidates.

Wisconsin Sees Record Number of Wildfires This Year

Wisconsin Sees Record Number of Wildfires This Year

Double the historical average this year; climate change, drought causing problem.

Classical: Here’s Some Music That Stalin Banned
Classical

Here’s Some Music That Stalin Banned

Prometheus Trio performs works by Shostakovich, Mozart and Turina.

Common Council Wants to Ban Hookah Sales to Those Under 21

Common Council Wants to Ban Hookah Sales to Those Under 21

Hookah bars expanding in city. Compliance with state law may be an issue.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Will Take on Big Environmental Cases

Wisconsin Supreme Court Will Take on Big Environmental Cases

Including cases related to large farms, PFAS pollution and environmental permits.

Transportation: Five Milwaukee Suburbs Launch Data-Driven Traffic Calming Projects
Transportation

Five Milwaukee Suburbs Launch Data-Driven Traffic Calming Projects

Projects are part of bigger vision of eliminating traffic deaths by 2037.

Urban Reads: Learning from Atlanta’s Data-Driven Housing Initiative
Urban Reads

Learning from Atlanta’s Data-Driven Housing Initiative

All the city news you can use.

Now Serving: Stack’d Equipment Will Be Auctioned
Now Serving

Stack’d Equipment Will Be Auctioned

Plus: Three new businesses open, offering pizza, coffee and acai.

Celebrate Milwaukee Day With An Urban Milwaukee Membership

Celebrate Milwaukee Day With An Urban Milwaukee Membership

Become an Urban Milwaukee member for just $4.14 per month for first year.

Campaign Urges Black Communities to Use Naloxone to Reduce Overdoses

Campaign Urges Black Communities to Use Naloxone to Reduce Overdoses

42% of drug overdose deaths in Milwaukee County in 2024 were Black residents.