Elizabeth Baker

Recent Articles

Resource Fair Helps Puerto Rican Arrivals

Resource Fair Helps Puerto Rican Arrivals

Refugees from Hurricane Maria need help, south side group provides it.

Harassment Victims Lack Supportive Services

Harassment Victims Lack Supportive Services

Local survey found 68% of women workers sexually harassed. Experts say help needed.

Guns, Grief and Grace

Guns, Grief and Grace

Panelists, community members discuss solutions to gun violence at Public Library event.

Harassment Plagues Low-Wage Workers

Harassment Plagues Low-Wage Workers

Many women feel powerless to report it, fear loss of job.

South Side Group Builds Community Pride

South Side Group Builds Community Pride

Block projects by Layton Boulevard non-profit improves neighborhood

Aurora Program Helps Women Refugees

Aurora Program Helps Women Refugees

Walker’s Point wellness clinic serves refugees from Somali, Syria, Iraqi, Myanmar.

Local Black Women Say “Me Too”

Local Black Women Say “Me Too”

Milwaukee survey finds half of women say they were harassed in work place.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Reports ‘On the Table’ Results

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Reports ‘On the Table’ Results

More than 5,400 people participated in the initiative.

Solutions for Affordable Housing Crisis?

Solutions for Affordable Housing Crisis?

City has shortage of affordable housing, high eviction rate. Experts share ideas at panel.

Grants Help College Students With Emergencies

Grants Help College Students With Emergencies

Great Lakes Higher Education’s small grants program helps students at UWM, Mount Mary, Alverno.

Artists Enrich Garfield Apartments Grand Opening

Artists Enrich Garfield Apartments Grand Opening

Visual, musical and spoken-word artists celebrate opening of new complex on 4th and North.

Foundation Holds Community Chats on Key Issues

Foundation Holds Community Chats on Key Issues

GMF oversees 5,000 people at 200 locations in metro area “On the Table” discussions.

City Proposal Restricts Roadside Memorials

City Proposal Restricts Roadside Memorials

"Some of these turn into unpermitted block parties,” Ald. Johnson says

How Streetcar Could Change King Drive

How Streetcar Could Change King Drive

Residents, business owners talk with city planners about a streetcar extension.

Apprenticeship Program Builds The Future

Apprenticeship Program Builds The Future

MPS youth apprenticeship program serves 250 students this academic year