Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

MPD Beat Patrol Targets Clarke Square

MPD Beat Patrol Targets Clarke Square

Police worked with aldermen Donovan and Perez to establish neighborhood beat cop program.

Police Helping Homeless in Encampments

Police Helping Homeless in Encampments

Homeless Outreach Team is part of MPD’s community policing strategy.

New Boutique Opens On North Avenue

New Boutique Opens On North Avenue

Basia Rose Designs grew from pop-up, now at 1617 W. North Ave. in Innovations and Wellness Commons.

Police Relations in Sherman Park Still An Issue

Police Relations in Sherman Park Still An Issue

Capt. Willie Murphy of District 7 is working to rebuild trust in the neighborhood.

MPS Crisis Team Helps Students With Trauma

MPS Crisis Team Helps Students With Trauma

Group of school psychologists, social workers and counselors respond when student or teacher dies.

Will Earnell Lucas Be a “People’s Sheriff”?

Will Earnell Lucas Be a “People’s Sheriff”?

That’s what new sheriff promised; community members hope he will be very different than David Clarke.

Pop-Up Restaurant Offers Healthy Food

Pop-Up Restaurant Offers Healthy Food

Sabor Verde, housed in Velobahn Coffee & Cycle, helps students learn about healthy Mexican food.

Sculpture of Community Self-portraits Unveiled

Sculpture of Community Self-portraits Unveiled

Next Mitchell Street library artist-in-residence announced.

Washington Park Celebrates Holidays with New Decorations

Washington Park Celebrates Holidays with New Decorations

New solar-powered holiday wreaths decorate Lisbon Avenue.

BID Hopes to Revitalize Villard Avenue

BID Hopes to Revitalize Villard Avenue

After reboot, business organization is working with MPD to increase safety, and is creating an area action plan.

Drug Task Force Seeks Community Input

Drug Task Force Seeks Community Input

City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force seeks solutions to drug epidemic.

New Residential Treatment Facility Opens

New Residential Treatment Facility Opens

Youth who might have gone to Lincoln Hills now at county’s Bakari Center, with aim to reduce recidivism.