Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Can Vliet Street Be Revived?

Can Vliet Street Be Revived?

Business owners, community activists encouraged by beautification efforts.

Coo Coo Cal Celebrates Milwaukee

Coo Coo Cal Celebrates Milwaukee

Popular rapper’s song “Home” is filled with images from and love for his “home town.”

Center Street Holds “Shop Small” Event

Center Street Holds “Shop Small” Event

Area BID seeks to support businesses on strip between 32nd and 60th streets.

Synthetic Marijuana Raises Alarms

Synthetic Marijuana Raises Alarms

Can be spiked with rat poison, police and health officials seek to prevent sale.

Silver City Gets New Public Art

Silver City Gets New Public Art

$40,000 spent on art works reflecting history and values of south-side neighborhood.

Young Black Women Embrace Biking

Young Black Women Embrace Biking

Black Girls Do Bike now has 73 chapters in America, including one in Milwaukee.

Reflections on Juneteenth Day

Reflections on Juneteenth Day

What should the annual celebration of slavery’s end mean today and in the future?

Report Finds Barriers to Jobs for Ex-Cons

Report Finds Barriers to Jobs for Ex-Cons

Few states make it tougher to expunge criminal records, WPF study finds.

Op Ed: Jim Crow and Urban America
Op Ed

Jim Crow and Urban America

Sterling Brown incident, disparities in traffic stops show the racial boundaries of today.

The Death of Juan Bernal

The Death of Juan Bernal

Friends recall the life of Milwaukee rapper and poet killed by gunshot wounds.

Greenfield Ave. Construction Hurts Local Businesses

Greenfield Ave. Construction Hurts Local Businesses

Since March the stretch from 16th to 35th under construction, slashing business sales.

Pop-Up MKE Supports Small Businesses

Pop-Up MKE Supports Small Businesses

With training, mentorship, marketing; 17 businesses will open in three locations.