Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

A Community Organizer at Heart?

A Community Organizer at Heart?

Observers sing praises of Ian Bautista, the new head of the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative

Build Bucks Arena in Inner City?

Build Bucks Arena in Inner City?

Community leader calls on new owners to consider North Side location.

Will Universal Drivers Ed Increase Racial Integration?

Will Universal Drivers Ed Increase Racial Integration?

Plan for free driver’s education classes wins Greater Together Challenge, initiative to reduce segregation in Milwaukee.

MPS Targets Underperforming Schools

MPS Targets Underperforming Schools

14 schools will each get $300,000 in federal funds as part of three-year "Commitment Schools" program.

Milwaukee’s First 24/7 Library

Milwaukee’s First 24/7 Library

Westlawn Garden's "vending machine" public library is the fourth of its kind in the nation.

Finally, Mental Health Care System Improving

Finally, Mental Health Care System Improving

Decades overdue, system is moving toward more community care and less overload at county mental health care complex.

A Guide to Milwaukee Murals

A Guide to Milwaukee Murals

New web site maps and explains more than 70 central city murals.

Woodlands Wins National Award For Character-Based Education

Woodlands Wins National Award For Character-Based Education

Independent charter school will receive 2014 National School of Character in Washington, D.C.

Fuller Endorses Common Core

Fuller Endorses Common Core

Former MPS superintendent says the educational standards are good for students and teachers.

City Expands Solar Program

City Expands Solar Program

Solar energy program shines on two more city neighborhoods.

Only 50 of 600 Laid-Off Cargill Workers Find Work with Company

Only 50 of 600 Laid-Off Cargill Workers Find Work with Company

550 former Cargill employees are left searching in biggest Milwaukee layoff since Kohl's Grocery closing.

So Far, No Flight From Enderis Park

So Far, No Flight From Enderis Park

City workers remain rooted in Enderis Park neighborhood despite elimination of residency rule.