Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Airborne Asbestos Plagues South Side?
A KK river restoration project may be causing asbestos and lead contamination while tearing down homes too near the river.
Jan 2nd, 2013 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Home Visits Can Reduce Infant Mortality
City program offers nurse and social worker visits to at-risk families in Lindsay Heights.
Dec 27th, 2012 by Kenya Evans, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
A Home Away from Home
For half a century, Northcott Neighborhood House has supported family stability with programs ranging from preschool to job training.
Dec 18th, 2012 by Patrick Leary and Caitlin Miller, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The Neighborhood Guru
Community organizer Howard Snyder has led many redevelopment projects on the Northwest Side.
Dec 12th, 2012 by Ethan Niquet and Eva Sotomayor, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The Moody Blues
With the closing of Moody Pool, the city's North Side now has half the number of public pools as the South Side.
Dec 4th, 2012 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
A Neighborhood On the Rise
Efforts to improve the Layton Boulevard West Neighborhood are bearing fruit.
Nov 28th, 2012 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The Anti-Violence Team
Metcalfe Park group reclaims lot where shooting occurred, winning 2nd place in Midwest contest to enliven vacant spaces.
Nov 21st, 2012 by Heather Ronaldson, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The Wounds of War
A new peer network program gives support to Vietnam veterans.
Nov 14th, 2012 by Heather Ronaldson, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Day Care Centers Face Financial Squeeze
State reimbursement rates are 13 percent lower than market rate, could force centers out of business.
Nov 7th, 2012 by Matthew Bin Han Ong, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Bank of America Hit With Discrimination Complaint
Federal complaint claims homes owned by bank in city's minority neighborhoods are more poorly maintained than its homes in white areas.
Oct 31st, 2012 by Sharon McGowan, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The New Arts Teachers
As MPS dumps arts classes, community groups now offer arts programs for 49,000 students.
Oct 24th, 2012 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Juvenile Reform School Comes Home
A new program on county grounds provides alternative to juvenile lock-up in northern Wisconsin.
Oct 16th, 2012 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
