Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Brian Litzsey Believes Recreation ‘Changes Lives’
Litzsey is first Black director of $37 million MPS agency, Milwaukee Recreation.
Mar 16th, 2025 by Dakota Barnes-Rush, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceWisconsin’s Only Black-Owned Bank Is 100 Years Old
Located in high-poverty area and still helping people buy homes.
Mar 8th, 2025 by Meredith Melland, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceEvictions Still High In Milwaukee
As many as 120 evictions per day filed. Where to get help.
Mar 1st, 2025 by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceWhere to Get Free Help Filing Your Taxes
11 different options in metro Milwaukee.
Feb 19th, 2025 by Meredith Melland, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceSome Legislators Want ‘Safe Havens’ to Stay Safe
Proposed bill would keep immigration officers out of all 'safe havens' in Wisconsin.
Feb 18th, 2025 by Devin Blake, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceMilwaukee Is Losing a Generation of Black Men To Drug Crisis
Older Black men account for a growing share of Milwaukee drug deaths as fentanyl is mixed into cocaine.
Jan 31st, 2025 by Edgar Mendez and Devin Blake, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service12 Ways To Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
A march, storytelling, speeches, museum day and more.
Jan 19th, 2025 by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceWill Wisconsin Enact a Red Flag Gun Control Law?
The results of the recent election may not help.
Dec 26th, 2024 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceElected Leaders Weigh in On Reopening of Social Development Commission
Mayor Johnson calls for more transparency, Gwen Moore notes challenges it faces.
Dec 22nd, 2024 by Meredith Melland, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceBringing Diversity to Milwaukee’s Improv Comedy Scene
Interchange Theater Co-op offers classes, scholarships to those historically left out.
Dec 16th, 2024 by Devin Blake, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceSDC Stands For ‘Still Didn’t Compensate’ Says Unpaid Former Employee
Several former employees of social service agency claim they still haven't been paid since April implosion.
Dec 12th, 2024 by Devin Blake, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceGun Violence Down 17% in Wisconsin, 20% in Milwaukee
During first 8 months of 2024. Are community intervention efforts working?
Dec 9th, 2024 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service