Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

New Mobile App Pinpoints Housing Hazards

New Mobile App Pinpoints Housing Hazards

Community groups using new app, which uses crowdsourcing to inventory and map all neighborhood housing issues.

Swing Park Nominated for MANDI Award

Swing Park Nominated for MANDI Award

And its story -- and controversies- keep getting retold.

Big Dreams for Menomonee Valley

Big Dreams for Menomonee Valley

Second redevelopment plan for area envisions Riverwalk and food and beverage manufacturing district.

Join the Pothole Patrol

Join the Pothole Patrol

City's' free mobile app lets you report potholes and other problems.

Rotary Club’s Impact on the City

Rotary Club’s Impact on the City

The club, a Mandi finalist, has created a food program for the poor and the Arboretum along Milwaukee River.

Safe & Sound Will Target 8 High-Crime Neighborhoods

Safe & Sound Will Target 8 High-Crime Neighborhoods

Community organizing group works with residents, high-risk youth and police to combat crime.

Could Milwaukee Have a Measles Outbreak?

Could Milwaukee Have a Measles Outbreak?

Rate of vaccination here is increasing but still not high enough to assure no outbreak occurs.

“The Kids Fall in Love With Her.”

“The Kids Fall in Love With Her.”

Boys and Girls Club senior program manager La’Ketta Caldwell was nominated for a MANDI leadership award.

Jobs Program Struggles to Find Eligible Workers

Jobs Program Struggles to Find Eligible Workers

City transitional jobs program for hard-core unemployed still has half of its positions unfilled.

Far More Students Flunking GED Tests

Far More Students Flunking GED Tests

New test causes big drop in students passing it in Wisconsin and nationally.

UWM Public Health School Tackles Social Problems

UWM Public Health School Tackles Social Problems

Its new headquarters in the Brewery is a MANDI finalist and its staff and students work with city Health Department.

Crime Drops 32% in North Side Neighborhood

Crime Drops 32% in North Side Neighborhood

"Comprehensive community effort" credited for two-year crime decline in Amani neighborhood.