Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
New Mobile App Pinpoints Housing Hazards
Community groups using new app, which uses crowdsourcing to inventory and map all neighborhood housing issues.
Mar 5th, 2015 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceSwing Park Nominated for MANDI Award
And its story -- and controversies- keep getting retold.
Mar 4th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceBig Dreams for Menomonee Valley
Second redevelopment plan for area envisions Riverwalk and food and beverage manufacturing district.
Mar 3rd, 2015 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceJoin the Pothole Patrol
City's' free mobile app lets you report potholes and other problems.
Mar 1st, 2015 by Maria Corpus, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceRotary 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.
Feb 26th, 2015 by Matthew Wisla, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceSafe & Sound Will Target 8 High-Crime Neighborhoods
Community organizing group works with residents, high-risk youth and police to combat crime.
Feb 24th, 2015 by Brendan O’Brien, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceCould Milwaukee Have a Measles Outbreak?
Rate of vaccination here is increasing but still not high enough to assure no outbreak occurs.
Feb 22nd, 2015 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service“The Kids Fall in Love With Her.”
Boys and Girls Club senior program manager La’Ketta Caldwell was nominated for a MANDI leadership award.
Feb 18th, 2015 by Naomi Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceJobs Program Struggles to Find Eligible Workers
City transitional jobs program for hard-core unemployed still has half of its positions unfilled.
Feb 17th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceFar More Students Flunking GED Tests
New test causes big drop in students passing it in Wisconsin and nationally.
Feb 14th, 2015 by Molly Rippinger, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceUWM 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.
Feb 13th, 2015 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceCrime Drops 32% in North Side Neighborhood
"Comprehensive community effort" credited for two-year crime decline in Amani neighborhood.
Feb 12th, 2015 by Brendan O’Brien, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service