Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Innovative School Moving to Silver City Neighborhood
Public charter school Escuela Verde will move from Baran Park area, connect to new Urban Ecology Center.
Feb 21st, 2014 by Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceNew Health Clinic Will Serve Central City
Gospel music concert will raise money to build three-story, 42,000-square-foot medical center on Lisbon Avenue.
Feb 18th, 2014 by Karen Slattery, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceNew Arboretum Offers Year-Round Learning for City Kids
Funded by Rotary Club, with 40 acres along Milwaukee River, it's one of 12 nationally designated "Children's Forests."
Feb 17th, 2014 by Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceThe City of Fresh Vegetables
New city program aims to turn empty lots into gardens grown by residents.
Feb 14th, 2014 by Scottie Lee Meyers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceZamarripa Proposal Would Help Undocumented Residents
Milwaukee legislator's bill would allow them to get drivers licenses, attend state colleges.
Feb 12th, 2014 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceNew Loan Program Will Help Rescue Foreclosed Homes
City, state and local bank will join forces to help buyers rehabilitate distressed homes.
Feb 9th, 2014 by Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceFrigid Weather Endangers Animals
Stray cats and dogs may suffer hypothermia, frostbite, swollen footpads and other ailments, animal shelters and hospitals find.
Feb 6th, 2014 by Karen Slattery, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServicePlease Choose Our School
Hundreds attend MPS school fair that helps parents and children decide where to enroll.
Feb 5th, 2014 by Karen Slattery, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceMPS Embraces Urban Farming
With help of $98,000 grant, 18 schools will now teach aquaponics.
Feb 3rd, 2014 by Natalie Wickman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceWorkers in the Underground Economy
Scrap metal pickers brave the elements to make a tough living.
Jan 31st, 2014 by Brendan O’Brien, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceCity Seeks Bilingual Poll Workers for April 1 Election
Federal rules and increase in Latino voters push city to increase staff.
Jan 30th, 2014 by Scottie Lee Meyers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceGrants Upgrade South Side Neighborhood
Matching grant programs spend $29,000 to leverage more than $154,000 spent by residents to improve their homes.
Jan 28th, 2014 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service