Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Help for the Homeless

Help for the Homeless

Since 1982, the Guest House has provided a one-stop shop for the homeless.

Recovering the City’s Lost Culture

Recovering the City’s Lost Culture

A bed and breakfast owner and historic activist leads the way in restoring the Concordia neighborhood.

New Green Education School to Open

New Green Education School to Open

New MPS school, Milwaukee Environmental Sciences, is modeled on programs in more than 150 schools in 31 states.

A Leader for the Northwest Side

A Leader for the Northwest Side

How Stephanie Harling and the Havenwoods Economic Development Corp. are improving the neighborhood they serve.

How One Principal is Changing a School

How One Principal is Changing a School

Test scores are rising at 53rd Street School under the leadership of Bridgette Hood.

New Group Will Support Native American Women

New Group Will Support Native American Women

A new professional group for women in a city where less than one percent of the population is Native American.

How Good Are City’s After-School Programs?

How Good Are City’s After-School Programs?

New study by the Public Policy Forum finds strengths and weaknesses in programs for kids.

How to Revive MLK Drive

How to Revive MLK Drive

Community development leader Welford Sanders is working to upgrade residential housing in the neighborhood.

Exhibit Tells Stories of Latino Immigrants

Exhibit Tells Stories of Latino Immigrants

New show at Latino Arts Inc. gallery documents experience of Milwaukee's immigrant families.

The New Czar of Community Safety

The New Czar of Community Safety

A partnership between the Milwaukee Police and a community organization will pay for a new leader to work on collaborative solutions to crime.

Activists Demand New NBA Arena Include Funding for Kids

Activists Demand New NBA Arena Include Funding for Kids

No new Bucks arena without fixing schools' rundown fields and inadequate recreation facilities, says Common Ground.

TED Conference in Milwaukee?

TED Conference in Milwaukee?

Make that TEDx, the growing spin-off for local conferences, which will have a Milwaukee event at Harambee in May.