Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
New Program for Lead-Poisoned Children
Medical College of Wisconsin program seeks improved response to kids testing positive.
Dec 26th, 2020 by Matt Martinez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
COVID-19 Survivors Reflect on 2020
Many this year have 'confronted the reality of death' and faced unexpected challenges.
Dec 24th, 2020 by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Lopez Bakery Is ’Still Here’
Popular Mexican bakery was on the brink of closing but has managed to survive.
Dec 23rd, 2020 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Milwaukee Succeeds Solicits Education Ideas
Consortium offers grants for most promising proposals to improve education of young Black males.
Dec 22nd, 2020 by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Housing Advocates Prepare For End of Eviction Moratorium
With no extension in sight, advocates are scrambling for solutions to an expected tidal wave of evictions.
Dec 18th, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Housing Funding Lacking Despite ‘Right To Shelter’
Ending homelessness in Milwaukee County will require additional resources.
Dec 17th, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Before Picking New Chief, Fix Policing
Milwaukee’s system of policing has been broken for years. We need to rethink it.
Dec 17th, 2020 by Emilio De Torre, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Milwaukee’s Traffic Fatalities Surge in 2020
Despite big decrease in traffic. Do emptier roads encourage reckless driving?
Dec 16th, 2020 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The New and Improved Pulaski Park
Years of work have transformed south side park, as these photos document.
Dec 15th, 2020 by Travis Hope, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Hoops Earrings Portraits Get National Attention
Local artist Nicole Acosta does photos and stories of women wearing earrings and project went viral.
Dec 12th, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Amani Woman’s Baking Turned Into a Business
Sherry Green baked cookies for others during the pandemic, then people started buying them.
Dec 11th, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Essential Workers Weary Nine Months Into Pandemic
"I'm just so drained mind, body and soul."
Dec 5th, 2020 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
