Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Program Gives Swim Lessons to Most Needy

Program Gives Swim Lessons to Most Needy

Local Red Cross program responds to higher drowning rates in underprivileged communities.

Remembering Musician Mary Davis

Remembering Musician Mary Davis

A keyboard legend and singer who performed R&B, jazz, blues and soul dies at age 73.

How to Keep Your Utilities On

How to Keep Your Utilities On

Where to turn for emergency (or non-emergency) help paying heat and electric bills.

Clarke Square Will Get New Clinic

Clarke Square Will Get New Clinic

Sixteenth Street Community Center’s eighth near south side health clinic opening.

How to Get a Criminal Record Expunged

How to Get a Criminal Record Expunged

It’s complicated, but can be done under certain circumstances within Wisconsin law.

A Cultural Exchange by Local Schools

A Cultural Exchange by Local Schools

Student exchanges between predominantly Jewish, Latinx, black and Native American schools growing.

Willie Brisco’s Fight for Social Justice

Willie Brisco’s Fight for Social Justice

Longtime leader with groups like MICAH is still working for change.

OP Ed: 10 Steps to Stop Reckless Driving
OP Ed

10 Steps to Stop Reckless Driving

Mayor, council need to crack down. Here’s how.

9 Questions About the 2020 Census

9 Questions About the 2020 Census

It can take as little as 10 minutes. But the results matter so much.

How You Can Help the Homeless

How You Can Help the Homeless

As Thanksgiving approaches, a list of groups that serve the homeless and how you can help.

Acid Attack Makes Polonia Residents Uneasy

Acid Attack Makes Polonia Residents Uneasy

South-side neighborhood, now majority Hispanic, has made that transition with few conflicts.

Meet the City’s New Poet Laureate

Meet the City’s New Poet Laureate

Dasha Kelly Hamilton has completed two novels, three collections of poetry and four CDs.