Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Program Offers Formerly Incarcerated People a Career

Program Offers Formerly Incarcerated People a Career

UMOS TechHire program provides training in technology fields and skilled trades.

Lupe Martinez Went From Migrant Worker to CEO

Lupe Martinez Went From Migrant Worker to CEO

He's led United Migrant Opportunity Services for the past 45 years.

20 Years of Studying Milwaukee’s Neighborhoods

20 Years of Studying Milwaukee’s Neighborhoods

Urban Anthropology brings the study of anthropology out of academia and into the neighborhood.

Local Baker Wins Small Business Competition

Local Baker Wins Small Business Competition

Alan Goodman has been baking with family recipes since he was a teen, and his bakery just won $10,000 as the winner of Rev-Up MKE.

8 After-School Programs for Students in Milwaukee

8 After-School Programs for Students in Milwaukee

These programs can help to keep kids engaged outside of the classroom.

What Small Business Owners Know

What Small Business Owners Know

Former winners of a small business competition share advice.

Special Report: New York’s After Care Program Helps Youth
Special Report

New York’s After Care Program Helps Youth

Mentors youth offenders after they finish placement in community facilities. Last in a series.

Op Ed: Don’t Give Up on St. Joseph’s Hospital
Op Ed

Don’t Give Up on St. Joseph’s Hospital

If we want hospital to stay committed to the community, we must continue to patronize it.

South Side Has Bustling Fashion Scene

South Side Has Bustling Fashion Scene

Cesar Chavez Dr. has many locally owned clothing stores. It’s becoming a destination.

Special Report: Building Trust Can Help Juvenile Offenders
Special Report

Building Trust Can Help Juvenile Offenders

How Milwaukee can learn from juvenile offender programs in NYC. Second in series.

Special Report: How New York Handles Juvenile Justice
Special Report

How New York Handles Juvenile Justice

"Close to Home" program could provide model for Wisconsin. First in a series.

The Story of Sherman Perk

The Story of Sherman Perk

From gas station to coffee house to community gathering place.