Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

New Program Uses “Violence Interrupters”

New Program Uses “Violence Interrupters”

414 Life Program trains “interrupters" to combat city’s gun violence.

4 Questions and Answers on The Domes

4 Questions and Answers on The Domes

What's going to happen? That could be the toughest question of all.

Youth Summit Tackles Drugs, Violence

Youth Summit Tackles Drugs, Violence

Milwaukee County Substance Abuse Prevention Youth Summit offers young people alternatives.

Green Group’s Washington Park Plan Proceeds

Green Group’s Washington Park Plan Proceeds

With county board approval of long-term lease, Urban Ecology Center will expand facilities, services.

Remembering Gwen Jackson

Remembering Gwen Jackson

Tireless community volunteer served Red Cross and other groups for half a century.

Asked for Help,“Nobody Would Listen”

Asked for Help,“Nobody Would Listen”

Death of an inmate in Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility raises grave safety concerns.

6 Things to Know About Lincoln Hills

6 Things to Know About Lincoln Hills

A primer on how state’s youth prisons will be changed. Or not.

2019 MANDI Nominees: New Sports Complex Changes Neighborhood
2019 MANDI Nominees

New Sports Complex Changes Neighborhood

Huge empty playground on northwest side now has six basketball courts, a futsal court, soccer field and 200-meter track.

2019 MANDI Nominees: Core El Centro Served 5,000 in 2018
2019 MANDI Nominees

Core El Centro Served 5,000 in 2018

Once thought radical, Walker’s Point nonprofit offers natural healing and wellness services.

2019 MANDI Nominee: Running Rebels Serves 1,500 Youth a Year
2019 MANDI Nominee

Running Rebels Serves 1,500 Youth a Year

Creating Violence Free Zones, finding the best in kids.

2019 MANDI Nominee: We Build Communities, Not Just Buildings
2019 MANDI Nominee

We Build Communities, Not Just Buildings

Welford Sanders enterprise center seeks to build a thriving community in King Dr. area.

2019 MANDI Nominee: Lindsay Heights Business Hires Area Residents
2019 MANDI Nominee

Lindsay Heights Business Hires Area Residents

Blue Skies Landscaping, a social enterprise initiated by Walnut Way co-founder, has changed lives.