Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Mitchell St. Library Mural Wins Applause

Mitchell St. Library Mural Wins Applause

Teens work with NEA-funded artist on colorful art work.

Warning Residents of Lead Dangers

Warning Residents of Lead Dangers

Door-to-door workers allied with Hunger Task Force teach Amani residents about possible problems.

Old Library To Become Retail Market

Old Library To Become Retail Market

Building on 42nd and North, vacant since 2003, would feature various retail vendors.

Group Wants Independent North Division

Group Wants Independent North Division

Community group calls for MPS school to be run by independent, African American board.

Can Vliet Street Be Revived?

Can Vliet Street Be Revived?

Business owners, community activists encouraged by beautification efforts.

Coo Coo Cal Celebrates Milwaukee

Coo Coo Cal Celebrates Milwaukee

Popular rapper’s song “Home” is filled with images from and love for his “home town.”

Center Street Holds “Shop Small” Event

Center Street Holds “Shop Small” Event

Area BID seeks to support businesses on strip between 32nd and 60th streets.

Synthetic Marijuana Raises Alarms

Synthetic Marijuana Raises Alarms

Can be spiked with rat poison, police and health officials seek to prevent sale.

Silver City Gets New Public Art

Silver City Gets New Public Art

$40,000 spent on art works reflecting history and values of south-side neighborhood.

Young Black Women Embrace Biking

Young Black Women Embrace Biking

Black Girls Do Bike now has 73 chapters in America, including one in Milwaukee.

Reflections on Juneteenth Day

Reflections on Juneteenth Day

What should the annual celebration of slavery’s end mean today and in the future?

Report Finds Barriers to Jobs for Ex-Cons

Report Finds Barriers to Jobs for Ex-Cons

Few states make it tougher to expunge criminal records, WPF study finds.