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Milwaukee Modernism Gains National Awards

But many of city's buildings from that era lack historic protection.

Latest Effort to Adopt New Milwaukee Flag Going Nowhere

Bureaucracy and confusion create a slow-moving comedy of errors.

Entire Council Overrides Every Budget Veto by Mayor Johnson

Unanimous vote overrides all 7 vetoes, backs all alternations in mayor's budget.

Miffed Mayor Issues 7 Budget Vetoes

Johnson unhappy with council amendments, calling one 'pointless and heartless.'

What’s In the 44 Footnotes Added to Milwaukee’s Budget?

Record number of footnotes reveal what council members are thinking. And who's the new prolific author?

University Project Maps Milwaukee County’s History of Racial Covenants

The history "disrupts the notion that Jim Crow only happened in the South," says one of the authors.

Join neighbors for the Atkinson Branch Community Gathering

Unique community engagement event set for Monday, December 29

Brewers Community Foundation Announces More Than $5.7 Million Raised in 2025; More Than $66 Million Raised Since 2010 Inception

“Beyond the Diamond” Community Relations Efforts Make Memorable Impact

City-County Emergency Food Drive Ending After Raising More than $93,000 for Families

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Local Leaders Highlight Federal Government Shutdown Impacts to Community

Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee returns to Downtown Milwaukee on Saturday

Downtown’s pumpkin palooza offers more free goodies and an expanded backdrop of seasonal lights

Finance & Personnel Committee Hears Public Input on 2026 City Budget Priorities