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Mayor Backs $15 Minimum Wage For City Workers

More than 400 city employees would get a raise under Barrett's proposal.

June at Lynden

Resources for Milwaukee Homeowners, Prospective Buyers

Resources for first time homebuyers and homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments.

May at Lynden

May Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

Let’s ask every Milwaukeean how we should rebuild our city

Documenting Life at Lynden During a Pandemic

April Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

City Aims To Vaccinate Every Educator In Two Weeks

City health department, Children's Wisconsin and Medical College will partner in effort.

March at Lynden

Common Council honors Dr. Joan Prince for decades of service to Milwaukee

Joint statement from members of the Milwaukee Common Council: Alderman Ashanti Hamilton, Alderman Cavalier Johnson, Alderman Nik Kovac, Alderman Robert J. Bauman, Alderwoman Nikiya Dodd, Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, Alderman Khalif J. Rainey, Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa, Alderwoman Chantia Lewis, Alderman Michael J. Murphy, Alderman Mark Borkowski, Alderman José G. Pérez, Alderman Scott Spiker, Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic and Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II

Alderwoman Coggs to host virtual Black History Month Read-In

March Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

Guide to Black History Month Events

Black history, art, films, food trucks and more.

Black History Month a time to celebrate our past, present and future

Statement of Common Council President Cavalier Johnson February 1, 2021

MKE Business Now Entrepreneurship Summit is Saturday, Jan. 30

January 30th Established as MKE Business Now Entrepreneurship Summit Day

A New Leader for City’s Library System

Who is Joan Johnson and how will she be changing the libraries?

27 Years As a City Librarian

Retiring Milwaukee Public Library director Paula Kiely reflects on how system has changed.

Recent reports highlight delicate position of libraries due to funding constraints

Forest Home Library Not Historic, Clinic Approved

Council clears way to demolish old library, build new Children's Hospital southside clinic.

UWM to hold virtual commencement on Dec. 20

2020 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists Awarded

Five Artists Share $70,000 in Eighteenth Cycle

Forest Home Library Not Historic, Alders Vote

Committee overturns historic designation for 1960s building, full council vote to come

MPL Pivoting Service to Contactless Pickup Throughout System

COVID-19 data prompts shift in operations to ensure community safety

MPL receives $100K from Impact100 to expand Hotspot program

Historic Commission Protects Forest Home Library

Gives it historic designation. But Common Council will have final say.

December Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

Chairwoman Nicholson Named a 2020 Power Broker

New Plan To Replace MLK Library

City hoping fourth time's the charm for Martin Luther King Library.

Short Lines At Polls So Far

Massive absentee voting lowers in-person turnout. But observers were on hand

Forest Home Library Is Historic. For Now

Temporary designation stops development for 28 days. Hearing on permanent designation on November 30th.

Serve Wisconsin Announces $2.4 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for Milwaukee AmeriCorps Programs as program year kicks off at Opening Ceremony

Tuesday Was Last Day to Safely Mail Ballot

Use a dropbox, or bring your ballot to your local clerk's office, among other options.

Milwaukee Replacing Ballot Drop Boxes

New "Fort Knox" boxes offer security and weatherization improvements

November Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

Brady Street Parking Lot Goes Permeable

No more runoff into the sewer system. A look at the Lower East Side's best parking deal

Milwaukee Ballet launches video series celebrating its hometown

MPL to Suspend Branch Library Services on Election Day

October at Lynden

Office of Early Childhood Initiatives receives Outstanding Partnership Award

LaundryCares Foundation award recognizes collaboration with local laundromats

October Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

Mayor Barrett’s 2021 Executive Budget Address

Celebrate Voter Registration Day the way it was intended

Statement from Alderman Khalif J. Rainey September 22, 2020

Impact100 Greater Milwaukee Awards $407,000 in Grants to Five Local Nonprofits

Milwaukee Debuts New Ballot Drop Boxes

Approximately 150,000 people expected to vote absentee.

Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Available at 15 Locations across the City, Including 13 Milwaukee Public Library Branches

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See All of Downtown Milwaukee’s New Murals

From otters to activists, Milwaukee is awash in new public art.

Election Commission Urges Milwaukee Residents to Vote Absentee Ahead of November Election with SafeVote Postcard

Public Museum, Betty Brinn to Share New Facility

Not a merger but housing natural history and children's museums in one brand new facility.

September at Lynden

The sculpture garden will be closed on September 7 for the holiday.

Neighborhoods Hard Hit by COVID-19 are Vulnerable to Summer Heat

Social distancing makes cooling centers logistically difficult.

September Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

Lisbon Ave. Should Have Been Called Merton

The plank road went beyond Lisbon to the Town of Merton, yet wasn’t named for it.

Milwaukee Police Gobble Up City Budget

MPD got 62 cents of every new city budget dollar over last ten years.

How To Understand These Historic Protests

These resources will put the nationwide protests in a proper context.

DNC-Timed Art Installation Covers Downtown

Work by local artists highlights democracy for convention, though delegates won't attend.

Milwaukee Public Library to Host “Coming to America” Reading Group

8th Annual Bronzeville Week continues with events highlighting art, music and more

Walker’s Point Buildings Get New Lease on Life

Sofi Lofts taking shaping near Milwaukee River.

Irgens Installing Highest Green Roof in City

Part of transformation of 52-year-old office tower.

Inside the New Good Hope Library

Years later than expected, new library is open. Was it worth the wait? Yes.

Johnson Will Lead City’s Public Library System

Joan Johnson will be first Black director in the library's 142-year history.

Good Hope Library to debut in the New 9th this week

Statement of Alderwoman Chantia Lewis July 28, 2020

Ald. Coggs Wants To Increase Internet Access

Remote work and education has made internet access a necessity.

Council Spending Hours Reviewing Barrett’s Appointments

Plenty of praise and criticism for department heads, including Jeff Polenske and Jeanette Kowalik.

Milwaukee Cares Mask Ordinance to Go into Effect July 16

Milwaukee Adopts Mask Mandate

Council unanimously adopts indoor and outdoor mandate. Goes into effect Thursday.

City Announces Upgrades for Fall Election

Steps to improve voting by mail, higher pay for poll workers, plan for 171 polling places.

SafeVote Postcard Hitting Milwaukee Mailboxes this Week

Theodore Lipscomb named to top job at LISC Milwaukee to expand economic development investments, deepen response to COVID-19

Library Director Paula Kiely Retiring

Kiely has led library since 2006, presided over great change.

Heights Dream Library Mural Brings Art & Literacy to Milwaukee’s West Side

Milwaukee Arts Board funds matching grant for Fred Kaems artwork at 5700 W. Vliet St.

Long-time social business café closes after landlord changes vendor direction

Council Proposes 10% Police Budget Cut

11 council members back $30 million cut and investing in other programs.

The Rotary Club of Milwaukee Names City Librarian Paula Kiely Person of the Year

Exploree Milwaukee in New and Meaningful Ways

Jane’s Walk MKE hosts Sidewalk Stories, Book Discussion to Gather more Meaningfully, and Video Tours

Health Department Gets Support From Librarians, School Nurses

Government employees being retrained as contact tracers to fight COVID-19

Library Will Lend Books Again

Milwaukee Public Library will start offering a drive-thru book lending service.

Common Council Candidates

Ten contested races could reshape 15-member council.

City Will Accept Absentee Ballots, Serve as Required Witness at Five Sites

56,000 absentee ballots requested already. Lawsuits pending in court could change election.

Milwaukee Public Library to Close Public Locations March 16-29

Exception for early voting at Zablocki Branch Library

Governor’s Residence Now Exhibiting Art

And the Museum of Wisconsin Art has yet another outpost in the state.

UWM Gets Okay to Partially Demolish Columbia Hospital

Plus: Council could delay convention center expansion, MSOE expanding nursing facilities.

What the DNC Could Mean for Locals

Volunteering, traffic and doing business.

Five Libraries to Add Green Infrastructure

$1.6 million for green roofs, porous pavement, bioswales, trees and more.

Safe & Sound Announces New Executive Director

Joe’Mar Hooper brings leadership experience, local ties, and passion for community to his new role

Common Council Races

Six of 15 Common Council seats feature three or more candidates.

Where to Get Free Tax Assistance

Don’t throw your money away. Three organizations at six locations offer free help.

Why The Census Matters to Milwaukee

What you need to know about the Census and why it matters to state, nation.

27 Apartments Planned Near Marquette

Plus: MU plans new business school, Rivecca brothers buy out disgraced Ganos, Abele gives $300,000 to new project.

Good Hope Commons Opens

Apartment building is now open, library could soon follow.

DNC Needs 15,000 Volunteers

Volunteers will do everything from back office support to helping delegates.

No Longer a “Sleepy Backwater”

So says gallery owner John Sobczak about Milwaukee’s art community.

Sadoff Saving Walker’s Point Buildings

Sofi Lofts project includes redevelopment of two old neglected S. 1st St. buildings.

Most Popular Plenty of Horne Columns

Scott Walker, Chris Abele, John Norquist and Rudy Guiliani all made the list.

Downtown Building Getting Overhauled

Plus: More apartments for former Grand Avenue Mall.

New Office For African-American Issues

City transforming two-story building on Fond du Lac into one-stop clearinghouse.

Meet HQ501

Scott Lurie, in partnership with RINKA, unveils renderings for redeveloped Assurant building.