Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation

Garden District to Celebrate Completion of Inclusive Garden Project Today

Mitchell Street Arts Introduces Outdoor Installation Connecting People And Cultures Through Sound

13th Annual Housing Resource Fair is Saturday, November 11

6th District summer town hall meeting to take place Wednesday, August 30

New ‘Healing Spaces’ Created In Vacant Lots

Program, championed by Alderwoman Coggs, aims to turn blight to beauty.

Ald. Coggs sponsors resolutions aimed at increased collaboration, safety, and public health

12th Annual Housing Resource Fair is Saturday, December 10

12th Annual Housing Resource Fair POSTPONED for 11/19 – now set for Saturday, December 10th

Alderwoman Coggs sponsors budget amendments aimed at equity and inclusion, violence prevention, and more

DNR, WHEDA Host Home And Habitat Fest At Havenwoods State Forest

Event Unites Housing And Natural Resources

Two Milwaukee projects to receive AARP Community Challenge grants

Both grant winners will use funding on projects designed to bring people of all ages together

Applications now being accepted for Healing Spaces Initiative

City Plans Healing Spaces Initiative

More pathways, benches, herb and flower gardens, little free libraries and more.

Gallery With Artist Housing Proposed For West Side

Neighborhood resident proposes to redevelop fire-damaged building built in 1875.

11th Annual Housing Resource Fair to take place this Saturday

Mayor Barrett Announces 500 STRONG Homes Loans Awarded to Milwaukee Homeowners

Healing Spaces Initiative Working to Support Harambee Neighborhood and Residents

Applications now being accepted for Healing Spaces Initiative

Virtual Housing Resource Fair will take place Saturday, November 21

Event will feature workshops, live Q&A sessions, drive-up resource packet pickup and more

Five Muralists Announced by Villard Avenue BID 19

Community Jury Selects Artists for “Visual Vibes on Villard”

Villard Avenue BID Launches Large-Scale Mural Project

Mayor Names Lafayette Crump to Head City Development

Commissioner-Nominee is a Champion of Economic Growth and Inclusion

Resources for Homeowners During the Pandemic

These resources can help you with critical repairs to your home.

City Housing Program Targets Emerging Developers

MERI 2.0 intended to create jobs, train developers and rehab tax-foreclosed homes.

Perez Leads Termination of Friends of Housing Contract

Frustrated by nuisance properties, Alderman takes aim at organization's city contracts.

What’s This Sherman Park Home Worth?

City, prospective buyer have wrangled over price of foreclosed home.

A New Four-Story, Downtown Mural

Artist Mauricio Ramirez paints "Heart & Sol," his biggest work yet.

Mauricio Ramirez wraps up large-scale mural on Community Advocates, Inc. building in heart of downtown Milwaukee’s Westown neighborhood

Community encouraged to help artist paint Tuesday and Wednesday; Ribbon-cutting ceremony slated for Thursday

Campaign Will Fund South Side Futsal Courts

No neighborhood has more kids. LBWN raising final $25,000 to complete soccer project.

Four-Story Mural Unveiled in Westown

Emma Daisy Gertel unveils Westown in Bloom mural

House of Peace Mural Gets Restored

Artist George Gist, who’s created 300 murals, came back here to restore this one, created 25 years ago.

Program Seeks to Beautify the City

Community Improvement Project has given $1.1 million to 300 projects.

National Avenue Mural Celebrated

Mural and art center are seen as way to transform Clarke Square neighborhood.

Housing Resource Fair Impacts Neighborhoods

Workshops, information help home owners with fix-ups and financing repairs.

How Parsonage Became a Cool B-and-B

The 125-year-old, Queen Anne, reverend's home now attracts world travelers.

Community partners in Sherman Park to unveil new gateway sculpture

News release from Alderman Michael J. Murphy

City Constructing New Green Alleys

One permeable alley captures 15,000 gallons of water, reducing flow into sewerage system.

Martin Drive Residents Celebrate New Pavilion

Rain-harvesting pavilion provides water for Martin Drive garden.

Layton Boulevard West

South side neighborhood battles problem of 48 foreclosed homes.

Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Will Expand

Partnership of Greater Milwaukee Foundation and city adds four neighborhoods to six already getting help with economic development.

New Sculptures for Swing Park

Beinbetween looks to enliven the bridge between Riverwest and Brady Street neighborhoods.

RICH program, selling city-owned foreclosed homes for $1, receives unanimous Council support

ews release from Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II

Listening to Mitchell announces its Grand Opening on July 11th from 6-­8pm with an immersive audio installation at 723 W. Mitchell

Thomsen & Carr launch multiple entry points to engage with public art installation

Listening to Mitchell, an interactive public art project of image and sound by Sonja Thomsen and Adam Carr, coming to Milwaukee’s Historic Mitchell Street

Seven block temporary public artwork excavates street’s present through the act of listening

Under new configuration, Finance and Personnel Committee will continue precedent of fiscal responsibility

I would like to thank Common Council President Michael Murphy for entrusting me with the responsibility of chairing the City of Milwaukee’s Finance and Personnel Committee.

Three More Neighborhoods Will Get City Loans

Pulaski Park, St. Joseph’s and Martin Drive neighborhoods now eligible for TIN loan program to increase property values and owner occupancy.

Workshops and key agencies on tap for tomorrow’s Housing Resource Fair

Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs is inviting city residents to attend a housing resource fair tomorrow (Saturday, November 9) from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at LaFollette School, located at 3239 N. 9th St.

Community Groups Build Rain Gardens

Project builds rain gardens and job opportunities for young adults in Metcalfe Park.

Travel the World in One Milwaukee Neighborhood

Silver City International Food and Art Walk celebrates cultural diversity through the arts

The Power of Paint

City program doing artistic paint job on foreclosed homes has reduced graffiti and break-ins at these houses.

Eight Neighborhoods Targeted for Home Improvement Loans

City $900,000 in loan money available for home loans.

Residents invited to Housing Resource Fair

The event is taking place Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Department of Public Works field facility at 3850 N. 35th St. from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Deadline is Oct. 1 to apply for NSP2 Homebuyer Assistance program

Participants are offered both financial and technical advice as part of the program.

Milwaukee Makeover Project

Imagine bringing together a group of talented architects and designers with Milwaukee homeowners from “middle-market” neighborhoods to explore how the look of their basic homes can be transformed through quality design. That’s the idea behind the Milwaukee Makeover Project.