Franklin Heights

MPD Launches the 2025 Operation Summer Guardian

Buyer Found For Former Fire Station

Unlimited Phases real estate company will occupy vacant Capitol Drive firehouse.

‘Homestyle’ Restaurant Planned For Capitol Drive

Former Bill the Butcher owner planning new American comfort food spot.

MPD launches the 2024 Operation Summer Guardian

Rick Banks launches campaign for 11th Assembly District

DiAndre Jackson Will Replace Rainey on Common Council

Jackson defeats Jessica Currie for open council seat.

Jackson, Currie Advance In Race To Replace Khalif Rainey

Four-way primary saw every candidate get at least 21% of vote.

Milwaukee Mom Will Feed Hundreds on Christmas

Free meals for at least 275 families in 53206 neighborhood.

Alderman Khalif Rainey Won’t Run For Reelection

Council member since 2016, five candidates are already vying to replace him.

Volunteers Clean Up Abandoned Building in Harambee

Part of a series of community clean-ups organized by county Sup. Priscilla Coggs-Jones.

Milwaukee Planning Three Protected Bike Lanes, Trail to Lake

City seeking federal funds from state to advance projects across city.

New Fast Food Restaurant for North Side

Dorsey's Pizza and Chicken at 27th and Burleigh to open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night meals.

MPD launches Operation Summer Guardian

City Selling Old Capitol Drive Fire Station

Two bidders vying for property.

City Offers $50,000 Trauma Reduction Grants

Health department's Office of Violence Prevention wins $5 million federal grant.

Milwaukee Youth Caught In Middle of Rising Violence

Police, government resources unable to break cycle of violence destroying lives.

Tandem Owner Giving Away Restaurant For Free

Plus: The Vanguard reopens. And Franklin Heights gets a new pizza place.

Grab a Slice in Franklin Heights

Pizza House planned for W. Hopkins St. That logo looks familiar.

City Secures Funding To Redevelop, Expand Century City Park

Park will quadruple in size as of MKE Plays redevelopment.

Mystery Company Bringing 250 Jobs

And even better, in Century City, as part of city's effort to redevelop Tower Automotive site.

The Enduring Impact of Redlining

Polices begun in 1930s can still be seen in metro-Milwaukee segregation.

“Most Important Election Of Our Lifetimes”

Obama’s speech here says health care, education, living wage are on the line.

County Board Elects Nicholson as First Vice Chairwoman

Supervisor Nicholson was first elected to the Milwaukee County Board in 2016

Program Seeks to Beautify the City

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

$100,000 Grant for Violence Prevention Plan

Bader Philanthropies grant helps fund effort pushed by Health Commissioner Bevan Baker.

Long Awaited Safety Plan Gets Attacked

A blueprint for change or too vague and hard to understand? Council members wrangle.

Safe Zones Project Sees Success

Community policing helped homicides, shootings decline in two neighborhoods.

Edgar Lin Receives Last Minute Endorsement of Assembly Representative LaTonya Johnson

Asks Neighbors for their Vote on August 9

Edgar Lin Announces Major Endorsements

Local Unions, Community Organizations and Community Leaders Express Support for Leading Challenger in 16th AD Race

Aldermen Unveil Anti-Violence Initiative

Hamilton and 11 other aldermen call for “holistic approach” to gun violence.

Common Council leading the way on multi-pronged public safety effort

Council president and members issue “All Hands Call” for peace

Will Streetcar Help The Inner City?

Opponents say it won’t. Let’s examine the data.

Why I Was Arrested

As police stake out an expected protest, a reporter gets arrested. Was the arrest justified?

Neighborhood walkthrough invitation from Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs

Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs invites neighbors from the area surrounding N. 24th St. and W. Keefe Ave for a neighborhood walk.

How To Fight Poverty

Door-to-door lawn mowing and landscaping jobs put food on table for poor laborers.

Why we can no longer wait to remedy “The Wait”

Statement of Alderman Bob Donovan June 26, 2014

The Last Train from Talgo

Talgo moved its last trains from Milwaukee last night, ending this city’s dream of becoming a hub for state-of-the-art rail transit.

Milwaukeeans invited to 3rd annual “Heal the Hood” event

Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs invites residents who are concerned by the recent increase in violence and crime to attend the third annual “Heal the Hood” block party.

State Delays on Talgo Claim

State claims board won't hear Talgo complaint at next meeting, and officials delay release of Talgo's legal filing, though it's a public record.

Supervisor Bowen Announces Series of Town Hall Meetings

Residents Invited to Speak About Milwaukee County Budget, Other Issues

Art A’ La Carte

Truck studio delivers art to kids in parks

Police Support North Side Meal Program

Department wants to assure safety of recipients at Oasis program.

Federal judge’s decision on Zoo Interchange Environmental Impact Statement creates opportunity for new direction in transportation investment

Alderman Bauman calls for new alternative for I-94 rebuilding project that would invest in freeway rebuilding, local road reconstruction and expansion of Milwaukee Streetcar

No Country for Black Men

New study shows Wisconsin leads the nation in black incarceration, with a shockingly high rate. Why?

New Inner City Medical Clinic Planned

Clinic at 23rd and Burleigh would serve poor families who lack access to medical care.

The African American Advantage

The county’s black residents have $3.6 billion in annual income and black neighborhoods have far more purchasing power than suburbs.

The Moody Blues

With the closing of Moody Pool, the city's North Side now has half the number of public pools as the South Side.

Atkinson, Capitol, Teutonia Festival is Saturday

The Atkinson, Capitol, Teutonia (ACT) Business Improvement District #29 will be holding its free 2012 neighborhood celebration on the triangle at Capitol Dr. and Atkinson Ave. on Saturday, August 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Milwaukee Recreation Keeps it Cool

On weekdays when the temperature is predicted to be above 85 degrees (or when the city issues a heat advisory), the Milwaukee Department of Public Works attaches industrial-strength sprinklers to the fire hydrants at seven Milwaukee Recreation playgrounds.

Park to be dedicated Saturday at once troubled location

“From nuisance property to neighborhood jewel, this garden and park represents what is possible when people come together and take back their neighborhoods.”

SITE Artists in the Community

Over the past couple of years, there have been a number of public art crises in Milwaukee. This has included the city removing a TRUE Skool mural, the arts community coming forward to save the Janet Zweig project for Wisconsin Avenue, and County Executive Chris Abele recently pulling the funding for a Milwaukee County Public Art Committee percent for art sculpture.

Group Unveils Temporary Public Art on Capitol Drive

To fill the gap between the site's multi-year transformation from brownfield to productive industrial space, the 30th Street Industrial Corridor Corporation and Business Improvement District #37 invited IN:SITE to create art installations that generate interest in the area.

Residents of Janesville Flock to Milwaukee and Chicago

The title of this post is purely fiction at this point, but is what this writer believes should happen.