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Buyer Found For Former Fire Station

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

Feb 4th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene

‘Homestyle’ Restaurant Planned For Capitol Drive

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

Oct 17th, 2024 by Sophie Bolich

DiAndre Jackson Will Replace Rainey on Common Council

Jackson defeats Jessica Currie for open council seat.

Apr 2nd, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene

Jackson, Currie Advance In Race To Replace Khalif Rainey

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

Feb 20th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene

Milwaukee Mom Will Feed Hundreds on Christmas

Free meals for at least 275 families in 53206 neighborhood.

Dec 24th, 2023 by Meredith Melland

Alderman Khalif Rainey Won’t Run For Reelection

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

Dec 21st, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene

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Volunteers Clean Up Abandoned Building in Harambee

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

Jul 1st, 2023 by Graham Kilmer

Transportation

Milwaukee Planning Three Protected Bike Lanes, Trail to Lake

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

Jun 9th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene

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.

Nov 29th, 2022 by Sophie Bolich

Eyes on Milwaukee

City Selling Old Capitol Drive Fire Station

Two bidders vying for property.

May 6th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene

City Hall

City Offers $50,000 Trauma Reduction Grants

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

Apr 26th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene

Milwaukee Youth Caught In Middle of Rising Violence

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

Nov 5th, 2021 by Corrinne Hess

Now Serving

Tandem Owner Giving Away Restaurant For Free

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

Aug 9th, 2021 by Michael Holloway

Grab a Slice in Franklin Heights

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

Aug 4th, 2021 by Angeline Terry

Eyes on Milwaukee

City Secures Funding To Redevelop, Expand Century City Park

Park will quadruple in size as of MKE Plays redevelopment.

Jul 10th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

Eyes on Milwaukee

Mystery Company Bringing 250 Jobs

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

Sep 3rd, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene

The Enduring Impact of Redlining

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

Mar 5th, 2019 by Leah Foltman and Malia Jones

“Most Important Election Of Our Lifetimes”

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

Oct 29th, 2018 by Ximena Conde

Program Seeks to Beautify the City

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

Feb 13th, 2018 by Andrea Waxman

$100,000 Grant for Violence Prevention Plan

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

Nov 23rd, 2017 by Andrea Waxman

Eyes on Milwaukee

Long Awaited Safety Plan Gets Attacked

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

Nov 20th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene

Safe Zones Project Sees Success

Community policing helped homicides, shootings decline in two neighborhoods.

Jan 17th, 2017 by Jabril Faraj

Aldermen Unveil Anti-Violence Initiative

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

Jun 8th, 2016 by Jabril Faraj

Data Wonk

Will Streetcar Help The Inner City?

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

Feb 4th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson

Why I Was Arrested

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

Dec 29th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj

How To Fight Poverty

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

Aug 21st, 2014 by Brendan O’Brien

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.

May 29th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy

Plenty of Horne

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.

Dec 12th, 2013 by Michael Horne

Art A’ La Carte

Truck studio delivers art to kids in parks

Jul 24th, 2013 by Andrea Waxman

Police Support North Side Meal Program

Department wants to assure safety of recipients at Oasis program.

Jul 8th, 2013 by Edgar Mendez

Murphy’s Law

No Country for Black Men

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

Apr 25th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy

New Inner City Medical Clinic Planned

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

Mar 7th, 2013 by Brendan O’Brien

Murphy’s Law

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.

Feb 14th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy

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.

Dec 4th, 2012 by Edgar Mendez

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.

Jun 24th, 2011 by Pegi Christiansen

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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.

Oct 21st, 2010 by Jeramey Jannene