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Milwaukee Wins $25 Million Grant To Rebuild Center Street, Add Protected Bike Lanes
Safety-focused overhaul will come to two-mile stretch in heart of city.
Sep 5th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Church, Cupid Partner On Affordable Housing
St. Matthew Church will see nearby vacant lots turned into 50 apartments for seniors.
Dec 4th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
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
Royal Capital Celebrates Start of 53206 Housing Development
See inside former school as redevelopment work starts.
May 13th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Conversion of 1902 School Starting
Construction starts on long-planned project to turn old Phillis Wheatley School into apartments.
Apr 19th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
School to Become Apartments, Cost $19.4 Million
Committee okays $1.05 million in city funds to support 82-unit, north-side project.
Dec 11th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
City’s Violent Crime Down in 2019
First quarter of year shows murders, non-fatal shootings, carjackings down.
Apr 3rd, 2019 by Corrinne Hess
Milwaukee Promise Zones End of Summer Celebration
The Milwaukee Promise Zones initiative celebrates the Summer work of youth throughout the city
Aug 11th, 2018 by Zach Komassa
New Building for Bronzeville
Apartments and medical clinic coming to N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Jan 31st, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
$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
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
The Rise and Fall of Bronzeville
At its peak in the 1930s to 1950s, it had quite a history.
Aug 5th, 2017 by Jill Florence Lackey, PhD
A Call for Clean Water
Community leaders push city to rid Milwaukee's water of lead.
May 6th, 2017 by Jabril Faraj
Housing Resource Fair Impacts Neighborhoods
Workshops, information help home owners with fix-ups and financing repairs.
Nov 26th, 2016 by Clara Hatcher
Limited Funds for Bike Trails, Bike Safety
WisDOT grabs more than half of $16 million for biking, walking and spends on roads.
Sep 9th, 2016 by Tom Held
North Division Students Design National App
Their creation is currently in second place in national Fan Favorite competition.
Jun 23rd, 2016 by Rebecca Carballo
New Science Program Sparks South Division
Academy of Health Sciences serves diverse school where students speak 62 different languages.
Feb 4th, 2016 by Sophia Boyd
Drug Testing Law In Legal Limbo
Few details available about FoodShare drug testing program.
Aug 13th, 2015 by Brendan O’Brien
The Faces of Juneteenth Day
Milwaukee's celebration of the end of slavery is one of the nation's oldest. Urban Milwaukee was there to capture all the action in photographs.
Jun 24th, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
Will Streetcar Help The Inner City?
Opponents say it won’t. Let’s examine the data.
Feb 4th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson
Anti-Chisholm Candidate Fails to Get On Ballot
Monique Taylor sought open county supervisor seat to run against Gwen Moore’s son, but didn’t get enough signatures.
Jan 19th, 2015 by Michael Horne
The Legacy of Annette Polly Williams
The author of school choice later became its opponent. Williams was controversial -- and misunderstood -- right to the end.
Nov 11th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
MPS Expels Construction Skills Training Program From North Division
Program had 275 students enrolled and long waiting list, but program's founder had 25-year-old forgery conviction.
Sep 4th, 2014 by Andrea Waxman
The Return of ACRE
The successful program training minorities in real estate, disbanded in 2010, is being revived by a group of partners.
Jun 4th, 2014 by Brett Kihlmire
Free Construction Trades Classes Fill Need
North side program has taught some 400 people, helping meet post-recession needs in the industry.
Nov 29th, 2013 by Andrea Waxman
City and Churches Campaign for Safe Sleeping
Renewed effort targets co-sleeping, which causes 20% of infant deaths.
Oct 22nd, 2013 by Tom Momberg
Don’t Take Away Our School Buildings
Republican bill would force MPS to sell buildings used to expand successful schools like Golda Meir.
Oct 14th, 2013 by Angela McManaman
National Group Helps Build Playground Designed By Kids
Milwaukee Brewers, YMCA and others help play for new, much-needed playground on 13th and North.
Aug 23rd, 2013 by Shakara Robinson
Ashley’s Que
A geographic first: Offering southern-style BBQ from the North Side at a Walker’s Point location.
Aug 21st, 2013 by Tracey Pollock
Walnut Way’s Award-Winning Solar Project
Neighborhood energy saving project could be model for others.
Jul 23rd, 2013 by Shakara Robinson
Police Website Posts Inaccurate Data
Website shows more crimes than what actually occurred.
Jul 16th, 2013 by Andrea Waxman
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
Studying the Crime Data
The police chief meets weekly with top brass to review crime stats and seek improvements. Part II of a series.
Mar 27th, 2013 by Mark Doremus
Melissa Goins
How a onetime correctional sergeant built a career in real estate development.
Mar 10th, 2013 by Judith Ann Moriarty
Rich Park, Poor Park
Milwaukee County Parks is increasingly a two-tier system, with the worst maintained parks in poor areas.
Sep 14th, 2012 by Bruce Murphy
15th Annual Mayor’s Design Award Winners Announced (Photo Gallery)
The winners of the 15th annual Mayor's Design Awards have been announced with projects ranging from a high-rise housing tower to a complete street redesign taking home awards.
May 30th, 2012 by Jeramey Jannene
The Rise and Fall of Polly Williams
Time was when Rep. Annette Polly Williams (D-Milwaukee) was the star of the conservative talk circuit.
Jun 27th, 2001 by Bruce MurphyNeighborhood Buildings
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1008 W. Center St.
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1100 W. North Ave.
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1118-1126 W. North Ave.
Originally built as the Bahn Frei Turner Hall.
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1501 W. Center St.
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2608 N. 14th St.
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2824-2826 N. Teutonia Ave.
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Cross Trainers Academy
Faith-based voucher school affiliated with Milwaukee Rescue Mission.
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Franklin Square Apartments
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Phillis Wheatley School
Former Milwaukee Public Schools elementary school being redeveloped into apartments.
