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North Side Grocery Store Sets Closing Date
Area alderwoman calls closure 'disappointing.'
Jan 9th, 2026 by Sophie Bolich
Northwest Side Theater Adding Outdoor Space
North Milwaukee Artpark would host outdoor concerts, other events.
Jan 6th, 2026 by Sophie Bolich
New Soul Food Spot For Villard Avenue
Tasty Flavors would replace longtime barbecue spot in Old North Milwaukee.
Oct 8th, 2025 by Sophie Bolich
Crowley Announces More Small Business Grants
10 more area businesses receive funds from county.
Sep 26th, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
Surge in Milwaukee Gun Shootings Challenges Anti-Violence Efforts
414LIFE team of workers has hit the streets hard in recent weeks.
Jun 8th, 2025 by Edgar Mendez
New Event Venue Would Fill Empty Industrial Building
A 'perfect' location, says veteran event planner Jerhonda McCrary.
May 19th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
For Two Straight Years, Milwaukee’s Homicide Rate Has Fallen
A close look at the work violence prevention and interruption plays in attempting to continue that trend.
Apr 17th, 2025 by Evan Casey
Milwaukee Wants To Buy 30th Street Line, Railroad Says No
But city officials believe sale still possible for multi-use trail, perhaps even mass transit.
Mar 18th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
US Transportation Secretary Moves To Cut Milwaukee Grants
Grants to rebuild Villard Ave. and National Ave. and for an EV network all at risk.
Mar 12th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Wins Grant To Rebuild National Avenue
New federal funding will advance Complete Streets effort, free up funding for other streets.
Jan 9th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Consultant Sought To Design 30th Street Corridor Trail
Milwaukee County advancing project to build trail through heart of city.
Jan 3rd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Will Trump Kill Milwaukee Street Upgrades and EV Projects?
At stake are at least 5 federal grants to city worth $99 million; will Trump claw back money?
Dec 10th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
AN OX Cafe Owner Plans New Restaurant
Adam's Bar & Grill would serve burgers, pizza in Old North Milwaukee.
Oct 30th, 2024 by Sophie Bolich
See Inside School-To-Apartments Conversion of Former Edison Middle School
The original North Milwaukee High School now a welcoming home for seniors.
May 30th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
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
Uptown Bar and Grill Given 30-Day Suspension
Old North Milwaukee bar faced lengthy police report, but owner and manager dispute record.
Feb 9th, 2024 by Sophie Bolich
County Banned Housing Voucher Discrimination. Landlords Still Do It
County officials not sure they can enforce provision. Many vouchers go unused.
Jan 17th, 2024 by Jonmaesha Beltran
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
New Restaurant Coming To King Drive
Bronzeville Kitchen & Lounge plans to offer food, drinks and live jazz.
Nov 28th, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
Soul Food Restaurant For Villard Avenue
Smoke-N-Bones would replace Fiyahside Jamaican Cuisine, with soul food and BBQ to-go.
Oct 20th, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
New Restaurant and Lounge Coming to Bronzeville
Mi Casa Su Cafe owner opening bar and restaurant inside former On the Bayou.
Aug 21st, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
Brunch-Focused Cafe Coming To Villard Avenue
Brunch All Day Cafe is expected to open in August.
Jun 30th, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
Water Street Could Become Pedestrian Haven in Third Ward
Wider sidewalks, fewer traffic lanes contemplated.
Jun 29th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Wins $14 Million Grant To Rebuild, Reimagine Villard Avenue
Northside main street will receive "Complete Streets" treatment.
Jun 23rd, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Bowen Won’t Seek Recount, Pratt Is New Alderwoman
Andrea Pratt wins race to replace Ashanti Hamilton by 17 votes.
Apr 13th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Three Northside Aldermanic Races
Six candidates running to fill three open seats on the Milwaukee Common Council.
Mar 29th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Gold Diggers Strip Club Receives 20-Day Suspension
It's the club's third suspension since 2019.
Jan 19th, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
More Than 15 Candidates Running For Three Council Seats
North side voters will find packed primaries on Feb. 21.
Jan 5th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
City Providing Cleanup Loan To Redevelop Edison School
City doing everything it can to see former Custer High School redeveloped into affordable housing.
Dec 16th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Deal On Affordable Housing Adds Bay View, Edison School Projects
Housing fund will back 14 projects, including Martin Luther King Library redevelopment.
Dec 13th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Special Elections Called For 3 Council Seats
Northside races called to replace Chantia Lewis, Ashanti Hamilton and Nikiya Dodd.
Nov 29th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
New Owner Buys Tony’s BBQ Unlimited
Local barbeque restaurateur will continue to operate restaurant under same name.
Nov 18th, 2022 by Sophie Bolich
Ashanti Hamilton Resigns For Administration Job
New head of Office of Violence Prevention was 1st District alderman since 2004.
Aug 31st, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Tony’s BBQ Unlimited Seeks New Owner
The restaurant is known for its southern cooking and daily soul food buffet.
Aug 26th, 2022 by Sophie Bolich
414Life Plans New Initiative To Disrupt Violence This Summer
Project will train residents, provide resources and programming in seven neighborhoods.
May 27th, 2022 by Matt Martinez
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
City Selling Former Villa/Ritz Theater
Villard Avenue theater is landmark on far north side main street.
Mar 23rd, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Former North Milwaukee H.S. Redevelopment Inches Forward
Historic Preservation Commission backs bid for tax credits to create affordable housing.
Mar 8th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
1896 Bicycle Factory Has Quite A History
The A.D. Meiselbach factory employed William Harley, then 15, and profited from the nation's 1890's bicycle craze.
Sep 14th, 2021 by Michael Horne
Downer Avenue Gets New Breakfast Place
Plus: A new BBQ joint on MLK, Honeypie reopens at new location and more hamburgers, custard, brunches.
May 17th, 2021 by Michael Holloway
Brunch All Day Coming to Northwest Side
Co-owner of Mi Casa Su Cafe opening takeout-focused business on W. Villard Avenue.
May 13th, 2021 by Ethan Duran
10 City Affordable Housing Projects Win State Financing
Will create 713 units in eight different neighborhoods. But huge Bay View project loses out.
Apr 27th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Villard Commons Opens
New apartment building is already full
Mar 12th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Dilapidated Building To Become Community Resource Hub
Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.
Nov 29th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Despite Pandemic, Villard Avenue Progress Continues
Efforts to revitalize the Villard Avenue corridor didn't stop when COVID-19 hit.
Oct 22nd, 2020 by Edgar Mendez
Edison Middle School Would Become 64 Apartments
Common Council approves proposal. Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.
Oct 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
A Future Vision for Villard Avenue
Plans call for protected bike lanes, new park, food halls and pet-friendly beer garden.
Sep 9th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Gorman Plans Edison Middle School Redevelopment
Vacant for a decade, former MPS school would become apartments.
Jul 26th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Villard Commons Rises
New apartment building rises on Old North Milwaukee main street.
Jun 19th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Rezoning Lot for Future North Side Trail
Future trail would run along Lincoln Creek.
May 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
High Rise Architect Paid $180 Per Hour
City plan to build 32-story tower offers rare public peek at what designers, others earn.
Dec 18th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
New Program Uses “Violence Interrupters”
414 Life Program trains “interrupters" to combat city’s gun violence.
Apr 9th, 2019 by Andrea Waxman
New Program Combats City’s Gun Violence
City Health Department, hospitals team up to treat gun violence as public health problem.
Apr 5th, 2019 by Corrinne Hess
Villard Commons Makes Design Changes
Modifications will reduce cost of 43-unit affordable housing project on 37th and Villard.
Mar 20th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Barrett Issues 5 Budget Vetoes
Mayor rejects funding for a broad range of council initiatives.
Nov 26th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
5 Citizens To Give Sincere Thanks
Our Thanksgiving class of 2018, five Milwaukeeans who've made this a better city.
Nov 22nd, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Wildenberg Hotel Will Be Redeveloped
Developer Que El-Amin giving 1856 building new life as anchor of housing development.
Nov 20th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Adopts 2019 City Budget
Average homeowner will see $51.88 increase, no change in total fire and police officers.
Nov 13th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
City Creates TIF for Villard Ave. Project
Deal on 43-unit apartment project is a shift in policy by Barrett administration.
Oct 30th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
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
About That New Convention Center Plan
Renderings for expansion look beautiful, but where’s the money?
Jun 17th, 2018 by Graham Kilmer
3600@Villard Project Gets City Help
City cutting land sale price to facilitate affordable housing development.
Jun 13th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
5 City Projects Get WHEDA Tax Credits
Credits push forward projects with 311 units, more development across the city.
Feb 27th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
The City Christmas Tree House
Each year a city resident donates a spruce for City Hall. Here's the home of 2017's winner.
Dec 3rd, 2017 by Michael Horne
$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
Theater Group Buying Former Town Hall
Quasimondo will buy "fabulous" building on N. 35th St. from the city.
Oct 31st, 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
Ald. Hamilton Lives In Depressed Area
He rose from poverty to become council president. Can he help his neighborhood rise, too?
May 12th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Clean Slate Milwaukee Works to Help Convicts
Group pushing to make judicial clemency and expunging records a less restrictive process.
Jun 5th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj
Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Will Expand
Partnership of Greater Milwaukee Foundation and city adds four neighborhoods to six already getting help with economic development.
Dec 21st, 2014 by Andrea Waxman
Frank Talk About Milwaukee’s Foreclosure Crisis
Experts at panel discussion say city making great progress in solving the problem.
Nov 13th, 2014 by Heather Meuret
The Enduring Luster Of Lustron Homes
The porcelain and steel homes were the essence of Post-WWII prosperity, and Milwaukee has 15 of them.
Jul 7th, 2014 by Christopher Hillard
Five-Story Mixed-Use Building for Capitol Drive Moves Forward
The $9 million project combines a charter school, job training center, and an apartment complex and sports a green roof.
May 7th, 2013 by Dave Reid
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 Neighborhood Guru
Community organizer Howard Snyder has led many redevelopment projects on the Northwest Side.
Dec 12th, 2012 by Ethan Niquet and Eva Sotomayor
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
$100 Million Worth of Development Approved by the Common Council
The $11 million Hide House project was the most hotly debated development project at the July 28th meeting of the Common Council, though the most significant action in terms of dollars was the approval of the Rivianna.
Jul 29th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Villard Square Receives Strong Support From City Plan Commission
Gorman & Company has been working with the Northwest Side Community Development Corporation to construct a mixed-use development on the 3400 block of W. Villard Ave. The four-story, 47-unit building will also include 12,000 square feet of space to house the Villard Avenue Library. The file before the City Plan Commission on Monday was an amendment to a previously approved Detailed Planned Development which specified the zoning and design of the proposed building.
Jul 14th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Shepherd Figure to Run Madison Paper
Capital Papers Puts up the Capital
Jul 12th, 2004 by Michael HorneNeighborhood Buildings
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3100 W. Capitol Dr. Apartments
Northwest Side Community Development Corporation, with Gorman & Co, and the TransCenter for Youth planned to build a $9.1 million five-story building that will be home a new charter school, training center, and 43 affordable housing apartments. The project did not move forward.
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3426-3428 W. Villard Ave.
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3510 W. Villard Ave.
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3519-3521 W. Villard Ave.
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3535 W. Marion St.
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3535 W. Villard Ave.
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3607 W. Villard Ave.
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3608 W. Villard Ave.
Former Ritz Theater and later Villa Theater.
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3614-3616 W. Villard Ave.
Attached to former Ritz/Villa Theater at 3608 W. Villard Ave.
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3802 W. Capitol Dr.
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3825 W. Marion St.
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4412 N. 42nd St.
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4750-4752 N. Hopkins St.
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5048 N. 35th St.
Home of the Cheetah Club and Allan H. Nelson.
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5070 N. 35th St.
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5372 N. 37th St.
Proposed for redevelopment into affordable housing in 2020.
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Villard Commons
Forty-three-unit apartment building with 36 units set aside as affordable units via the low-income housing tax credit program in Old North Milwaukee.
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Villard Square Library
Mixed-use building divided into condominiums. Library uses the address of 5190 N. 35th St.
