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Historic Commission Debates Artificial Turf for High School Field
Commission overrules its staff to allow Washington High School to install artificial turf field.
May 12th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
City Seeks Firms To Transform Vacant Homes
Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.
May 1st, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Health Justice Group Surveys Residents Near Ascension St. Joseph
Community groups lobbying hospital not to cut back services.
Apr 30th, 2022 by Matt Martinez
Can Milwaukee’s Waterways Be More Accessible?
Local organizations are trying to make recreation around waterways easier for everyone.
Apr 29th, 2022 by Alexandra Garner
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
County Board Candidates
Seven districts out of 18 have competitive races. See who is on your ballot.
Apr 1st, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Black-Owned Gas Station a Survivor
North-side station one of just 29 in the nation with Black ownership.
Mar 26th, 2022 by Damia S. Causey
What’s Driving Milwaukee’s Homicide Rate
Pro-gun laws, red-lining and lead poisoning have a strong correlation with shootings.
Mar 24th, 2022 by Isiah Holmes
Youth Apprenticeship Program Nurturing Culinary Ambitions
Brigade MKE is attempting to train a generation of culinary professionals and entrepreneurs.
Mar 24th, 2022 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz
City Doula Program Focusing On 53206
Program is an effort to reduce infant mortality rates.
Mar 11th, 2022 by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The Fall and Rise of Bronzeville
A more than decade-long effort to restore neighborhood’s glory gaining momentum.
Feb 22nd, 2022 by Corrinne Hess
Milwaukee Poised To Tow Unregistered Vehicles Driven Recklessly
Policy is envisioned as part of reckless driving crackdown.
Feb 17th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Could Start Towing Reckless Drivers’ Vehicles
Vehicle would need to be unregistered. But committee can't agree on policy.
Jan 27th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
City Asks for Help With Investigation into Mass Killing
Mayor, Police Chief ask for anyone with information on the murder of six people to come forward.
Jan 27th, 2022 by Deneen Smith
City Grants Supporting New Homes in Josey Heights
Lender, developer working with city to help working people build homes.
Jan 27th, 2022 by PrincessSafiya Byers
Six Sherman Phoenix Businesses Begin Year Rent-Free
Green Bay Packers, American Family Insurance donate $40,000 for rent relief.
Jan 6th, 2022 by Angeline Terry
Johnson Plan Targets Reckless Driving
Acting-mayor-to-be and mayoral candidate Cavalier Johnson releases detailed plan of action.
Dec 21st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Community Policing Commission Off to Slow Start
Community Collaborative Commission sees delays in implementation of new policing procedures.
Dec 16th, 2021 by Edgar Mendez
Sas-Pérez Stepping Down, VIA CDC Hiring New Executive Director
New leader sought for one of Milwaukee's leading community development corporations.
Dec 2nd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Solar Program Has Record-Setting Year
Solar power in Milwaukee has doubled in less than two years.
Nov 11th, 2021 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
Sas-Pérez Appointed to WHEDA Board
VIA CDC director Brianna Sas-Pérez joins powerful affordable housing board.
Nov 3rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Safe & Sound Moving To New Home
Plus: A new owner for historic building, MSOE's new stem center and the weekly recap.
Oct 24th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Sherman Phoenix Foundation Searching For Executive Director
Director will guide marketplace, carry out vision of creating inclusive, entrepreneurial hub.
Oct 22nd, 2021 by Annie Mattea
Vaccination of North Side Youth Lags Behind County Average
High school students discuss the vaccine, hesitancy and school during COVID-19.
Sep 30th, 2021 by Matt Martinez
New Plan To Save Former Schlitz Tavern
Plus: Marion Corp. will employ up to 90 people at Northwest Side manufacturing plant.
Sep 19th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Where To Get Free Food, Low-Cost Meals
Updated list of food pantries, meal distribution sites and more.
Jul 28th, 2021 by Sam Woods
Sherman Phoenix Is Reopening
Entrepreneurial hub for Black-owned businesses offers full service for first time since March 2020.
Jun 14th, 2021 by Hope Moses
Infinity Lounge Planned for 40th and Fond du Lac
"Premier sports lounge" planned for Sherman Park neighborhood.
Jun 8th, 2021 by Angeline Terry
One Year After George Floyd’s Death
Milwaukeeans reflect on how things have changed — or haven’t.
May 30th, 2021 by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Reggie Moore’s Calling Has Always Been His Community
The former director of the Office of Violence Prevention is still working for a safer Milwaukee.
May 24th, 2021 by Matt Martinez
Hospital May Open Grocery Store
Ascension Saint Joseph hosting mobile market, considering permanent food store.
May 8th, 2021 by Matt Martinez
County Funds Credible Messengers Program
Program is intended to connect at-risk youth with mentors and social services.
May 6th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Coalition Launches Campaign Against Reckless Driving
18 community organizations are working to promote safe driving.
May 6th, 2021 by Edgar Mendez
Sherman Park Could Get New Basketball Court
Dallas-based Nancy Lieberman Charities has offered to fund a "dream court."
Apr 23rd, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
New Mural Will Brighten Dark Intersection
City hires Tia Richardson to create vibrant work at 30th and Locust.
Apr 21st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Report Finds Affordable Housing Problems
Wisconsin Policy Forum says more housing for low-income renters needed, particularly near suburban job centers.
Apr 21st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Bauman Proposes Moratorium On City Demolitions
Alderman proposes fixing all deteriorated city-owned homes using federal stimulus funds.
Apr 14th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Adapting to Life During a Pandemic
One year in, five Wisconsinites talk about how they got through a tumultuous year.
Mar 20th, 2021 by Bridgit Bowden, Coburn Dukehart and Bram Sable-Smith
Rebuild I-94 With Six Lanes
Don’t expand to eight lanes. Do include other transportation, like bicycles and buses.
Mar 8th, 2021 by Robert Schneider, Montavius Jones, Lingqian Hu, Jie Yu, Caressa Givens, James Davies and Celia Jackson
Popular Milwaukee DJ Publishes Book
Tyrone Miller, aka DJ Bizzon, is author of the 'Hal Leonard DJ Method.’
Jan 30th, 2021 by PrincessSafiya Byers
Housing Shortage Driving Prices Higher
And that will likely continue in 2021. Home sales hit record levels in late 2020, despite pandemic.
Jan 13th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Community Leaders Lament Jacob Blake Decision
Dismay over Kenosha County DA choosing not to charge officer who shot Blake.
Jan 9th, 2021 by PrincessSafiya Byers
Sterling Brown Payout Still Being Debated
Council committee meets for two hours, can't decide whether to accept the settlement.
Nov 17th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Bucks Player, City Reach $750,000 Settlement
City admits police violated Sterling Brown's constitutional rights in notorious incident.
Nov 9th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
What’s On the Mind of Voters
Reporters asked residents across the city. Here’s what they said.
Nov 3rd, 2020 by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Biden Brings His Message of Controlling COVID-19 to Milwaukee
Says Trump has "waived the white flag" and surrendered to the coronavirus.
Oct 31st, 2020 by Madeline Fox
Upstart Kitchen Supports New Entrepreneurs
And a community meal program feeds 7,000 people monthly
Oct 30th, 2020 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz
Bay View to Get City’s Biggest Private Affordable Housing Project
Biggest in history. Filer & Stowell project plans 210 affordable apartments.
Oct 27th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Attorney OKs $4 Million Settlement with Sylville Smith Family
Smith was killed by a Milwaukee Police Office in 2016, igniting unrest in Sherman Park.
Oct 23rd, 2020 by Madeline Fox
Affordable Housing Project Secures Cleanup Loan for Former Factories
Community Within the Corridor development team would redevelop Briggs & Stratton complex at 32nd and Center.
Oct 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Amilinda, EsterEv Restaurants To Reopen
Plus: a new Mexican restaurant. And pumpkin spice cream puffs!
Sep 21st, 2020 by Michael Holloway
UpStart Kitchen Opens in Sherman Park
Shared commercial kitchen will serve as an incubator for dining and food-oriented startups.
Sep 16th, 2020 by Ethan Duran
Health Commissioner Says She Faced Racism, Sexism
"A constant power struggle from Day One," says outgoing commissioner Jeanette Kowalik.
Sep 8th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Frank Nitty Leads March from Milwaukee to Washington D.C.
750-mile march ends with Nitty speaking at rally on steps of Lincoln Memorial in front of thousands. Blake, Acevedo, Hamilton families also present.
Aug 29th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
UWM Professor Wins Fulbright Award
Architecture Prof Arijit Sen, who works with students on research of overlooked neighborhoods, will travel to India.
Aug 26th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Many City Renters Face Evictions
Black neighborhoods hit hardest as state pandemic aid program can’t keep up.
Aug 23rd, 2020 by Allison Dikanovic, Clara Neupert and Princess Safiya Byers
Milwaukee Natives Leading City’s COVID-19 Response
Jeanette Kowalik and Lilliann Paine started as Health Department interns, now they're leading it.
Aug 15th, 2020 by Bridget Fogarty
Pandemic Aid Programs Are Failing Us
One man's story of resilience, navigating unemployment during COVID-19.
Aug 13th, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers
Sherman Phoenix is an Award Finalist
Finalist for the State Farm Building Blocks award the building serves as a hub for art, culture and small business.
Aug 8th, 2020 by Emma Brauer
Community Trust in Police Is Broken
Activists say police profiling and violence in communities of color must stop.
Aug 6th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess
Foundation Allocates $30 Million To Equitable COVID-19 Business Recovery
GMF advancing its impact investing model to much larger scale.
Aug 5th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Testing Strategies To Protect Pedestrians, Slow Motorists
City extending curbs at intersections with paint, plastic posts and concrete.
Jul 31st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Citizen Group Unhappy with MPD’s Community-Oriented Policing
Community Collaborative Commission says MPD's latest report falls short of recommendations.
Jul 25th, 2020 by Bridget Fogarty
The Tale of Two Milwaukees
Oft-used phrase helps explain the disinvestment in Black neighborhoods.
Jul 12th, 2020 by Yui Hashimoto
Florists For Social Justice at Sherman Phoenix
New sculpture honors fight for racial equality.
Jul 3rd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
24,000 Rental Assistance Claims in Metro Area
Social Development Commission swamped with requests, working its way through backlog.
Jul 1st, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers
Vaun Mayes Released From Jail
DA reviewing charges on protest organizer. Activists call it targeted harassment, call for Chief Morales to step down.
Jun 30th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
City’s Protesters Under Police Surveillance?
Cops using Stingrays to intercept marchers’ cell phones? Ald. Kovac says city should “investigate the investigators.”
Jun 23rd, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
‘We Care Crew’ Takes on Pandemic
County teams with city, police, non-profits to distribute meals, face masks, resource bags at local parks.
Jun 17th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Huge Affordable Housing Project for 32nd and Center
Developer Que El-Amin is moving forward on The Community Within The Corridor.
Jun 14th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Attorney Moving To Drop Curfew Charges
Charges will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, but at least one lawsuit still likely.
Jun 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Police, Mayor, Hospital Workers March to Sherman Park
March is markedly different from larger marches that have circled city.
Jun 5th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Could Floyd’s Killing Lead to State Reform?
Evers calls for long-delayed bill on deadly use of force by police to be taken up by Legislature.
Jun 3rd, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
Activist Blasts Those Committing Violence
But protest leader Vaun Mayes also criticizes church leaders, other march organizers.
Jun 1st, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Milwaukeeans Show Up To Clean Up Streets
Residents come out to clean up northside streets affected by vandalism.
May 31st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Peaceful Protesters March Over 12 Miles Across Milwaukee
Several hundred people crisscross the city with a message of frustration, but peace, before curfew went into effect.
May 30th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Rainey Seeks Extension of Eviction Moratorium
Ald. Rainey is worried the state's rental assistance won't be enough.
May 29th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess
Where Are City’s COVID-19 Hotspots?
Big change as south side census tracts now have far higher rate than on North Side.
May 26th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Murals Are a Community’s Voice
They have a raw power that doesn’t need the approval of art critics, curators or anyone else.
Apr 20th, 2020 by Stacey Williams-Ng
The Good Mural
Murals have spread across town and are mostly predictable. But there is at least one exception.
Apr 19th, 2020 by Tom Bamberger
How Grassroots Groups Mobilized for Election
Driving city voters to polls, providing masks and delivering absentee ballots on election day.
Apr 14th, 2020 by Bridget Fogarty
City Housing Program Targets Emerging Developers
MERI 2.0 intended to create jobs, train developers and rehab tax-foreclosed homes.
Apr 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Pandemic Suppresses the Black Vote
Biggest impact of poll closures, long lines, on Milwaukee’s African American community.
Apr 8th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
Sherman Phoenix Needs Help to ‘Rise Again’
To rise again, the Sherman Phoenix and its 27 businesses need your help.
Mar 27th, 2020 by Michael Holloway
Alderman Asks Hospital for Free Testing
COVID-19 hits black population hard, many cases within a mile of St. Joseph Hospital.
Mar 25th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Donut Shop Planned for 41st and North
Fred Chambers grew up in neighborhood, plans to revitalize vacant building.
Mar 23rd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
New Safe and Sound Leader a City Insider
Joe’Mar Hooper pledges to take organization to new heights.
Mar 3rd, 2020 by Edgar Mendez
City Plans 2nd Round of Housing Rehab
MERI 2.0 to sell homes for $1 and developers must hire under- or unemployed workers.
Jan 23rd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Urban Farm Planned for Near West Side
Plus: A trio downtown buildings change hands, including one that contained Trio.
Jan 5th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Many Hospitals Restrict Reproductive Care
Catholics run one third of state hospitals, and prohibit abortions, contraception and sterilization.
Dec 31st, 2019 by Parker Schorr and Rikha Sharma Rani
See The Canstruction of Local Landmarks
Plus: Associated gives Milwaukee Center new name & upgrades, mass timber building tops off.
Dec 15th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Could Strauss Plant Deal Be Revived?
Ald. Johnson working to save deal, Barrett holds out hope, community meeting planned.
Dec 12th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
40 Affordable Homes for Washington Park
Developer plans to rehab 24 properties, including many duplexes, in one-mile radius.
Dec 10th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
New Charges Against Activist Vaun Mayes
Community organizer says he's being targeted as a "Black Identity Extremist.”
Nov 26th, 2019 by Isiah Holmes
Gorman Buying 38 Foreclosed Homes
Developer will convert city-owned homes on North Side to affordable rental housing.
Nov 20th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Barrett Officially Declares Re-Election Bid
Mayor running for 5th term, hopes to serve 20 years as city's leader.
Nov 20th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Journal Sentinel Complex Sold
Plus: Badger Mutual moving downtown, Northridge security deal, Lion House has a buyer and much more.
Nov 3rd, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
What’s This Sherman Park Home Worth?
City, prospective buyer have wrangled over price of foreclosed home.
Oct 29th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Up From the Hillside Projects
Sheriff Earnell Lucas is on a mission to serve the people.
Oct 15th, 2019 by Eugene Kane
