Sherman Park

Popular Milwaukee DJ Publishes Book

Tyrone Miller, aka DJ Bizzon, is author of the 'Hal Leonard DJ Method.’

Rep. Bowen Statement on Passing of His Uncle Albert Lynch

“My Uncle Loved This Community & His Family, and He Was Well-Loved in Return”

Housing Shortage Driving Prices Higher

And that will likely continue in 2021. Home sales hit record levels in late 2020, despite pandemic.

Community Leaders Lament Jacob Blake Decision

Dismay over Kenosha County DA choosing not to charge officer who shot Blake.

Mayor Names Leon Todd as Executive Director of the Fire and Police Commission

Sterling Brown Payout Still Being Debated

Council committee meets for two hours, can't decide whether to accept the settlement.

Bucks Player, City Reach $750,000 Settlement

City admits police violated Sterling Brown's constitutional rights in notorious incident.

What’s On the Mind of Voters

Reporters asked residents across the city. Here’s what they said.

Biden Brings His Message of Controlling COVID-19 to Milwaukee

Says Trump has "waived the white flag" and surrendered to the coronavirus.

Upstart Kitchen Supports New Entrepreneurs

And a community meal program feeds 7,000 people monthly

Bay View to Get City’s Biggest Private Affordable Housing Project

Biggest in history. Filer & Stowell project plans 210 affordable apartments.

WISN 12 Names Matt Sinn as Station’s News Director

Award-winning leader to oversee important local coverage at WISN 12

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.

Affordable Housing Project Secures Cleanup Loan for Former Factories

Community Within the Corridor development team would redevelop Briggs & Stratton complex at 32nd and Center.

Three days of healing justice through On the Table MKE starts Monday

Greater Milwaukee Foundation to host series of virtual, curated community discussions

Mass shooting at funeral home unconscionable

Statement of Alderman Khalif J. Rainey October 1, 2020

Amilinda, EsterEv Restaurants To Reopen

Plus: a new Mexican restaurant. And pumpkin spice cream puffs!

UpStart Kitchen opens in 7th District

UpStart Kitchen Opens in Sherman Park

Shared commercial kitchen will serve as an incubator for dining and food-oriented startups.

Health Commissioner Says She Faced Racism, Sexism

"A constant power struggle from Day One," says outgoing commissioner Jeanette Kowalik.

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.

UWM Professor Wins Fulbright Award

Architecture Prof Arijit Sen, who works with students on research of overlooked neighborhoods, will travel to India.

Many City Renters Face Evictions

Black neighborhoods hit hardest as state pandemic aid program can’t keep up.

Milwaukee Natives Leading City’s COVID-19 Response

Jeanette Kowalik and Lilliann Paine started as Health Department interns, now they're leading it.

Pandemic Aid Programs Are Failing Us

One man's story of resilience, navigating unemployment during COVID-19.

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.

Abie Eisenbach is Running for State Assembly District 17

Community Trust in Police Is Broken

Activists say police profiling and violence in communities of color must stop.

Foundation Allocates $30 Million To Equitable COVID-19 Business Recovery

GMF advancing its impact investing model to much larger scale.

City Testing Strategies To Protect Pedestrians, Slow Motorists

City extending curbs at intersections with paint, plastic posts and concrete.

Citizen Group Unhappy with MPD’s Community-Oriented Policing

Community Collaborative Commission says MPD's latest report falls short of recommendations.

The Tale of Two Milwaukees

Oft-used phrase helps explain the disinvestment in Black neighborhoods.

Florists For Social Justice at Sherman Phoenix

New sculpture honors fight for racial equality.

24,000 Rental Assistance Claims in Metro Area

Social Development Commission swamped with requests, working its way through backlog.

Vaun Mayes Released From Jail

DA reviewing charges on protest organizer. Activists call it targeted harassment, call for Chief Morales to step down.

City’s Protesters Under Police Surveillance?

Cops using Stingrays to intercept marchers’ cell phones? Ald. Kovac says city should “investigate the investigators.”

Only time will tell if a new day is dawning in Milwaukee

Statement from Alderman Khalif J. Rainey June 22, 2020

‘We Care Crew’ Takes on Pandemic

County teams with city, police, non-profits to distribute meals, face masks, resource bags at local parks.

Huge Affordable Housing Project for 32nd and Center

Developer Que El-Amin is moving forward on The Community Within The Corridor.

City Attorney Moving To Drop Curfew Charges

Charges will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, but at least one lawsuit still likely.

Police, Mayor, Hospital Workers March to Sherman Park

March is markedly different from larger marches that have circled city.

Alderman Stamper’s #WeWork clean-up initiative set for tomorrow

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.

Activist Blasts Those Committing Violence

But protest leader Vaun Mayes also criticizes church leaders, other march organizers.

Milwaukeeans Show Up To Clean Up Streets

Residents come out to clean up northside streets affected by vandalism.

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.

Rainey Seeks Extension of Eviction Moratorium

Ald. Rainey is worried the state's rental assistance won't be enough.

Where Are City’s COVID-19 Hotspots?

Big change as south side census tracts now have far higher rate than on North Side.

Exploree Milwaukee in New and Meaningful Ways

Jane’s Walk MKE hosts Sidewalk Stories, Book Discussion to Gather more Meaningfully, and Video Tours

Supreme Moore Omokunde Announces Candidacy for State Assembly

Long-time community leader and organizer, County Board Supervisor announces run for Wisconsin State Assembly, District 17

Statement on the passing of SDC Commissioner George Matthews

Common Council President Cavalier Johnson April 23, 2020

Murals Are a Community’s Voice

They have a raw power that doesn’t need the approval of art critics, curators or anyone else.

The Good Mural

Murals have spread across town and are mostly predictable. But there is at least one exception.

How Grassroots Groups Mobilized for Election

Driving city voters to polls, providing masks and delivering absentee ballots on election day.

City Housing Program Targets Emerging Developers

MERI 2.0 intended to create jobs, train developers and rehab tax-foreclosed homes.

Pandemic Suppresses the Black Vote

Biggest impact of poll closures, long lines, on Milwaukee’s African American community.

Sherman Phoenix Needs Help to ‘Rise Again’

To rise again, the Sherman Phoenix and its 27 businesses need your help.

Residents urged to abide by “Stay-at-Home” order

Alderman Asks Hospital for Free Testing

COVID-19 hits black population hard, many cases within a mile of St. Joseph Hospital.

Donut Shop Planned for 41st and North

Fred Chambers grew up in neighborhood, plans to revitalize vacant building.

New Safe and Sound Leader a City Insider

Joe’Mar Hooper pledges to take organization to new heights.

City Plans 2nd Round of Housing Rehab

MERI 2.0 to sell homes for $1 and developers must hire under- or unemployed workers.

Urban Farm Planned for Near West Side

Plus: A trio downtown buildings change hands, including one that contained Trio.

Many Hospitals Restrict Reproductive Care

Catholics run one third of state hospitals, and prohibit abortions, contraception and sterilization.

American Family Insurance supports Milwaukee revitalization efforts at Sherman Phoenix

Funds will be used for new STEAM & Dream program for students and young adults

See The Canstruction of Local Landmarks

Plus: Associated gives Milwaukee Center new name & upgrades, mass timber building tops off.

Could Strauss Plant Deal Be Revived?

Ald. Johnson working to save deal, Barrett holds out hope, community meeting planned.

40 Affordable Homes for Washington Park

Developer plans to rehab 24 properties, including many duplexes, in one-mile radius.

Sherman Park neighborhood to receive support from BUILD Health Challenge®

News Release from Alderman Khalif J. Rainey

New Charges Against Activist Vaun Mayes

Community organizer says he's being targeted as a "Black Identity Extremist.”

Gorman Buying 38 Foreclosed Homes

Developer will convert city-owned homes on North Side to affordable rental housing.

Barrett Officially Declares Re-Election Bid

Mayor running for 5th term, hopes to serve 20 years as city's leader.

New book chronicling a century of Milwaukee jazz history to celebrate release at the Jazz Gallery

Free event on Nov. 15 to feature presentation, discussion with local jazz renaissance man Jamie Breiwick, plus a performance by KASE + Klassik

Journal Sentinel Complex Sold

Plus: Badger Mutual moving downtown, Northridge security deal, Lion House has a buyer and much more.

What’s This Sherman Park Home Worth?

City, prospective buyer have wrangled over price of foreclosed home.

Up From the Hillside Projects

Sheriff Earnell Lucas is on a mission to serve the people.

Community Outpouring Over City Budget

Dozens of residents object to nearly half of budget paying for police.

City Contributing Up To $15 Million to Schuster’s Project

Financing will support $84 million project for Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Business, Property Owners Discuss How To Benefit From DNC

50,000 people expected to pour into Milwaukee during the DNC.

The Story of Sherman Perk

From gas station to coffee house to community gathering place.

The Milwaukee Kitchen Cabinet to Host “Do Good with Food” Benefiting Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

Six local restaurants from the organization to participate in fundraising event

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

What exactly does the Greater Milwaukee Foundation do? And what's On The Table?

Sherman Park Still “Warm and Welcoming”

Three years after the unrest, residents talk about their diverse neighborhood.

Police-Community Relations Better in Sherman Park?

Three years after unrest there’s more cops present, residents say, but still a lack of trust.

Three Years Later, Sherman Park Rising?

Key issues to consider three years after the 2016 upheaval shook the neighborhood.

The Milwaukee Kitchen Cabinet to Host “Back to School Celebration”

Local restaurant community organization hosting carnival for MPS students

The Couture Changes Financing Plan

Developer misses funding deadline, plans to apply again. Baird & Co. now working on the deal.

A Sherman Park Success Story

Developers rehab 104 city-owned homes in three years in the area.

Incubator Kitchen Planned for Sherman Park

UpStart Kitchen will help food entrepreneurs start or scale their business.

Keisha Krumm Leaving Common Ground

Helped push for mortgage foreclosure settlement by banks. New successor named.

BMO Celebrates Topping Off Tower

Workers lift signed steel beam to top of 25-story tower. What comes next?

Sas-Pérez Appointed to City Plan Commission

Mayor appoints south side leader to design and zoning oversight board.

Public Father’s Day celebration for the community this Sunday

The event will feature free haircuts for fathers and sons, complimentary food and non-alcoholic beverages, horse rides, raffle prizes, live entertainment and informational vendors representing various entities within the community.

Milwaukee 3rd Worst for Black Homeowners

Milwaukee's African American home ownership rate is 3rd worst, only Memphis, New Orleans rank lower

ACLU sues Milwaukee Police Department for unconstitutional conduct during Sherman Park demonstrations

“The Milwaukee Police Department has demonstrated its custom of using excessive force to disperse people peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights, and our clients suffered real harm as a result of that policy.”

Council Rejects Barrett’s FPC Appointee

Fire and Police Commission appointee gives "petulant" presentation, rejected by council.

Nazi-Era Opera Gets Unique Production

Jewish art and music organization RUACH will perform 1942 children's opera 'Brundibar'.

2019 Mayor’s Design Awards Recipients

Here are winners of annual awards for the best in Milwaukee design.

The Milwaukee Anthology

Editor Justin Kern joins the show to discuss what went into making a book that attempts to cover the entire city