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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
Farewell To The Express Library “Branch”
Automated machine removed because of low usage, high cost.
Jan 26th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Henry’s Is Anything But a Bistro
More low-down bar than East Side chic, but in a century-old building.
Dec 5th, 2018 by Michael Horne
The Ice Bars Cometh
150 blocks of ice weighing 23 tons will create three ice bars in Third Ward.
Jan 10th, 2018 by Jennifer Rick
Community Leaders Worry About Growing Power
Financial troubles point to uncertain future for Will Allen’s famed urban farming organization.
Dec 3rd, 2017 by Elliot Hughes
$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
Neighborhood Summit Searches for Solutions
200 people from non-profits discussed ways to engage residents in improvement projects.
Oct 30th, 2017 by Elliot Hughes
I-94 Cancellation Has Huge Impact
Pushing project back decades, adding billions in costs, hurting metro area.
Oct 6th, 2017 by George Mitchell
Henry’s Is Anything But a Bistro
More low-down bar than East Side chic, but in a century-old building.
Aug 31st, 2017 by Michael Horne
Who’s Charged for Pot Possession?
Review of cases shows black males mostly charged for a second offense.
Aug 16th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
Municipal Court Gets Creative
Court holds "Warrant Withdrawal Wednesday” at church on northwest side.
May 31st, 2017 by Edgar Mendez
WHEDA to Help Restore Soldiers Home
$1.4 million in low-income housing tax credits for 1860s “Old Main” building.
May 16th, 2017 by Graham Kilmer
Guide to Milwaukee Farmers’ Markets
24 farmers' markets, all conveniently located within Milwaukee County.
May 8th, 2017 by Michael Holloway
Workers Urged to Use JobLines Buses
Freeway lawsuit got $13.5 million settlement; two bus lines to suburban jobs created.
Apr 27th, 2017 by Edgar Mendez
Three Award Winning Projects
Lindsay Heights is a big winner at MANDI awards.
Apr 10th, 2017 by Sharon McGowan
Vote For MANDI People’s Choice Award
Voting continues through April 5 for neighborhood development award.
Mar 28th, 2017 by Sharon McGowan
Banks Out; Starbucks In at Groceries
Banks closing at Piggy Wiggly, Pick 'N Save, Kroger, while Starbucks cafes added.
Feb 22nd, 2017 by Michael Horne
Rebuilding The State’s Largest Housing Complex
Phase 2 of Westlawn Public Housing project is huge undertaking with complex financing.
Feb 10th, 2017 by Graham Kilmer
An Anchor For Northwest Side
Silver Spring Neighborhood Center offers child care, education, food pantry, hope.
Feb 10th, 2017 by Naomi Waxman
Clarke Square Gets Wantable
Fast-growing Wantable will move there, Nehring's Sendik's grocery may join it.
Jan 23rd, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
The Return of Hamburger Mary’s
Moxie's opens in Whitefish Bay. And Downtown loses Bruegger's bagels.
Dec 21st, 2016 by Mitchel Writt
Safe & Sound Expands to Northwest Side
Non-profit raised $270,000, will now expand for first time into Police District 4.
Nov 10th, 2016 by Allison Steines
New Bay View American Restaurant
Plus: Comfort food in new Whitefish Bay place and DanDan opens second restaurant.
Nov 9th, 2016 by Mitchel Writt
New Cheesesteaks, New Chocolate Shop
And new George Webb in Sherman Park, despite the summer''s unrest there.
Oct 12th, 2016 by Mitchel Writt
John Hammond’s Hum-Drum Colonial
Bucks general manager has $850,000 Whitefish Bay home. And he doesn't vote much.
Oct 6th, 2016 by Michael Horne
How to Strengthen City Neighborhoods
Social service leaders hope new partnerships lead to stronger neighborhoods.
Sep 21st, 2016 by Andrea Waxman
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
Marty Schreiber’s Last Campaign
The former governor, faced with his beloved wife’s dementia, urges others to ask for help.
May 3rd, 2016 by Steven Walters
New German, New Gyros Restaurants
Plus home cooking at new Shorewood place for "flocks" of diners.
Apr 27th, 2016 by Alex Baker
New Pizza, Pierogi and Pop-Up Places
Pizza-pasta restaurant on Water, Pierogi food truck and pop-up restaurant at Hotel Foster.
Mar 22nd, 2016 by Alex Baker
Questions and Answers on Estabrook Dam
Part 2 of analysis disagreeing with our series and arguing dam should not be repaired.
Mar 22nd, 2016 by Will Wawrzyn
Payday Stores Charge Average Interest of 574%!
State is a leader in payday stores per capita, creates vicious cycle for low income people.
Jan 5th, 2016 by Marlita Annette Bevenue
Does the Estabrook Dam Cause Flooding?
Supporters of removing dam say it would reduce flooding, but their data is suspect.
Dec 30th, 2015 by David Holmes
Estabrook Dam’s Golden Age for Swimming
It was a huge success, with heavy use of public swimming and beaches. What happened? Part 3 of series.
Dec 16th, 2015 by David Holmes
HUD Grant for Northwest Side Fuels Skepticism
$30 million grant could help transform Westlawn, but will city hire low-income residents as required?
Oct 12th, 2015 by Wyatt Massey
Lipscomb’s River Ranch
County Board chairman's ranch is in isolated part of Glendale near dammed river.
Aug 12th, 2015 by Michael Horne
The Musical Journey of Jay Anderson
The leader of Foreign Goods, just 23, is a deep thinker and musician.
Jul 30th, 2015 by Joey Grihalva
GermanFest, the Most Authentic Ethnic Fest?
Good food and music led the way at the 35th annual festival.
Jul 27th, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
Innovative Program Aims to Reduce Teen Crime
"Pay for success" approach pays high risk black teens to attend workshops and hold jobs.
Jul 19th, 2015 by Matthew Wisla
Mayor’s Design Awards
The 2015 Mayor's Design Awards recognized projects big and small from across the city.
May 22nd, 2015 by Dave Reid
Working to Help People Get Voter ID
70% of voting age minorities in the county lack a drivers license; community workers provide help for those seeking ID.
May 20th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj
A Short History of Milwaukee’s Old Streetcar System
The city once had a dense system with 20 routes that helped change the city. Why did it die and what is its legacy?
Mar 31st, 2015 by Ken Smith
Milwaukee’s Riverwalk Vs. San Antonio’s
In many ways, this city’s Riverwalk is superior. Part III of a series.
Feb 4th, 2015 by David Holmes
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
New Express Bus Routes Start in January
The good news: Three new express routes will move riders more quickly across the county. The bad: transit system running out of money.
Dec 3rd, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
How Teens View Milwaukee
8th grader's book includes boy's devastating poem on crime in Milwaukee.
Oct 21st, 2014 by Caroline Roers
Milwaukee’s First 24/7 Library
Westlawn Garden's "vending machine" public library is the fourth of its kind in the nation.
Oct 10th, 2014 by Raina J. Johnson
“We’re trying to find what happened to the positive”
Erika Harvey and Precious Taylor worry that one day violence will randomly find them.
Sep 10th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
Remembering Tom Nardelli
There was a little of Bob Newhart in Nardelli, but he helped improve the city in important ways.
Sep 4th, 2014 by John Norquist
How Diploma Mills Rip Off Milwaukee Students
Fly-by-night agencies selling fake GED degrees are hard to track down. Part II of series.
May 27th, 2014 by Scottie Lee Meyers
Running For Good Food
Growing Power's 5K run supports organization and combats urban food deserts.
May 20th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
A Night At the MANDIs
The once-tiny awards show is now a prestige event that packed the Pfister ballroom while another crowd watched the show streamed.
Apr 10th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Transforming the State’s Largest Public Housing Development
City bulldozed 332 barracks-style units at Westlawn and replaced them with more urban styles.
Apr 2nd, 2014 by Kelly Meyerhofer
The Settlement Houses of Milwaukee
Eight neighborhood centers in the city are based on the approach of Jane Addams' famed Hull House.
Nov 13th, 2013 by Shakara Robinson
16th Annual Mayor’s Design Awards Announced
Which are the best designs? You be the judge.
May 8th, 2013 by Michael Horne
Acclaimed Charter School Will Expand
Carmen High School, the south side college prep school, will open a second branch on the northwest side.
Jan 23rd, 2013 by Alec Brooks
Mequon Turns Voter Away
The City of Mequon told a local man who tried to register and vote at City Hall last week that he was “too late.”
Nov 1st, 2004 by Michael HorneNeighborhood Buildings
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3300 W. National Ave.
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5902-5940 N. 76th St.
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6180 N. 64th St.
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6333 W. Douglas Ave.
Tenants also use the address of 6353 W. Douglas Ave.
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Westlawn Gardens
