Thurston Woods

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Invites Residents to Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Housing Advocates Get Close Up Look At New Affordable Homes

Community Development Alliance bus tour highlights efforts across the city to increase homeownership.

MPD Launches the 2025 Operation Summer Guardian

New Street Light Circuit Upgrades Occurring in 1st Aldermanic District

Northside Home Built With Radically New Housing Model

Local company LUSH makes affordable homes using environmentally-friendly methods.

MPD launches the 2024 Operation Summer Guardian

Bowen Won’t Seek Recount, Pratt Is New Alderwoman

Andrea Pratt wins race to replace Ashanti Hamilton by 17 votes.

Three Northside Aldermanic Races

Six candidates running to fill three open seats on the Milwaukee Common Council.

More Than 15 Candidates Running For Three Council Seats

North side voters will find packed primaries on Feb. 21.

Special Elections Called For 3 Council Seats

Northside races called to replace Chantia Lewis, Ashanti Hamilton and Nikiya Dodd.

Plan To Convert Carleton School To Housing Revived

2019 apartment project for 41st and Silver Spring revised. But some neighbors still object.

Ashanti Hamilton Resigns For Administration Job

New head of Office of Violence Prevention was 1st District alderman since 2004.

How to Make Your Voice Heard Without An Alder

2nd and 3rd districts, formerly held by Mayor Johnson and Nik Kovac, now lack representation.

MPS Now Offers Free Dinners

School district expands free breakfast and lunch program. Anyone 18 or younger is eligible.

Dr. Shandowlyon Hendricks Declares Candidacy for WI State Superintendent

Doors Open 2020 Will Be Virtual Event

Pandemic alters form of popular event that provides inside look at over 100 city buildings.

UWM Professor Wins Fulbright Award

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

Rental Assistance Program Continues to Face Challenges

Some applicants have received rental aid, but most still await assistance.

Dora Drake Announces Her Candidacy for the 11th Wisconsin State Assembly District

How a Milwaukeean Got on the Right Path

Elijah Tucker-Carter hasn't caught many breaks in life, so he took it on himself to change that.

Commission Holds Carleton School Redevelopment

Former MPS school proposed to become 62 units of housing.

Gov. Evers Announces Staff Appointments for Governor’s Office in Milwaukee

Dr. Shandowlyon Hendricks-Williams will serve as the Milwaukee Director, Edwin Huertas will serve as the Milwaukee Deputy Director, and Revelle Williams will serve as the Milwaukee Constituent Services Manager.

New Mural Has Positive Choices For Teens

Teens in summer care program in Thurston Woods area illustrate a positive future.

Area schools continue decorating Cathedral Square Park for Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival

“Community Spirit Park” at Cathedral Square Park is one of three downtown parks decorated for the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival.

MPS Invites Family Input on School Meals

District to host nine listening sessions throughout October at various locations

Bucks and Johnson Controls Open $150,000 Multi-Sport Complex at Browning Elementary School

Today was the first chance Browning Elementary School students had to play in the new space

Showcasing People and Places of Sherman Park

UWM architecture field school focuses on nine blocks in Sherman Park this summer.

Record Number of MPS Schools Awarded for Behavior and Academic Excellence

Record Number of MPS Schools Awarded for Behavior and Academic Excellence

Safe & Sound Expands to Northwest Side

Non-profit raised $270,000, will now expand for first time into Police District 4.

Safe & Sound Announces Neighborhood Team Expansion to North Milwaukee Neighborhoods

As with any major expansion, Safe & Sound completed a new fundraising campaign to expand into the new district.

Small Grants Program Has Big Impact

Community Connections program gives grants to 57 projects in many different neighborhoods.

Mayor’s Design Awards

The 2016 Mayor's Design Awards recognized projects from every corner of the city.

Thurston Woods playground rehab effort set for Saturday

News release from Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton

MPS schools celebrate reading as American Education Week comes to a close

Community members help students celebrate reading; share their professional experiences

Social Media Exposes Store’s Treatment of Black Teen

Parents protest treatment of their autistic son accused of shoplifting, store issues apology.

The 37 Neighborhoods of Milwaukee

Local historian John Gurda's new book has a message: Geography matters.

Anti-Violence Plan Targets Poor Neighborhoods

City and community groups cite approach that cut violence by 30% in areas of Chicago and Baltimore.

MPS Commitment Schools Show Improvement

Federally funded schools have raised student achievement in reading and math.

Program for underperforming MPS schools is paying off

Early results show that Commitment Schools initiative is improving reading and math achievement in kindergarten through 8th grade

Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Will Expand

Partnership of Greater Milwaukee Foundation and city adds four neighborhoods to six already getting help with economic development.

MPS Targets Underperforming Schools

14 schools will each get $300,000 in federal funds as part of three-year "Commitment Schools" program.

MPS to ‘ring in’ traditional calendar year Tuesday at one of the district’s 14 Commitment Schools

Local and state leaders to join MPS Board members, Acting Supt. Driver at MPS' Thurston Woods Campus

MPS selects 14 schools to be transformed as Commitment Schools

Commitment Schools to implement rigorous academic and behavioral interventions with increased resources; all 48 schools graded in the lowest group on state report card to receive additional support

The Power of Paint

City program doing artistic paint job on foreclosed homes has reduced graffiti and break-ins at these houses.

Facing the Foreclosure Crisis

A packed crowd at City Hall listened to experts discuss the problem of foreclosed homes and possible solutions.

Urban home ownership, maintaining neighborhood vitality to be discussed during City Hall event Friday

A City Hall event on Friday (February 1) entitled “Panel on Urban Home Ownership and Neighborhood Vitality during the Foreclosure Crisis,” will feature Alderman Nik Kovac.

Ashanti Hamilton Community Meeting

Community meeting to be held on Sweetz.

A Neighborhood On the Rise

Efforts to improve the Layton Boulevard West Neighborhood are bearing fruit.

Home Contest is a Big Winner

Most Improved Home Contest offers $7,000 in prize money, generates $164,000 in home improvements.

New Journalists in Town

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service could be the future of journalism.

Lend Your Support to the Milwaukee Makeover Project. Vote Today!

The Milwaukee Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative together with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and the City of Milwaukee have developed the Milwaukee Makeover Project.

Milwaukee Makeover Project

Imagine bringing together a group of talented architects and designers with Milwaukee homeowners from “middle-market” neighborhoods to explore how the look of their basic homes can be transformed through quality design. That’s the idea behind the Milwaukee Makeover Project.