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Dimitrijevic’s Revised Budget Boosts Library Hours, Housing, City Wages
Finance committee chair says her amended budget 'invests in neighborhoods.'
Oct 28th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Housing Advocates Get Close Up Look At New Affordable Homes
Community Development Alliance bus tour highlights efforts across the city to increase homeownership.
May 23rd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
City Advancing Financing Plan For 59 Affordable, Owner-Occupied Homes
Complicated Harambee TIF plan guided by Community Development Alliance.
May 19th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Gift From Herb Kohl Philanthropies Fuels Owner-Occupied Affordable Housing Efforts
Community Development Alliance leading effort to create 42 homes for early childhood educators.
Apr 24th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor Talks Education, Public Safety in 2025 State of the City
Upbeat speech also discusses Growing MKE plan, elections and safe streets.
Mar 3rd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Homes MKE Putting First-Time Buyers Into Rehabbed Homes
Milwaukee starting to see impact of long-planned program to save 120 vacant homes.
Nov 21st, 2024 by Nick Rommel
45 Sites Selected for Affordable Homes for Early Childhood Educators
Aiming to address workforce shortage and create more Black and Latino homeowners.
May 21st, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
New Homes Model Future of Affordability
Community Development Alliance showcases three model houses that are part of city-changing affordable homeownership effort.
Apr 12th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Milwaukee County Is Funding Affordable Housing In Suburbs
Multi-year effort aims to address shortage, reduce disparities in communities that once opposed such housing.
Dec 21st, 2023 by Jonmaesha Beltran
VIA CDC’s Affordable Houses Are Test of New Building Technique
Structure of homes, sold at affordable prices, will be pre-assembled in factory near Teutonia and Hampton.
Sep 21st, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
County Could Fund Greenfield Affordable Housing Project
Housing Division recommends $2.5 million for 45-unit Layton Preserve project.
Aug 31st, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Milwaukee Gets National Award for Collaborative Housing Program
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development honors Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
Aug 28th, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers
Habitat Breaks Ground on King Park Homes
Homeownership project will build 120 single-family homes near westside park.
Jun 6th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
50 New Homes For Early-Childhood Educators
LISC, CDA partnering with five centers to develop nearby, owner-occupied houses.
May 16th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
King Park Housing Project Loses Out On Affordable Tax Credits
80 of 120 planned homes are unimpacted.
May 5th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Millennial Homeownership in Milwaukee Up 157% in Five Years
Third-fastest growth in U.S., behind only Richmond, Virginia, and Las Vegas.
Apr 11th, 2023 by Evan Casey
Committee Approves Funding for Suburban Affordable Housing Projects
But Sup. Peter Burgelis tries to stop subsidy for Wauwatosa development, citing cost.
Jan 27th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Crowley Signs Proposal to Fund Housing Project
$11 million project will sell houses to owner occupants rather than predatory landlords.
Jan 9th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Outside Investors, Labor Shortage Hamper Milwaukee Affordable Housing Efforts
But groups pushing forward on effort to create 5,000 new homeowners of color.
Jan 6th, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers
South Milwaukee Affordable Housing Project Gets County Funding
County awarding $2.5 million for the redevelopment of the former Bucyrus campus.
Dec 24th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
City Selling 90 Lots To Advance Affordable Housing Effort
Community Development Alliance looking to build 120 new houses in area around King Park.
Dec 15th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
$6.5 Million Awarded for Suburban Affordable Housing
Two projects in Wauwatosa, one in Brown Deer would together create 129 new units.
Nov 30th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
County Seeks Suburban Affordable Housing Projects
Looking to use $15 million in federal ARPA funds for gap financing of affordable housing.
Oct 31st, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
$7.5 Million Grant Will Help Create 5,000 New Minority Homeowners
Wells Fargo provides grant to boost homeownership for Milwaukee people of color.
Sep 14th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Task Force Okays $2.5 Million for Homeownership
ARPA funds would help program increase home ownership for lower-income families.
Sep 13th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Could Affordable Housing Reduce City’s Racial Disparities?
Community Development Alliance has strategic plan to increase Black and Latino homeownership.
May 11th, 2022 by Henry Redman
Plan Aims To Create 32,000 New Black and Latino Homeowners
Coalition of city and four foundations seeks $135 million investment in 10 years.
Sep 8th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Crowley Makes First Cabinet Picks
A new chief of staff and two new department directors, all promoted from Abele's administration.
May 6th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
County “Creating a Hospital” for Its Jails?
Board begins work on costly inmate medical program for county jail, House of Correction.
Mar 25th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Residents Jeer Pay-to-Park Plan
Abele sympathizes but says county must get revenue from somewhere.
Feb 7th, 2018 by Graham Kilmer
Jim Sullivan Will Head County Parks
Former state senator is new parks director, will be assisted by Jim Tarantino.
Dec 20th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Abele Battles Board on Budget
Once again. Even if it means swapping their old ideological positions.
Oct 17th, 2017 by Bruce Murphy
Public Forum For Lake Park Bridge
Public invited to a meeting about the future of historic Ravine Road Bridge
Feb 13th, 2017 by Virginia Small
County Closes Lake Park Bridge
Abele administration cites safety concerns, seeks $2 million in private funds.
Dec 14th, 2016 by Virginia Small
5 Wangard Projects to Watch For in 2016
A big year for the developer and proof the city's development momentum hasn't slowed.
Jan 7th, 2016 by Dave Reid
WCD Board Says No Twice to Abele
Board won’t take over Marcus Center and won’t form committee to study idea. Might consider by 2020.
Dec 18th, 2015 by Virginia Small
Marcus Center Cast Into Limbo
No one seems to agree with Abele's plan to have it absorbed by sprawling Wisconsin Center District.
Dec 14th, 2015 by Virginia Small
Communication Breakdown at Milwaukee County?
Will Wisconsin Center District take over the Marcus Center? Frustrated supervisors grill Abele administration and get nowhere.
Jun 17th, 2015 by Hayley Keith
Don’t Sell O’Donnell Park
The proposed plan is being sold as a chance to simply get bids from buyers, but it's really about selling our heritage to private developers.
Mar 24th, 2015 by John Lunz
229 New Apartments in Brewers’ Hill
But one of the two new buildings being developed generated grr-ipes from Matt Wild and Mary Louise Schumacher. Dare we disagree?
Mar 10th, 2015 by Dave Reid
New Plan to Sell O’Donnell Park Is A Mistake
Proposed resolution would allow county to sell O’Donnell Park for redevelopment by any private developer.
Feb 3rd, 2015 by John Lunz and Laurie Muench
Visiting Leaders Pitch Pro Stadiums — And Transit!
MMAC organized event to sell NBA arena, but speakers from Cleveland, Denver and OKC said Millenials want transit, too.
Jul 18th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Finally, a New Park East Plan
Ten years later, the city and county are finally on the same page. Is development in the area ready to "explode"?
Jun 10th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Ground Breaking Day in the Park East
A flock of public officials turned out to celebrate the Avenir, a $20.7 million, 104-unit mixed-use building that begins construction.
Nov 10th, 2013 by Dave Reid
Supervisors Stall $60 Million Park East Proposal
Citing lack of "information," county committee in essence reopens the process of selecting a developer for Park East Block 22.
Jul 16th, 2013 by Dave Reid
Nomad World Cup Village Wins First Match
County committee okays temporary lease for Nomad bar's huge, month-long, outdoor World Cup event on Park East land.
Jul 16th, 2013 by Dave Reid
The Curious Case of Kimberly Walker
The board is angry at Abele so they fired Walker. Go figure.
Jul 2nd, 2013 by Bruce Murphy
Manufacturers Wanted at A.O. Smith Site
City hopes to attract companies and bring 1,000 jobs to abandoned site.
Mar 12th, 2013 by Mark Doremus
