Common Ground Uses Community Organizing to Better the City
This local nonprofit spreads institutional change in Milwaukee through discipline and consistency.
Inside Vivent Health: What 40 Years of Care Looks Like
This Milwaukee-based nonprofit is changing the medical landscape through consistency and empathy.
How Potholes Became Milwaukee’s (Nearly) Billion-Dollar Problem
The city’s road maintenance has been steadily slipping behind for decades, and our axles are feeling it.
Wisconsin’s First Tiny IKEA is Coming to Madison This Fall
The IKEA will feature a new, smaller floor plan with fewer showrooms and a limited number of product lines.
Meet the Greendale Native Restoring Milwaukee County Parks’ Historic Trimborn Farm
Virginia Emmons McNaught spent years serving other cities and countries, she’s now back home to serve the community.
Preserving Milwaukee History One Laser Scan at a Time
The director of UW-Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Institute is using low cost scans to preserve buildings before demolition.
How the Old-Is-New Marc Fits Into the Downtown Hotel Wars
Let’s try to untangle the competing visions for how Milwaukee will host its convention center visitors.
How’s Milwaukee’s New Plan To Seize Recklessly Driven Vehicles Going?
In the first two months of the new power, police have seized about a vehicle roughly every other day on average.
Milwaukee Restaurants Are Battling to Survive Rising Costs
Milwaukee restaurants have faced a string of closures recently, and the ones still open face an uphill climb.
The Marcus Center’s Parking Structure Was Set for Redevelopment – Why Has It Stalled?
After a signature Downtown skyscraper is put on ice, the city is not moving forward with that developer for a long-sought project right next door.