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Homeless After Holidays: Milwaukee’s most vulnerable population needs help year-round

Posted by Staff | Jan 10, 2019 |

The end of the year holidays brings a lot of attention to helping those in the community who are less fortunate. That short-lived spirit of good will often ends just as abruptly as the season. But for Milwaukee’s homeless, their hunger and needs continue daily, throughout the entire year. One ongoing campaign aims to end homelessness through an outreach coordinator and housing placements. Milwaukee Downtown has been appealing to the local community to aid in its homeless outreach efforts. As part of its Key to Change campaign, BID #21 has set a goal of raising $225,000 to fund a...

After bashing Milwaukee for nearly a decade, former governor plans to call it home

Posted by Syndicated | Jan 7, 2019 |

Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker released statements recently about his plans after leaving office, one of which would be to move from the governor’s mansion in Madison to downtown Milwaukee. When Walker was first elected in 2010 he opted to remain living in his Wauwatosa home, while his two sons finished school. In 2016, he moved to the governor’s mansion located along the shores of Lake Mendota. He and his wife, Tonette, are currently looking for a downtown Milwaukee condo. The irony, as noted across social media, was that Walker made Milwaukee his political punching bag, repeatedly denigrating the...

Residents and business owners along Villard Avenue work to reinvigorate neighborhood

Posted by NNS | Jan 5, 2019 |

By Edgar Mendez • Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Arthur Schmitz, a 95-year-old author and veteran of World War II, is filled with fond recollections of Villard Avenue in the 1920s and 1930s. “I basically lived at the Ritz theatre and Shorty’s restaurant got their share of my money,” said a smiling Schmitz, who grew up near Villard Avenue in North Milwaukee before the street and surrounding area were consolidated into the City of Milwaukee in 1929. He lived in the neighborhood until the 1940s, when he left for the war, and though some things had changed on Villard Avenue...

Year In Review 2018: A Streetcar that allowed Milwaukee to “Hop” into modern transit

Posted by Staff | Dec 31, 2018 |

Year In Review 2018

Losing Faith: Christians may need to abandon their religion to save their souls

Posted by John Pavlovitz | Dec 22, 2018

You have probably seen the ubiquitous meme floating around, or at one point or another you’ve posted or expressed the thought contained in it: I CAN’T ADULT TODAY. It’s the idea that whatever it is that is required of proper responsible grown-up human beings, one is simply not presently capable of it. I have been a Christian for most of my forty-nine years, a pastor in the local church for twenty-two of them. And on far too many mornings recently, I’ve woken up, checked Twitter or watched the news or walked away from family conversations or church gatherings, and...

Jingle Bus offers tour of downtown Milwaukee’s sights and holiday lights

Posted by Correspondent | Dec 12, 2018 |

Downtown Milwaukee continues to beam brightly over the holiday season and into the New Year, as more than 500,000 lights and dozens of animated displays remain aglow for the 20th Annual Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival. Jingle Bus Tour The annual display of lights, coordinated by Milwaukee Downtown BID #21, includes themed installations in three parks, “Community Spirit Park” at Cathedral Square Park, “Candy Cane Cove” at Pere Marquette Park and “Santa’s Lighted Lodge” at Zeidler Union Square. Also featured are street decorations along three thoroughfares, including an 18-block stretch of lights along Wisconsin Avenue. Families can view all the...