County Executive David Crowley approves $7.5 million in funding to fight opioid epidemic
Milwaukee County will invest $7.5 million over the next three years to fight the local opioid epidemic under legislation signed Wednesday at the Kosciuszko Community Center.
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Economic Development
Entrepreneurs use city loan program to transform abandoned spaces
The City of Milwaukee’s Art and Resource Community Hub Loan Program helps turn abandoned houses into community spaces.
Education
Faces of a new school year: Milwaukee students share their hopes and goals
s Milwaukee families start the new school year, we ask students what they are looking forward to and what they hope to accomplish.
Health & WEllness
‘We don’t have a choice but to be survivors’: What we learned from the intergenerational dialogues for women and girls about violence
The facilitated dialogues gave different generations the opportunity to share their lived experiences, perspectives and concerns in a safe space.
Housing
A new chapter: South Side family celebrates adoption of four children after closing their foster care license
McKenna and Celia Olson always knew they wanted to have a family after getting married. Through Wellpoint Care Network, the couple adopted four children, bringing their bittersweet journey as foster parents to 10 kids to an end and starting their next life chapter.
Public Safety
Republican Tom Tiffany backs expanding Wisconsin prisons as population hits record high
The Republican gubernatorial candidate’s position on prison issues contrasts sharply with Democratic candidate David Crowley’s.
Arts and Recreation
5 things to know and do the week of Sept. 7
Learn how to cook kid-friendly meals; give your input on the city’s urban planning projects; shop a night market; and more.