Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covered a wide range of stories focused on central city neighborhoods in the past year. NNS reporter Ana Martinez-Ortiz explains why the story republished here is her favorite among the pieces she wrote in 2018.
Economic Development
Economic Development
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Northwest
BID hopes to return vibrancy to Villard Avenue
Villard Avenue once was a bustling commercial sector, and though many businesses still operate on the street, challenges to restore it to its former prominence remain.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Layton Boulevard West, Menomonee Valley, Special Report
Home ownership, commercial corridors strengthened in LBWN during Zilber initiative
The Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods of Silver City, Burnham Park and Layton Park were at a tipping point in 2011, when they were selected to participate in the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative. Since then, they have moved in a positive direction.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North, Sherman Park
Food, culture, wellness entrepreneurs celebrate at Sherman Phoenix grand opening
Hundreds of community members joined with business owners to mark the opening of the Sherman Phoenix, a commercial center for small businesses that co-developers JoAnne Johnson-Sabir and Juli Kaufmann hope will set an example for the rest of the city.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Harambee, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North
Pop-Up MKE on North Avenue gives birth to collective for black, brown entrepreneurs
After opening a pop-up shop in Harambee through Pop-Up MKE, four black women business owners have obtained a month-to-month lease for the space and created a collective where black and brown entrepreneurs can collaborate.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Milwaukee launches Children’s Savings Account initiative
Studies show that African-American and Latino students have a hard time picturing themselves going to college. The City of Milwaukee and United Way have partnered to create Children’s Savings Accounts, an initiative geared toward higher education.
Posted inCarousel, Concordia, Economic Development, Home, Martin Drive, Neighborhoods, News, Washington Park, West
Rev-Up MKE aims to revitalize Near West Side through entrepreneurship
The owner of an organic bakery won a cash prize and mentorship opportunities as the first-place winner in the recent Rev-Up MKE competition sponsored by Near West Side Partners.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Panel grapples with gentrification and low-income minorities
Development experts discussed ideas that would allow central city residents of historically disinvested communities to share in improvements, rather than be displaced.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Housing, Lindsay Heights, Special Report
Special report: Decade-long Zilber Neighborhood Initiative changes trajectory of Lindsay Heights
The 10-year Zilber Neighborhood Initiative ended this summer and Lindsay Heights leaders say most of the plan’s goals have been met or are on the way to completion.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News
‘Blueprint Bootcamp’ inspires black and Latino entrepreneurs
A dozen budding business owners who attended the recent “Blueprint Bootcamp” hosted by Young Enterprising Society were selected as finalists in a competition geared toward entrepreneurs of color.