The new Milwaukee County Courthouse has officially doubled in cost; starting out at an estimated $435 to $490 million but jumping to a jaw-dropping $897 million.…
Author: Deborah Prinze
The City of Milwaukee wants citizens to feel safe. Breathe. Smile. Maybe grab a beer and enjoy the summer breeze off Lake Michigan. Because according to…
Milwaukee is about to pack thousands of people into Cathedral Square, the Third Ward, and the lakefront for Bastille Days and Festa Italiana, two of the…
Milwaukee’s Fourth of July weekend was supposed to be a celebration of America’s 250th. What we witnessed across the city was full blown rioting, spreading from…
The government has a habit of creating programs that sound compassionate but in end deepen the very problems they claim to want to solve. Milwaukee’s Bridge…
On June 30th, Lincoln Avenue Elementary School on Milwaukee’s south side, burned in a five-alarm fire. The fire gutted most of the building just two weeks…
Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates present themselves as champions of racial and social justice. Yet their policies and priorities often overlook or ignore the urgent needs of…
Brady Street is one of Milwaukee’s most vibrant, festive, and beloved neighborhoods. It is a place where people from every walk of life grab dinner at…
Milwaukee’s Operation Summer Guardian is supposed to be our city’s annual, data‑driven summer safety initiative. It is a strategy run by the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD)…
Milwaukee’s 2026 Juneteenth celebration was beautifully organized and well executed. While I wasn’t there in person, I saw many videos of diverse groups of people lined up along the parade route excited to greet…