Grab $9.99 carne a la huaraches and more at Southside Dining Week
From Sunday, Sept. 27 to Saturday, Oct. 3, restaurants across Milwaukee’s South Side are offering deals on their signature dishes.
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Economic Development
SDC faces an uncertain future: What you need to know about an agency in crisis
This week, the SDC board has convened a series of critical meetings as commissioners openly weigh bankruptcy options.
Education
MPS high school enrollment opens Saturday. Here’s everything you need to know to enroll your eighth grader.
High school enrollment for the Milwaukee Public Schools 2027-2028 school year is open from Sept. 26 through Nov. 2. Here’s what you need to know.
Health & WEllness
How a fight to save Wisconsin’s Black babies keeps hitting a dead end
Five women in Wisconsin’s Black Caucus have a mission to end the state’s infant mortality crisis. They can’t get a hearing.
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
Tracking Milwaukee: 4 takeaways on police license plate readers
The debate over automatic license plate readers often falls along familiar lines of public safety and privacy rights. Here’s what we learned during a Marquette University Law School panel Tuesday.
Arts and Recreation
5 things to know and do the week of Sept. 21
Attend a panel on Flock camera surveillance; support United Community Center at a Walker’s Point brewery fundraiser; shop local produce; and more.