Milwaukee Neighborhoods

Milwaukee’s Third Ward has lived through many chapters. From a marshland to a manufacturing hub, to a massive fire, rebuilding and more, the Third Ward did not always look like the neighborhood we see today. To share more about that history, and how the Historic Third Ward Association has shaped it, WUWM’s Audrey Nowakowski spoke with Jim Plaisted, executive director of the HTWA.

Milwaukee's neighborhood posters are featured in homes, businesses, and streets throughout the city. We explore how they were created with historian John Gurda.

The Lake Effect team headed to Forest Home Cemetery for the latest event in its Lake Effect On-Site series.

The Bay View Massacre was a pivotal moment in Wisconsin's labor and political history, but not much is known about the victims. In this "Bubbler Talk" we explore who they were and where they're buried.

Dorothy Enderis was the second, and arguably most influential, leader of the Milwaukee Recreation Department. Learn about her and the neighborhood named in her honor.

Milwaukee Magazine's Carmella D’Acquisto shares what went wrong with the proposed Riverwest Neighborhood Improvement District.

Spooky season is here and what better way to celebrate than by taking a walk and seeing neighborhood Halloween decorations? The Riverwest Radio Ghost Walk is both a fundraiser for the community radio station and an opportunity to explore the Riverwest and Harambee neighborhoods.

Cheri Fuqua is one of the people cultivating the community in Milwaukee. More than a decade ago, she created a community organization called The MiddleGround to nurture community, with a special focus on challenges facing Black youth, and she hasn’t stopped since.

UW-Milwaukee history professor Arijit Sen has spent a decade connecting with residents in Martin Drive, a neighborhood on Milwaukee's west side, to find out what stewardship means. He's learned some keys to creating a diverse neighborhood with a strong social infrastructure.

Martin Drive, on the Milwaukee's west side, is one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods — with no racial majority. The people who live there point to its varied housing, its urban guardians, the groups with a stake in the neighborhood and more.