Milwaukee has become a clickbait darling. Our local media outlets run a story every time we're recognized as a "best-kept secret" or a "worst place to live." Without fail, my neighbors light up on Facebook in response to each one, sharing the latest listicle as they either swell with pride ("yeah, we are a hidden gem!") or struggle to articulate dissent with whoever most recently announced that we live in one of the country's most dangerous cities.
By Edward McClelland Last month, real estate developer Emerald Living scrapped its ambitious mixed-use plan for the site of South [...]
By Bert Stratton I didn’t used to like to cut my grass. I made my children do it, but then they [...]
By Trevor Bach Photo by Brittany Greeson On a chilly spring Wednesday in April, more than 50 people congregated at [...]
VIEW SLIDESHOW By Jiquanda Johnson Photography by Garrett MacLean April Hawkins sat in an [...]
A post-delivery prayer. Photo by Garrett MacLean. Previous | Support Us In Flint, [...]
A water delivery in the sixth ward. Photo by Garrett MacLean. Previous | Next [...]
Mary Hall tears up with gratitude for the water delivery, while standing next to her grand-daughter, Kulice Abraham. [...]
Deacon Michael Stringer and Jimmie Thompson stack cases of water on the porch during a delivery. Photo by [...]
Debra Duckett is one of the Flint residents who receive free cases of water as part of the [...]
April Hawkins takes numerous phone calls regarding her church's water program in the offices of Prince of Peace [...]
Deacon Michael Stringer helps load cases of water into the Hawkinses' van before heading out for deliveries. Photo [...]