Urban Milwaukee is an online daily that provides real estate, politics, arts and entertainment news about Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The site features approximately 5-10 articles a day focusing on city council hearings, investigative reports, real-estate developments and entertainment news. focusing on dining, arts and entertainment, movies, music and sports.

Urban Milwaukee
Urban Milwaukee's Offices
Type of site
Political/Real-Estate Development news
Available inEnglish
Created byJeramey Jannene, Dave Reid, Bruce Murphy
PresidentJeramey Jannene
Key people
  • Dave Reid
  • (Publisher and Co-Founder)
  • Bruce Murphy
  • (Editor)
URLurbanmilwaukee.com
Launched2008 (2008)

History

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Urban Milwaukee was founded in 2008 by Jeramey Jannene and Dave Reid.[2] Bruce Murphy joined Urban Milwaukee as their editor in 2012.[3] Bruce Murphy was formerly the editor of Milwaukee Magazine and a senior reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The publication acquired Third Coast Daily in 2013.[4][5] Their offices are located at 755 N. Milwaukee Street in the historic Colby Abbot Building. Urban Milwaukee also operates a small retail outlet which sells Milwaukee themed souvenirs and gifts.

Urban Milwaukee and its writer have won a number of Milwaukee Press Club awards.[6] Its coverage of city government and other Milwaukee issues has been recognized by other local and national outlets.[7] As of 2013, the site had 150,000 monthly visits.[8]

The publication will often post stories from Wisconsin Public Radio, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and the Wisconsin Examiner.

Reporters and contributors

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  • Jeramey Jannene
  • Bruce Murphy
  • Graham Kilmer
  • Michael Holloway
  • Steven Walters
  • Bruce Thompson
  • Rose Balistreri
  • Tom Bamberger

References

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  1. ^ "Urban Milwaukee | Project News Oasis".
  2. ^ "Urban bloggers seek to drive city's direction".
  3. ^ "A New Era for Urban Milwaukee: Bruce Murphy signs on as Editor".
  4. ^ "Urban Milwaukee Purchases Third Coast Daily".
  5. ^ "Third Coast Digest sold to Urban Milwaukee". 19 November 2013.
  6. ^ "2017 Excellence in Journalism Awardees | Milwaukee Press Club". 18 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Best of Cream City 2020 | City Life". September 2020.
  8. ^ "Alt-Empire". 3 December 2013.
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