Urban Milwaukee
 Urban Milwaukee's Offices | |
Type of site | Political/Real-Estate Development news |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | Jeramey Jannene, Dave Reid, Bruce Murphy |
| President | Jeramey Jannene |
| Key people |
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| URL | urbanmilwaukee |
| Launched | 2008 |
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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.
History[edit]
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[edit]
- Jeramey Jannene
- Bruce Murphy
- Graham Kilmer
- Michael Holloway
- Steven Walters
- Bruce Thompson
- Rose Balistreri
- Tom Bamberger
References[edit]
- ^ "Urban Milwaukee | Project News Oasis".
- ^ "Urban bloggers seek to drive city's direction".
- ^ "A New Era for Urban Milwaukee: Bruce Murphy signs on as Editor".
- ^ "Urban Milwaukee Purchases Third Coast Daily".
- ^ "Third Coast Digest sold to Urban Milwaukee". 19 November 2013.
- ^ "2017 Excellence in Journalism Awardees | Milwaukee Press Club". 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Best of Cream City 2020 | City Life". September 2020.
- ^ "Alt-Empire". 3 December 2013.