What’s Next For This Website: New Life, Thanks to Strong Towns South Milwaukee

Hello again, South Milwaukee. How you been?

After 15+ years and more than 1.8 million views on 4,603 posts, I am excited to announce new life and a sustainable future for this website. 

I will be handing off the blog to Strong Towns South Milwaukee starting today, and I leave it in great hands. 

You can learn more about Strong Towns here and here.

Globally, this is the Strong Towns mission: “We seek to replace America’s postwar pattern of development, the Suburban Experiment, with a pattern of development that is financially strong and resilient. We advocate for cities of all sizes to be safe, livable and inviting. We work to elevate local government to be the highest level of collaboration for people working together in a place, not merely the lowest level in a hierarchy of governments.” 

Count me in! And while I also agree with the local chapter’s mission of “advocating for our city to be safe, livable, financially strong, resilient, and inviting,” I have come to know and respect the organization because of the South Milwaukeeans who are a part of it. 

This is about people. And these are people who love this city, and have shown time after time they are more about action than words. From helping people cross the street safely during downtown events to neighborhood cleanups to celebrating Park(ing) Day to shoveling crosswalks to showing up and speaking out about transit, land use, and safer streets, this group is putting the work in to make our city a better place. 

Taking ownership of this website is the latest example of that. 

So, what does this mean? Long story short: Starting now, Strong Towns will assume full editorial control of South Milwaukee Blog. Content will be up to them, and I’m told not a lot will change from what you’ve found on this website since I launched it in 2009. Expect a mix of local news and information, perspective, event details, and more – maybe even an occasional column from a former mayor 🙂 – all with an intense focus on the people, places, businesses and issues that make South Milwaukee, South Milwaukee. The searchable archive of posts, a pretty good recap of what’s happened in this city the past 15 years, will also remain. 

If you do not like this change, no worries; if you are a subscriber, simply unsubscribe. Otherwise, I encourage you to keep reading – I will. And spread the word!

Thank you, Strong Towns, for taking this on. It’s not a small thing. It’s a lot of work, which is why I’m ready to move on as publisher, as I focus on life as a husband, dad, basketball coach, marketing communications professional, and occasional rideshare driver. It’s also important work, and I know the new editors understand that, as they reinvigorate the website and make it their own.

I am excited to see what’s next. I hope you are too.