Milwaukee Buzz - April 2, 2009
Milwaukee Police crack down on online prostitution
The cliché has played out in the movies and on TV countless times: a man pulls up to a suggestively-dressed woman; she leans in the window and asks what he's looking for; a price is negotiated and she hops inside. While many in Milwaukee have heard stories about notorious pick-up zones, the world's oldest profession, like everything else, has gone high-tech. Consider it another example of the internet changing the way people do business.
Tags: prostitution, vice, craigslist, escorts, mpd

Politics - July 1, 2008
Milwaukee ranks on liberty, health, risk, vice
In its upcoming August edition (print and online), Reason looks at how the 35 most-populous cities in the United States balance individual freedom with government paternalism. How does Milwaukee rank? See it now before the results are released.
Tags: Reason, personal freedom, vice, smoking ban, taxes, free market, Radley Balko, bans, surveillance cameras

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 12, 2006
Sex for sale: Hitting the streets with hookers, johns and the Milwaukee Police
It doesn’t garner big headlines, but prostitution remains a problem in some area neighborhoods. In this special report, OnMilwaukee.com follows police through undercover sting operations at various “hot spots” and uncovers a view of the city that many never see.
Tags: vice, prostitution, hooker, police, mpd, vice squad