Alice’s Garden in full bloom

August 2, 2018 by Sue Vliet Leave a Comment

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As August begins, Alice’s Garden in Lindsay Heights is bursting with abundant flowers, produce and herbs.

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Union members, supporters take to streets in city’s Labor Day parade

September 6, 2017 by Sue Vliet Leave a Comment

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Starting in downtown Milwaukee, marchers in the Labor Day parade demonstrated pride in their unions as they made their way to the Summerfest grounds, where they were greeted with free entertainment.

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Mountain biking team trains youth for fall races

August 4, 2017 by Sue Vliet Leave a Comment

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City youth who are interested in mountain biking are invited to check out the Milwaukee Mountain Biking Team, which meets twice a week at Riverside University High School.

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Milwaukee Juneteenth celebration draws large crowd

June 20, 2017 by Sue Vliet 2 Comments

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Milwaukeeans celebrated Juneteenth Day Monday, honoring the day the last slaves were freed after the Civil War.

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UWM community protests federal visa and immigration ban

February 10, 2017 by Sue Vliet Leave a Comment

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University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee students, faculty and staff gathered Thursday at the Spaights Plaza to protest an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that indefinitely bans Syrian refugees from entering the country, suspends entry of all refugees for 120 days and bans anyone traveling from Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Yemen from entry for 90 days.

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Youth from Boys & Girls Clubs produce ‘Day 2 Day’ art exhibition

January 31, 2017 by Sue Vliet Leave a Comment

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Participants in the Don & Sallie Davis and Fitzsimonds Boys & Girls Clubs showed their art work in an art exhibition called “Day 2 Day,” a journey through the life experiences of Milwaukee youth.

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Aurora Family Services distributes Thanksgiving meals to needy families

November 24, 2016 by Sue Vliet Leave a Comment

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Aurora Family Services distributed Thanksgiving groceries to 3,100 Milwaukee-area families through its Family to Family Thanksgiving program. The program has helped more than 58,000 needy families during the past two decades.

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Minority students prepare for future in real estate development

June 9, 2016 by Sue Vliet Leave a Comment

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Twenty students graduated from the ACRE program, which is designed to increase minority representation in real estate, property and construction management in Milwaukee.

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