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Community First hires two developers, makes plans to serve more residents

February 7, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers Leave a Comment

Community First has received a $230,000 grant to fund the salaries of two local developers who have joined the organization and will help it serve more residents.

Filed Under: Community, Housing Tagged With: Alejandro Rodriguez, Community First, Diverse developers, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, First Diverse Developer Initiative, housing, Michelle Long, Rafael Garcia, Senior Housing

OPINION: An open letter to the police chief: Surveillance and profiling are the not the building blocks for police reform

February 7, 2023 by Ibtisam M. Abujad 1 Comment

If the aim is to improve the “relationship” between the police and the residents of Milwaukee, I would encourage the police department to look inwardly and seek radical change in its investments in racist systems of surveillance and regulation.

Filed Under: Community, Community Voices Tagged With: #8 Can’t Wait, Black Lives Matter, Campaign Zero, chief of police, fitna, George Floyd, Jeffrey B. Norman, Marquette, Memphis, milwaukee, Muslim, police departments, police violence, racism, Sheriff David Clarke, surveillance, Tyre Nichols

Post from Community: Looking for a job? Here are some opportunities.

February 6, 2023 by Common Council - City Clerk's Workforce Development Office Leave a Comment

Find out about hiring and job training as well as business opportunities from employers in retail, government, health care, manufacturing, transportation and more.

Filed Under: Community, Posts from Community

5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Feb. 6 to Feb. 10

February 6, 2023 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Learn about early voting, which begins Tuesday; get business advice on starting a restaurant; see the “HOOPS” gallery exhibition; check out “The Harlem Renaissance,” a play geared toward youths; and hear from local Latina entrepreneurs about their impact on the arts.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: aldermen, alderpeople, early voting, emerald mills, emprendedoras, harlem renaissance, here2play, hoop earrings, hoops, incubator kitchen entrepreneurship program, judges, latino arts inc, Marcus Center, marn, marn art + culture hub, milwaukee artist resource network, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, school board, state supreme court, turning tables tavern and eatery

NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things to do this February in Milwaukee neighborhoods

February 5, 2023 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

What’s happening in our neighborhoods in February? NNS goes on “Lake Effect” to give its listeners the scoop.

Filed Under: Community, Lake Effect Radio Tagged With: black history month, election, hoop earrings, hoops, Joy Powers, Lake Effect, MPS, mps school board, nicole acosta, npr, sam woods, sixteenth street health centers, state supreme court

Out-of-state landlords are increasingly buying up property in Milwaukee. Here’s what that means for our neighborhoods.

February 3, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers 4 Comments

Predatory investors have been crowding out would-be homebuyers in Milwaukee. Housing advocates say this phenomenon hurts not only low- to moderate-income homebuyers but renters and ultimately neighborhoods as well.

Filed Under: Community, Housing Tagged With: Acts Housing, Apartments Association of Southeastern Wisconsin, Dorothy York, Heiner Giese, home ownership, housing, wheda, Wyman Winston

5 things to know and do the weekend of Feb. 3

February 3, 2023 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Attend the Sacred Garden open mic at Arts @ Large; enjoy the Indaba African Ball; come to a neighborhood meeting for Amani residents; get NARCAN training to combat opioid overdose; and participate in Winterfest 2023 hosted by the Urban Ecology Center.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Amani, arts @ large, black history month, Dominican Center, indaba african ball, League of women voters, mitchell street library, MPL, naloxone, Narcan, sacred garden, st ann center, Urban Ecology Center, washington park

FoodRight gives kids an early start on making healthy meals

February 2, 2023 by Sam Woods 1 Comment

FoodRight has developed curricula to help kids gain experience with cooking different foods and using kitchen equipment.

Filed Under: Community, Health and Wellness Tagged With: American Cancer Society, andrea rivera, fondy food center, foodright, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, healthy foods, kohl’s healthy healthy families program, lisa kingery, maddy kruckowski, MPS

OPINION: Hope is the key to unlocking Milwaukee’s vast potential and moving our city forward

February 2, 2023 by Frank Schneiger 3 Comments

If the starting point for addressing any problem or challenge is naming it, here is what strikes me as some very important ones that are now so “normal” in Milwaukee that most people don’t even see them anymore.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Community Voices Tagged With: Alverno, center street, Clarke Square, frank schneiger, Marquette, milwaukee, MSOE, poverty, UWM, washington park

New building, same mission for Outreach Community Health Centers

February 1, 2023 by Devin Blake Leave a Comment

Outreach Community Health Centers will double its office space, increasing the quality and quantity of services available.

Filed Under: Community, Health and Wellness

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