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Summer in our city

September 5, 2016 by Adam Carr 2 Comments

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  • Magnolia trees bloomed on State Street in the Concordia neighborhood.
  • Historic Mitchell Street buzzed during the colorful and spirited Sun Fair in early June.
  • Andre Lee Ellis's We Got This program to provide work for young African-Americans took place every Saturday morning in his garden at the corner of 9th Street and Ring.
  • On the roof of Century City Tower (4201 N. 27th St.) looking southeast.
  • Folk dancers perform during Ciclovia MKE on Cesar E. Chavez Drive.
  • Artist Reginald Baylor speaks during an event at Schrager Auction House.
  • Many Milwaukeeans were shocked when a portion of the "Mural of Peace" by artist Reynaldo Hernandez was temporarily taken down for renovations.
  • At the opening of Century City I, a new industrial building in the 30th Street Industrial Corridor on the former A.O. Smith site.
  • Twilight in the 30th Street Industrial Corridor.
  • Mayor Tom Barrett joins neighbors during a walk through Three Bridges Park.
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's American-System Homes in the Burnham Park neighborhood.
  • City Hall displayed a massive flag from the Milwaukee Pride Parade after the mass shooting at Pulse night club in Orlando, Florida.
  • Young urban farmers break for salad at the Victory Garden Initiative's Concordia Gardens.
  • Young bikers take the streets during Ciclovia MKE.
  • At the Peace Park & Garden on 5th Street and Locust Avenue.
  • Residents gather during a community meeting held by Layton Boulevard West Neighbors in the Burnham Park pavilion.
  • Parks around the city, including Mitchell Park, celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks.
  • Three Bridges Park was open to the public for its fourth summer.
  • A series of spontaneous concerts, including this one in Metcalfe Park, popped up around Milwaukee to promote an event at the Milwaukee Theater featuring former New York City gang leader Nicky Cruz.
  • Rain did not stop the Summer of Peace marchers for nonviolence, seen here arriving at Heartlove Place on Martin Luther King Drive.
  • Alice's Garden hosted a weekly potluck and community marketplace on evenings throughout the summer.
  • The sun sets at Alice's Garden.
  • A new mural by artist John Kowalczyk, in collaboration with Artists Working in Education and community members, is unveiled on Cesar Chavez Drive.
  • Residents gather at the charred BP gas station the morning after violent protests broke out in Sherman Park.
  • Nate Dotson collected and distributed cleaning supplies in Sherman Park on the morning after the first night of civil unrest.
  • Auer Avenue students were welcomed back to school with a line of high fives and a red carpet leading into school.

We’ve reached Labor Day, which means fall is on its way. In this photo gallery, take a look back at a memorable summer of 2016 around our Milwaukee neighborhoods.

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Adam Carr is deputy editor for community engagement at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

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  1. AvatarPauline Beck says

    September 5, 2016 at 7:20 am

    Beautiful images, capturing the highs of this summer — and in a few pix, the lows. What a collage of great experiences and peoples that make up our urban life here.

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  2. AvatarVirginia Small says

    September 12, 2016 at 10:14 am

    Great photojournalism about our city, Adam. I enjoyed seeing your take on various events and developments, some of which are mostly covered on MNNS.

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