A large crowd of neighbors gathered for the annual July 4th fireworks at Mitchell Park. (All photos by Adam Carr)
Jose Uribej (right) helps children make puppets at Walker Square Park.
Two young audience members enjoy "Old School" night at the Washington Park Wednesdays concert series.
On Canal Street in the Menomonee Valley at dusk.
A morning pickup soccer game in Clarke Square Park.
A fully blooming garden in front of a beautiful Harambee home.
An in-progress shot of Tia Richardson's "Sherman Park Rising" mural, after two weeks of community painting days.
Longfellow summer school students walk by Ramiro Sandoval Argueta's mural on 22nd Street and National Avenue.
Venice Williams says goodbye to Pastor Steve Jerbi from All People's Church at the Alice's Garden Black Lives Matter performing arts showcase.
Two men chat at Trowbridge Square in the Burnham Park neighborhood.
Three children sit on their stairs in the Washington Park neighborhood on a summer morning.
Students in Milwaukee Christian Center's summer school visit St. Josaphat's Basilica for the first time.
A portion of the old Westlawn housing complex, vacated prior to being demolished for the upcoming Westlawn Garden developments.
Summer campers from the Menomonee Valley Urban Ecology Center observe the eclipse in Three Bridges Park.
For the final concert in the Music in Mitchell Park series, El Teca y los Buitres de Guanajuato played on a stage in front of the Domes.
It was a beautiful and busy summer in our city. This gallery collects photos from throughout Milwaukee neighborhoods during July and August 2017.
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Summer in our city, 2017
by Adam Carr, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
September 4, 2017
