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Posted inAmani, Carousel, Community, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North
Student exhibition brings “March to Equality” to life
Milwaukee high school students have collaborated with a local non-profit arts agency to design and present a museum-quality exhibition about the open housing marches of 1967-68.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Community, Home, Neighborhoods, News, South
Journey House holds grand opening for new center
The Journey House Center for Family Learning and Youth Athletics is now a reality. The striking new building will serve Journey House as well as H.W. Longfellow School.
Posted inHavenwoods
Photo 15: An Asian market in Havenwoods
Once a car repair shop, the Milwaukee Asian Market on Mill Road and 76th in Havenwoods opened in June 2009. Although unremarkable on the outside, its interior is colorful, lively and has everything from food to clothing to toys to toiletries. On the far north side of Milwaukee, Havenwoods gets its name from the 237-acre […]
Posted inCarousel, Community, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Informal poll suggests high turnout in Tuesday election
An unscientific poll of central city residents conducted during the past weekend found that of those eligible to vote, 88 percent plan to go to the polls tomorrow.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North
Fondy Food Center in tight race for fruit orchard
Fondy Food Center is still in the running to win an organic fruit orchard valued at $5,000. Fondy is in fourth place in the second round of competition, which ends July 2. The top four vote-getters will be awarded orchards.
Posted inHarambee
Photo 14: Heart & Hope and Baylor murals in Harambee
Pedestrians and vehicles passing Heart and Hope Place, at the intersection of Port Washington and MLK Drive, are greeted by colorful, powerful paintings by Milwaukee artist Reggie Baylor. The housing development and the artwork have brought new life to the street since their completion last year. In the 1970s and ’80s, Harambee (which means “all […]