Milwaukee County suffers from alarming rates of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Nonprofit organizations and local clinics are using multiple approaches to address the problem.
Food forest takes root in Washington Park
A permaculture orchard at the Washington Park Urban Ecology Center aims to connect community members and provide residents with locally grown food.
Satellite Studio brings kids and arts to neighborhood parks
Painters, dancers, musicians and sculptors bring professional artwork to local parks through a free summer arts program offered by Artists Working in Education for youth sixth grade and above.
Milwaukee high school student completes ‘mission to Mars’
Milwaukee native Erika Johnson was one of just six Wisconsin students selected to study space exploration this summer with the experts at NASA in Houston.
Thurston Woods community welcomes UWM field school students
Only weeks after beginning a project to collect stories and historical data in Thurston Woods, a group of UW-Milwaukee students participating in a summer field school already feel a strong personal connection to the community.
Festive Fondy Farmers Market gets off to fresh start
Shoppers, farmers and community members celebrated summer at the 2012 Fondy Farmers Market season kick-off. The event featured live entertainment, a BBQ contest and plenty of fresh produce from local farmers.
Seven new Habitat homes slated for Washington Park
Volunteers from Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity and Wells Fargo began construction on seven new homes in Washington Park, including the organization’s 500th home in Milwaukee.
‘Forgotten haven in the city’ subject of UWM field school
A new project organized by the Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures program at UW-Milwaukee will help Thurston Woods residents share their stories. Students will interview residents and archive community history.
Spaces and Traces 2012 celebrates Concordia neighborhood
Spaces and Traces 2012 offered community members an opportunity to tour 13 locations in Milwaukee’s historic Concordia neighborhood. Two prominent historic locations were featured for the first time ever.