Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covered a wide range of stories focused on central city neighborhoods during the past year. In the second of a three-part series, Reporter Edgar Mendez explains why his story about the Packers’ football field in Mitchell Park is his favorite of 2013. It was originally published on June 10.
Edgar Mendez
Raised in a South Side neighborhood where he still lives, Edgar Mendez is the managing editor of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. Mendez is a proud graduate of UW-Milwaukee, where he double majored in journalism and sociology, and of Marquette University, where he earned a master’s degree in communication. He won a 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and 2014, 2017, and 2018 Milwaukee Press Club Awards for his reporting on taverns, marijuana law enforcement, and lead in water service lines. In 2008, he won a Society of Professional Journalists’ regional award for columns dealing with issues such as poverty, homelessness and racism. His writing has been published by the Associated Press, Reuters, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and other media. He has also co-authored three articles published in scholarly journals.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Community, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Lincoln Village, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety, South, Walker Square
Award-winning police officer dedicated to community
District 2 Community Liaison Officer Jesus Gloria is responsible not only for handling crisis situations and preventing crime, but also for visiting students, removing graffiti and connecting residents with community resources. It’s not an easy job.
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 inClarke Square, Community, Home, Neighborhoods, News, South
Journey House begins move to new center
Journey House has begun its long-awaited move to a new home. Long split into three buildings located on different streets, the newly built Journey House Center for Family Learning and Youth Athletics will now house all the organization’s programs as well as administrative offices.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Clarke Square, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South
Community input sought on changes to Mitchell Park
South Side residents had their final opportunity at a recent community meeting to voice concerns and vote on which of the proposed changes to Mitchell Park are most important to them. The proposal released at the March 29 meeting outlined a strategic vision for the future of the park that could include…
Posted inClarke Square, Community, Education, Neighborhoods, News, South, Special Report
Long journey culminates in new center for Longfellow, Journey House
Journey House and Longfellow, both in Clarke Square, use decades-old facilities and deal with similar problems, but that will soon change.