The Adams Garden Park, a mixed-use garden center and community gathering place, is being developed by Larry and Sharon Adams, founders of Walnut Way.
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 inHealth and Wellness, News
Commons provides healthy food oasis in Lindsay Heights
Walnut Way’s Innovations and Wellness Commons has filled a void in Lindsay Heights, a neighborhood short on healthy food options.
Posted inCommunity, News
Daddy Daughter Dance draws droves of dedicated dads
The Daddy Daughter Dance is held just once a year, but participants say it creates a lasting impact for those involved.
Posted inCommunity, News
Executive director Vernon replaced at Walnut Way
Hired to replace the retiring Sharon Adams as executive director of Walnut Way Conservation Corp. in June, LaShawndra Vernon has been voted out by the organization’s board of directors.
Posted inNews
Favorite of 2016: The victims of Greenfield Avenue
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reporters covered a wide range of stories in 2016. NNS reporter Edgar Mendez explains why this story, originally published on Nov. 21, is his favorite among those he wrote this year.
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Pilot computer coding class helps prepare students for tomorrow’s careers
Teen participants in Layton Boulevard West’s Code Academy learn the building blocks of computer programming.
Posted inArts and Recreation, News
Film series to highlight diversity within Latin community
Cine Sin Fronteras, a new program of Milwaukee Film, will feature six films that touch on topics including racism, classism, xenophobia and sexuality.
Posted inEconomic Development, News
Two years after Cargill shut down, displaced workers train for new opportunities
Two years ago this week, Cargill’s beef slaughterhouse was closed, displacing more than 600 workers, many of whom received training for new opportunities.
Posted inCommunity, News
Walnut Way mission moves forward under new director
LaShawndra Vernon, the new executive director at Walnut Way Conservation Corp., has taken on the task of leading the organization as it prepares to enter the next phase of its development.
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Fathers pledge to help reduce violence in city
A recent rally focused on mobilizing fathers to reduce the city’s escalating violence.