Of the nearly 600 workers who lost their jobs when Cargill’s slaughterhouse plant closed in late July, only 50 have been hired at the company’s other locations.
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.
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South Side residents hit hard by closing of Menomonee Valley Cargill facility
Cargill’s beef slaughterhouse is closing today, leaving many of its South Side workers without a job.
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Urban Ecology Center branches provide safe options for outdoor play
In some city neighborhoods, kids play indoors because parents fear for their safety. But places such as the Urban Ecology Centers are providing safe havens for outdoor play and creating safer neighborhoods in the process.
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May Day marchers seek tuition equity for undocumented college students
The annual May Day march for immigrant rights brought calls to end deportations, stop detaining people at local courthouses and provide undocumented Wisconsin college students tuition equity.
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Legislator seeks driver’s licenses, in-state tuition for undocumented residents
Several bills introduced recently in the Wisconsin legislature address the rights of undocumented residents.
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Favorite of 2013: Long-awaited Packers field opens in Mitchell Park
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.
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Pan-African group helps southeast Asian children learn English
Young refugees from southeast Asia find help overcoming language and cultural barriers at a South Side after-school program.
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Banner School
The Banner School of Milwaukee, an MPS-authorized charter, serves middle-school students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Banner educational group, a national education management association. The new school, located at 7171 W. Brown Deer Road, is Banner’s second partnership with MPS, though Banner Prep, an MPS alternative school serving at-risk students, is not […]
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Rain can’t dampen Mexican Independence Day celebration on South Side
Despite a steady rain, thousands were on hand to celebrate during the 42nd annual UMOS Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival.
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Police roll call welcomes neighbors to Oasis meal program
District 5 of the Milwaukee Police Department held a roll call at the Auer Oasis site to encourage residents to feel safe and welcome to participate in the free meal program.