Some Milwaukee residents are frustrated by the curb extensions, traffic-calming poles and other changes, which have slowed traffic.
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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Artist creates project that transforms residents into ‘Milwaukee Homies’
Carlos Herrada uses his skills as an artist to transform Milwaukeeans into Homies, iconic Chicano characters sold as 2-inch figurines in gumball machines in the late ‘90s.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
‘She’s a hero’: Quick use of Narcan by office assistant at King Community Center saves 2 lives
Shanice Collins, 34, secured Narcan from this Harm Reduction Vending Machine during a drug overdose emergency earlier this month at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. (Photo by Edgar Mendez)
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My favorite story of 2023: Seniors finally celebrate quinceañeras
These seniors at the United Community Center proved it’s never too late to have a quinceañera.
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New Concept Self Development Center, a fixture in Milwaukee’s central city, prepares to close its doors
After nearly five decades serving residents of Milwaukee’s central city, New Concept Self Development Center is closing Dec. 31.
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Challenges in Narcan distribution hamper efforts to slow pace of drug overdose deaths
Narcan is a key tool in reducing drug overdose deaths, but accessing it in Milwaukee has been a challenge for some organizations.
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Advocates push for more urgency to end MPD’s unconstitutional stop-and-frisks.
Five years after the historic Collins settlement mandated major changes in MPD’s stop-and-frisk and other policies, the department struggles to reach full compliance.
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Where you and your family can celebrate Dia de Los Muertos in Milwaukee
Here are four things you can do to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos in Milwaukee.
Posted inCommunity, Education
Students grapple with uncertain futures after latest DACA ruling
Local college students are among hundreds of thousands nationwide who have faced uncertainty since a federal judge in Texas ruled last month that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program is illegal.
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Leaders have high hopes for the redesign of Villard Avenue
A timetable hasn’t been set to begin work funded by a $14 million federal grant, but leaders in the area say its impact could be historic.