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NNS Video: A new chapter: Dasha Kelly Hamilton’s next big adventure

November 13, 2019 by Karen Slattery 6 Comments

Dasha Kelly Hamilton has a way with words, and the City of Milwaukee is honoring her for that gift as the poet laureate for the Milwaukee Public Library. Kelly Hamilton has a history of using her writing as a springboard to help others express themselves.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News

Doors Open Milwaukee celebrates city’s history, architecture

January 26, 2016 by Karen Slattery Leave a Comment

A signature program of Historic Milwaukee, Doors Open Milwaukee is the city’s largest open house. It relies on 700 volunteers to shine a spotlight on 150 buildings, parks and businesses in area neighborhoods.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: MANDI2016

Civil rights murals mark entry to new Harambee park

November 13, 2015 by Karen Slattery 1 Comment

Local artists created murals depicting the struggle for fair housing for a new park in the Harambee neighborhood, created through a public-private partnership.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Harambee, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North

Día de los Muertos celebration includes piñatas for first time

November 2, 2015 by Karen Slattery Leave a Comment

Pinatas and the Day of the Dead don’t ordinarily go together, but they did this weekend. A group of volunteers created piñatas for the Dia de los Muertos holiday as part of a community-building effort.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Community, Home, Neighborhoods, News, South

Hair styling is therapy for one Milwaukee mental health worker

October 26, 2015 by Karen Slattery Leave a Comment

Dorothy McCollum is a professional social worker by day and a hair stylist at night.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Harambee, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North

Rehabbed foreclosures improve outlook for N. Sixth Street

October 13, 2015 by Karen Slattery Leave a Comment

A cluster of tax-foreclosed homes in the Harambee neighborhood are undergoing renovation through the city’s “scattered sites” program.

Filed Under: Carousel, Harambee, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, North

A museum pops up at the Silver City International Food & Art Walk

September 15, 2015 by Karen Slattery 1 Comment

South Side festivalgoers shared and celebrated their diverse heritage at the Silver City International Food and Art Walk.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South

Brothers bring art of community building to Bronzeville

April 24, 2015 by Karen Slattery 2 Comments

Vedale and Darren Hill have opened an art studio in Bronzeville that offers free afterschool and summer art programs for neighborhood children.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Education, Harambee, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North

Curbing violence in Milwaukee will “take a village”

June 25, 2014 by Karen Slattery 1 Comment

At a town meeting on gun violence, leaders and citizens agreed that community members have to take back their own neighborhoods.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North, Public Safety Tagged With: gun violence, Public Safety

MPS students to experience the history of Freedom Summer firsthand

June 21, 2014 by Karen Slattery Leave a Comment

MPS students are taking to the road this summer to learn more about voting and civil rights. They’ll travel to Alabama, Tennessee and Jackson, Miss., to attend the Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Conference Day.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Freedom Summer, Milwaukee Public Schools, MPS

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