The Milwaukee Intertribal Circle is relaunching the New Year’s Eve Sobriety Pow Wow, a celebration and healing event that was on hiatus for years.
Meredith Melland
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
My most memorable story of 2025: How Walker Square is reviving its summer farmers market
Reporter Meredith Melland’s favorite story of the year is the return of the Walker Square Farmers Market thanks to dedicated neighbors and vendors.
Posted inCommunity, Social Development Commission
A year of challenges for the Social Development Commission
The Social Development Commission spent 2025 trying to restore services and funding in the face of legal challenges, board friction and government audits and reviews.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community
Heard Space MKE to preview ‘mockumentary’ about Harambee on Tuesday
Heard Space MKE will preview a short film featuring street interviews with Harambee residents on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
How healthy is the air in your neighborhood? Here’s how you can find out.
MKE FreshAir Collective monitored air quality from 21 sensors around Milwaukee in 2024 to create its first yearly report.
Posted inCommunity, Social Development Commission
Federal office upholds state’s decision to withdraw SDC’s community action status
The U.S. Office of Community Services said the state’s process of removing the Social Development Commission’s community action status was compliant with federal rules.
Posted inCommunity, Social Development Commission
State moves to terminate SDC’s community action status
The Social Development Commission, or SDC, is receiving mixed signals from the state and federal government on its future as a community action agency.
Posted inCommunity, Public Safety
Neighborhood groups analyze street and bus accessibility through ‘walk audits’
Neighborhood groups participated in “walk audits” where they looked at traffic, signs, sidewalks and crosswalks at busy intersections and learned about bus transit.
Posted inCommunity, Resources
Here’s where you can receive or donate winter coats and clothing
We’ve compiled a list of places where you can get free winter gear for your family or donate to help those in need.
Posted inCommunity, Social Development Commission
SDC board members call emergency meeting to oust Jorge Franco as leader
An attempt to oust Jorge Franco, interim CEO and board chair of the Social Development Commission, is the latest in a series of conflicts as the organization works to restart anti-poverty services.