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Special Report: Non-driving offenses lead to license suspension for teens

May 27, 2014 by Rick Brown Leave a Comment

Some Milwaukee teens are getting their driver’s licenses suspended — sometimes prior to getting them — for unpaid tickets from non-driving offenses.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Special Report Tagged With: driving, Special Report

Black entrepreneurs grow businesses with help from Dream MKE

April 17, 2014 by Rick Brown 1 Comment

Dream MKE is fostering growth in minority small businesses through seed loans, financial consulting and an upcoming fellowship program.

Filed Under: Carousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: business, dream mke, Economic Development, entrepreneur, fellowship

Washington Park multicultural event highlights immigrant cultures

April 2, 2014 by Rick Brown Leave a Comment

Featuring Hmong and Somali dancing and history presentations, a recent Washington Park gathering showcased the neighborhood’s diverse cultures.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Washington Park, West Tagged With: arts, culture, hmong, somali, washington park

Few afterschool programs meet YoungStar staff education standards, study finds

March 18, 2014 by Rick Brown Leave a Comment

A recent Public Policy Forum report shows that the majority of Milwaukee County’s afterschool programs have low YoungStar ratings, sparking questions about whether the problem is the programs or the system itself.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Health and Wellness, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: day care, daycare, Education, Health and Wellness, youngstar

New loan fund to provide growth capital for black entrepreneurs

February 26, 2014 by Rick Brown 4 Comments

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and African American Chamber of Commerce will soon kick off a new revolving loan fund to help provide capital to small businesses and boost black entrepreneurship.

Filed Under: Amani, Capitol Heights, Carousel, Concordia, Economic Development, Enderis Park, Harambee, Havenwoods, Home, Lindsay Heights, Martin Drive, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North, Northwest, Sherman Park, Thurston Woods, Washington Park, West Tagged With: chamber of commerce, Economic Development, entrepreneurship

Subzero temperatures leave hungry people out in the cold

January 30, 2014 by Rick Brown Leave a Comment

As Milwaukee endured its coldest weather in nearly 20 years, some local food pantries and meal programs were forced to temporarily close, leaving some low-income residents without access to food.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Health and Wellness, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: cold, Food, food pantry, Health and Wellness, homeless, winter

Low-cost car loan program helps parents get to work

December 20, 2013 by Rick Brown 9 Comments

YWCA Southeast Wisconsin’s new Ways to Work program provides affordable loans to repair or purchase cars for low- to moderate-income individuals.

Filed Under: Carousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: Economic Development, transportation, ywca

Special Report: Mounting fines for minor infractions hit low-income drivers hardest

December 2, 2013 by Rick Brown 3 Comments

Unpaid traffic tickets are leading to a growing number of driver’s license suspensions for impoverished, minority Milwaukeeans.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Special Report Tagged With: Special Report, video

Planned facilities, jobs headline Lindsay Heights community briefing

November 21, 2013 by Rick Brown Leave a Comment

Walnut Way and St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care plan to build new facilities to fuel development and job growth in Lindsay Heights.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Economic Development, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North Tagged With: jobs, lindsay heights, walnut way

Federal grant to Next Door to prompt ‘dramatic change’ in Head Start

November 4, 2013 by Rick Brown Leave a Comment

Having won a $6.9 million federal grant to become the second-largest Head Start provider in Milwaukee, Next Door has acquired a new facility in Capitol Heights and is unveiling a new home-based Head Start model.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Home, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North Tagged With: capitol heights, Education, head start, Next Door Foundation

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