Near West Side residents gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the new Pete’s Pops storefront at 3809 W. Vliet St. last Friday. The store will be open weekends through the end of the season, offering a rotating menu of fruit and cream popsicles.
New sculpture installation to display diverse images of Virgin Mary
Local artists and students from the Clarke Square neighborhood are teaming up to create a community art installation in an alley at 26th and Mineral streets.
Teens share their stories through new Mitchell Street Library mural
The Mitchell Street branch of the Milwaukee Public Library recently unveiled a new public art installation: a mural designed by a team of eight teenagers in collaboration with visual artist Erick Ledesma.
Milwaukeeans anticipate brighter financial future at ‘Make Your Money Talk’ graduation
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation recently honored financial education series graduates.
Activists honor past, imagine future at March on Milwaukee 50th finale
Local activists gathered this weekend for an intergenerational conversation and bus tour at the former site of St. Boniface Church. The event marked an end to nine months of events honoring the 50th anniversary of Milwaukee’s fair housing marches.
Common Ground campaign to focus on jobs and work in Milwaukee
More than 1,200 community members gathered recently to celebrate the launch of a new campaign to expand access to quality jobs in the Milwaukee area.