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High school senior offers healthy food options at pop-up lunch eatery

January 2, 2019 by Sarah Lipo Leave a Comment

Joselyn Arreguin, a senior at Escuela Verde, created a pop-up restaurant to raise awareness about healthy food options in the Silver City neighborhood.

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

Celebrating its 160th anniversary, Milwaukee YMCA adjusts focus

December 10, 2018 by Sarah Lipo Leave a Comment

For 160 years, the YMCA has touched tens of thousands of individuals in the Milwaukee area. Now, the organization is pledging to work with other nonprofit organizations to reach even more people in the future.

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

Homeless Sanctuary encourages individuals to find their worth, dignity

November 21, 2018 by Sarah Lipo Leave a Comment

At the MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary, individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness can receive food, furniture and clothing at no cost and with no questions asked. Sister MacCanon Brown works to help them understand that they have worth and dignity.

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

MCC YouthBuild trainee learns construction skills, sets sights on college

November 12, 2018 by Sarah Lipo 1 Comment

In the last year, Jotshua Vega Marcon learned to build a house as a trainee at MCC YouthBuild, while earning scholarship funds for college.

Filed Under: Carousel, Clarke Square, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, South, Walker Square

House of Peace mural untouched for 25 years until recent revitalization

November 3, 2018 by Sarah Lipo 2 Comments

George Gist, a longtime artist, came back to Milwaukee to refurbish his 25-year-old mural with former mentee Brad Bernard. They worked for more than two weeks to restore the mural at the House of Peace.

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

On the Block: Grateful for small things

October 30, 2018 by Sarah Lipo Leave a Comment

Charles Casey has been living in Milwaukee for most of his life. While he says he sees people being put down because of the color of their skin, he knows it is important to thank God for the simple things in life.

Filed Under: Lindsay Heights, Multimedia, On The Block

South Siders optimistic about new beat cop initiative

October 19, 2018 by Sarah Lipo Leave a Comment

South Side community members are optimistic about a new police initiative that will increase the number of officers on foot and bicycles in Milwaukee Police District 2.

Filed Under: Carousel, Clarke Square, Home, Kinnickinnic River Neighborhoods, Layton Boulevard West, Lincoln Village, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety, South, Walker Square

Rev-Up MKE aims to revitalize Near West Side through entrepreneurship

October 9, 2018 by Sarah Lipo Leave a Comment

The owner of an organic bakery won a cash prize and mentorship opportunities as the first-place winner in the recent Rev-Up MKE competition sponsored by Near West Side Partners.

Filed Under: Carousel, Concordia, Economic Development, Home, Martin Drive, Neighborhoods, News, Washington Park, West

‘Dear White People’ actor Jeremy Tardy returns to first theatre home

October 3, 2018 by Sarah Lipo Leave a Comment

Jeremy Tardy, an actor in the Netflix show “Dear White People” and an alumnus of the First Stage theater program said First Stage offered him an escape from the rough realities of his childhood in Milwaukee.

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

Bells of Milwaukee aims to research, document and refurbish bells

September 20, 2018 by Sarah Lipo 3 Comments

The Bells of Milwaukee, which was founded in 2016, recently arranged to fix the bells at Convent Hill Gardens and is now researching five other bells to refurbish.

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

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