Diane Stowers doesn’t want Black-owned gas stations to disappear. And Kai Trimble-Lea is helping to keep her legacy alive.
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OPINION: Milwaukee’s next mayor needs to get ambitious and realistic about livable wage jobs and equity
Previous administrations have not done enough to improve quality of life for those on the margins. Voices of the most oppressed are missing from the conversation.
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Brigade MKE apprentice program seeks to unleash new wave of culinary entrepreneurs
Brigade MKE will offer culinary and hospitality training for youths ages 14 to 24.
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The YMCA Teen Achievers program challenges youths to define their own version of success
Since opening in Milwaukee in 1982, the YMCA Teen Achievers program has touched the lives of more than 7,000 teens as well as about 950 adult community leaders.
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‘You want something done, you give it to her’: Stacia Thompson plunges into new role at Sherman Phoenix Foundation
Stacia Thompson, the first executive director of the Sherman Phoenix Foundation, is ready to take the Sherman Phoenix to the next level.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: March 21 to March 25
Learn about campaigning with a disability; meet your neighbors in Lindsay Heights; attend group therapy with Black Space; find out how to make writing your vocation; and discover jobs in construction and the trades.
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Journeys: How one couple balances their marriage and two businesses
A few years ago, Jesus and Thaime Nañez decided to open the Farmhouse Paint & Sip. It was their first business together, but not their last.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of March 18
Apply to Earn and Learn’s Summer Youth Internship Program by 4 p.m. Friday; check out the Hip-Hip Chess Club; learn about voting and voter registration at Gee’s Clippers; build art and power in Bronzeville; and attend the opening of Rooted MKE, a BIPOC bookstore and makerspace.
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‘We need to make sure we are empowering our neighbors’: JoAnna Bautch, VIA’s new executive director, shares vision for organization
JoAnna Bautch, 34, is the newly appointed executive director of VIA Community Development Corporation. She will replace Brianna Sas-Pérez, who announced her decision to step down from the role late last year.
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Be sure to sign up for plan alerts as changes are coming in Medicaid enrollment
Health insurance advocates are recommending recipients of Medicaid programs, including BadgerCare Plus, sign up for plan alerts with the state as changes in coverage may be coming soon.