A group of 35 students from Reagan High School will have the opportunity to see plant and animal species that can be found nowhere else in the world when they travel to the Galapagos Islands this summer.
Social cohesion in Amani contributes to decreased crime
Crime in the Amani neighborhood has decreased at greater rates than the city, a trend residents, local agencies and law enforcement attribute to resident engagement and relationships.
Historic Wally Schmidt Tavern redeveloped in disinvested neighborhood
A new development model makes Lindsay Heights residents co-owners and co-developers of a renovated, job-creating property that houses small businesses and a sit-down restaurant.
ZIP MKE strives to create new narrative for the city through photography
A photo exhibit of portraits representing all 28 of Milwaukee’s ZIP codes premiered at the Milwaukee Public Library downtown last weekend.
Local ‘water protectors’ share their stories of Standing Rock
Milwaukeeans joined the thousands who traveled across the country to join protestors at Standing Rock.
New Walker’s Point arts center leader plans to highlight social issues through art
Marcela Garcia, executive director of Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, envisions the center as the intersection of art and social justice in the community.
Program helps public housing residents remove career impediments through expungement
The Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program aims to help youth expunge criminal records that hamper their ability to find employment and quality housing.
Milwaukee Academy of Science senior wins full scholarship to Northwestern
David Washington loves math so much that he completed all the math courses his school offered by the time he was a sophomore. MAS sent him to Marquette University calculus classes for two years and now he is bound for Northwestern University.
Safe Zones initiative demonstrates success, calls for more support
Safe Zones, a community policing initiative that emerged from Dontre Hamilton’s shooting death in 2014, has worked to combat violence and conflict in two challenged neighborhoods — with documented success.
Teens create mural to inspire hope in Amani
Teens at the COA Goldin Center worked hard for more than three months to create a mural that represents their perceptions of the Amani neighborhood.
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