A plan to turn the former Garfield Avenue school into 60 apartments along with cultural and commercial space has been downsized because construction estimates for the school came in at double the expected cost.
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Owner seeks nonprofit to purchase Sherman Boulevard auction house
The owners of the Schrager Auction House, idle since 2009, have offered to reduce the cost of the building for a worthy nonprofit.
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Brothers bring art of community building to Bronzeville
Vedale and Darren Hill have opened an art studio in Bronzeville that offers free afterschool and summer art programs for neighborhood children.
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On the Block: Hidden talent
Ronald Franks, 60, talks about designing a drawing that reveals itself, as the sun rises.
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Mobile greenhouse helps students embrace agriculture, entrepreneurship
Teachers, parents and students at Milwaukee Environmental Sciences celebrated the debut of a mobile greenhouse, which was made possible through an Arts @ Large initiative with various community partners.
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COA scholarship provides path to driver’s license for hundreds of local teens
A decade-old program provides free driver’s education for Milwaukee teenagers who hold a 2.3 grade point average, participate in community service and attend an after-school program.
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On the Block: Out of the woods
Lennis McDuffie talks about how a years-long struggle with drugs came to an end.
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Building Neighborhood Capacity Program brings on program manager
Architect and urban planner Fatima Benhaddou has been selected to fill a new position at the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program. As program manager she will oversee all three BNCP neighborhoods.
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North Side residents respond to Wisconsin Humane Society program
The Wisconsin Humane Society’s Pets for Life program has helped more than 1,600 families with pets living in the 53206 ZIP code on the city’s North Side since November 2012.
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On the Block: From destitute to ‘blessed’
Patricia Huff, 57, was molested as a child and became a drug addict and alcoholic. She’s been clean for nine years.