In less than two weeks, the current version of the GED exam will change and students who’ve passed some, but not all, the exams will have to start over.
Hampton Elementary School kicks off Serve2Unite program
Arts @ Large and Serve 2 Unite joined forces on Friday, November 15, to kick off a program to bring arts experiences and peace projects to the students of Hampton Elementary School on Milwaukee’s North Side. The event featured a performance from local reggae group R.A.S. Movement, who had 150 elementary students grooving in their […]
Special Report: Mounting fines for minor infractions hit low-income drivers hardest
Unpaid traffic tickets are leading to a growing number of driver’s license suspensions for impoverished, minority Milwaukeeans.
Free construction skills training aims to meet growing need
A retired Milwaukee Tech High School teacher has begun teaching a free skilled trades training program that he designed in 2008. With large construction projects planned, the time is right.
Harambee tour highlights ‘environment of self-empowerment’
A group of activists, policy makers and politicians heard about successful community development initiatives in Harambee during a recent bus tour sponsored by LISC Milwaukee.
Planned facilities, jobs headline Lindsay Heights community briefing
Walnut Way and St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care plan to build new facilities to fuel development and job growth in Lindsay Heights.
Habitat For Humanity to begin first complete rehab project in Washington Park
For the last 29 years, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity has been building homes with low-income families. This month, the organization takes on a new challenge: renovating a dilapidated foreclosed property into a decent home. Mayor Tom Barrett has signed the deed to the home at 1321 North 36th Street over to Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity, and the organization […]
Zilber Family Foundation awards Fondy Food Center $100,00
The board of directors of the Zilber Family Foundation has awarded a two-year, $100,000 grant to Fondy Food Center in efforts to connect the Lindsay Heights neighborhood and Central City Milwaukee to fresh, locally-grown food on a larger scale. Fondy Food Center is one of eight Milwaukee nonprofits receiving grants totaling $700,000 after the fall […]
Journey House holiday opportunties
New Toy Donation Donate new toys for children from 1 to 11 years of age. Please drop off at Journey House (2110 W. Scott St.) by Friday, December 13th. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. For other drop off arrangements or pick up arrangements, please contact Cherise Myers at […]
Viewers say Burnham Park public art ‘looks like life’
People walking through the intersection of 31st and Burnham encountered Typeface, a public art project that recently bloomed on a boarded-up corner store.
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