The first of 12 parks to be renovated as part of the MKE Plays initiative will be completed soon.
Layton Boulevard West
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New executive directors bring fresh perspectives to community organizations
Several prominent organizations have named new executive directors recently and the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service polled them on neighborhood development, public safety and plans for leading their organizations forward.
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Escuela Verde to host grand opening for new building in Silver City
Escuela Verde school will hold a grand opening ceremony on Sept. 10 to celebrate its move to the Silver City neighborhood.
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Three South Side high schools call rebuilt South Stadium home
The South Division and Bradley Tech high school football teams played the first game on the newly reconstructed South Stadium, which replaced the 90-year-old field.
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UEC Summer Celebration connects neighborhood and nature
Marking the second anniversary of Three Bridges Park, near south side residents came together for the Summer Celebration at the Menomonee Valley Urban Ecology Center.
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Dragon springs from Greenfield school sculpture garden
A partnership between artists and biologists resulted in a year of lessons for 3rd-5th graders and a piece of public art in front of Greenfield Bilingual School.
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$5.4 million and counting in scholarships earned by Carmen High School class of 2015
At Carmen High School of Science & Technology South Campus, a top public charter high school on Milwaukee’s south side, the Class of 2015 has earned $5.4 million in college scholarships and counting! Those funds will be needed as nearly 100% of Carmen’s graduating seniors have been accepted to at least one college or university, and nearly all of them are from low-income homes in Milwaukee’s central city.
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Initiative to rebuild distressed city playgrounds underway
Work on MKE Plays, an initiative to rebuild 12 of the city’s most run-down playgrounds, is under way.
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Departing LBWN executive director guided transformation of neighborhood
Among the many highlights of Charlotte John-Gomez’s 15-year tenure as executive director of Layton Boulevard West Neighbors are the creation of the Quality of Life plan for Silver City, Burnham Park and Layton Park and the opening of the Menomonee Valley branch of the Urban Ecology Center in 2013.
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Mexican consulate to open in Milwaukee by year’s end
In a nod to the growing Mexican population, the 51st Mexican consulate in the U.S. will open in Milwaukee soon.