Week-long promotions and events brings together business owners, neighbors and partners to celebrate Milwaukee’s Silver City neighborhood
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Posted inClarke Square, Multimedia, On The Block
On the Block: Recycled garden
Clarke Square resident Rhonda Cruz and her husband Ruben beautify their neighborhood through gardening.
Posted inMultimedia, Photos, Walker Square
Walker’s Point Center for the Arts hosts Memorial Day art project
Grade school children attended an art class at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts to paint flags honoring their loved ones and other veterans on Memorial Day.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, South
Block Build MKE repairs 30 homes on one block in Clarke Square
Revitalize Milwaukee rallied more than 450 volunteers and 20 partners to improve 30 Clarke Square neighborhood homes on South 17th Street between West Mineral and West Scott streets.
Posted inMultimedia, Photos, Walker Square
Community members celebrate new mural documenting history of UMOS
A new 90-foot mural depicting the 50-year history of UMOS was unveiled on the South Side’s Butters-Fetting building.
Posted inLayton Boulevard West, Posts from Community
Thai Lotus in Silver City to close current location
Thai Lotus Restaurant will close their 3800 W. National Avenue location on Saturday, May 20th.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Home, Neighborhoods, News, South, Walker Square
‘Community Build Day’ brings Walker’s Point park close to completion
Community members helped install a 7,000-gallon cistern at Paliafito Eco-Arts Park, which will serve as an “eco-arts” learning center where residents can participate in hands-on environmental and arts learning.
Posted inAmani, Carousel, Clarke Square, Community, Harambee, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North, Sherman Park, South
Safe & Sound evaluation finds block clubs, events increase safety
An independent evaluation of Safe & Sound by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers shows its community safety team strategy improves neighborhood safety.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Community, Home, Neighborhoods, News, South
Journey House publishes book about Little League trip to Puerto Rico
The first book published by Journey House, “Changing Lives in 5 Days,” recounts the experience of Felix Mantilla Little League players in Puerto Rico through photos, journals and quotations.
Posted inAmani, Carousel, Clarke Square, Harambee, Home, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North, Public Safety, Sherman Park, South
Zeidler Center discussions aim to foster better police-community relations
After a dialogue between residents and police in Metcalfe Park, participants said the discussions could open the door for better relations between police and the central city’s black community.