Mike C., 34, is a homeless student, trying to kick his drug addiction.
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Pilot computer coding class helps prepare students for tomorrow’s careers
Teen participants in Layton Boulevard West’s Code Academy learn the building blocks of computer programming.
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Mural honors UMOS legacy, connects past and current movements for equal rights
A mural honoring the 50-year history of UMOS, one of the first organizations to provide social services for Latinos in Wisconsin, will be unveiled in the fall.
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Local nonprofits focus on how to make use of 85 acres of empty land on city’s waterfront
Harbor District Inc. searches for ways to protect the waterfront’s habitat and utilize vacant land.
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MCC YouthBuild completes 14th house after almost two years of construction
Milwaukee Christian Center recently unveiled its 14th YouthBuild house, constructed in Walker Square.
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Film series to highlight diversity within Latin community
Cine Sin Fronteras, a new program of Milwaukee Film, will feature six films that touch on topics including racism, classism, xenophobia and sexuality.
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South Side residents work to complete mural on supermarket wall
Historic Mitchell Street, Clarke Square and Muskego Way residents illustrate what their community means to them with the help of muralists Tia Richardson and Jeanette Martín.
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Save the Date: Health equity mural unveiling and celebration 8/14
Save the Date for the Health Equity mural unveiling and celebration! Art as a Method of Health Advocacy Sunday, August 14 12:30 pm, in conjunction with Ciclovia MKE The Milwaukee Diabetes and Oral Health Gallery (1200 Cesar Chavez Dr) The Milwaukee Diabetes and Oral Health Art Gallery, Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative, youth from La Luz Del Mundo/Light of the […]
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Two years after Cargill shut down, displaced workers train for new opportunities
Two years ago this week, Cargill’s beef slaughterhouse was closed, displacing more than 600 workers, many of whom received training for new opportunities.
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Artist and colleagues give back with 65-foot mural in Walker’s Point
Chacho Lopez, who got into trouble with graffiti as a teenager, has transformed that style of painting into creating community murals. Lopez has collaborated on nine free murals in the past two years, including one that was just completed in Walker’s Point.