The Walker Square Farmers Market is returning on Sundays this summer with fresh produce, live music and community activities.
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What do residents want to see for Walker Square Park as $750,000 in funding paves way for upgrades?
Walker Square Park is getting $750,000 for park improvements, which some neighborhood residents see as a once-in-a- generation opportunity to update the community space.
Posted inCarousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, South, Walker Square
On the South Side, a historic Ukrainian church does what it can to support a country
St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church is the faith home to many in the city with roots in the old country. As violence continues in Ukraine, the parish’s members are doing what they can to help.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Community, Home, Kinnickinnic River Neighborhoods, Layton Boulevard West, Lincoln Village, Neighborhoods, News, South, Walker Square
Controversy erupts after accusations of coronavirus-related price gouging at El Rey
El Rey is accused of price gouging, but owners deny the charges, saying “We will continue to search for the best deals we can and provide the cheapest prices.”
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Health and Wellness, Home, Neighborhoods, News, South, Walker Square
Clarke Square will get new clinic that emphasizes behavioral and mental health services
The Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers will open its eighth clinic in 2020. This one focuses on providing much needed behavioral and mental health services.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Economic Development, Harambee, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North, South, Walker Square
Program gives small businesses and entrepreneurs a helping hand (and money)
Making big things happen for small businesses is one of the goals of Brew City Match, which is helping to change the economic landscape in several Milwaukee neighborhoods.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Carousel, Clarke Square, Home, Kinnickinnic River Neighborhoods, Layton Boulevard West, Lincoln Village, Menomonee Valley, Multimedia, Neighborhoods, News, Photos, South, Walker Square
On the walls: An (admittedly) incomplete guide to murals on the South Side
Over the summer, NNS photographer Sue Vliet captured images of murals around town, from lesser-known artworks to familiar favorites to pieces whose paint is still wet.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Home, Kinnickinnic River Neighborhoods, Layton Boulevard West, Lincoln Village, Neighborhoods, News, South, Walker Square
Could Wisconsin be the next ‘sanctuary state’ for undocumented immigrants?
Two bills authored by State Rep. Marisabel Cabrera would ban using Wisconsin facilities to detain immigrants and would effectively make Wisconsin a “sanctuary state” for those who are undocumented.
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What’s it like to be a Latino living in Milwaukee? We asked, and you answered.
As Milwaukee plays host to the nation’s largest Latino civil rights group starting today, we ask residents to discuss the community’s challenges and successes – and to recommend their favorite Latino-owned businesses.
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Milwaukee’s Latinos prepare to make history. Again.
The upcoming LULAC convention, which begins Wednesday, represents another chapter in the Latino community of Milwaukee’s long history of activism and political engagement, one that places it now on the national stage.