Under new leadership, the AACCW is focusing on helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses and expand their access to capital.
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Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Concordia, Harambee, Havenwoods, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Lincoln Village, Lindsay Heights, Menomonee Valley, Multimedia, Neighborhoods, News, Photos, Sherman Park, Walker Square, Washington Park
Summer in our city, 2017
It was a beautiful and busy summer in our city. This gallery collects photos from throughout Milwaukee neighborhoods during July and August 2017.
Posted inCarousel, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, Washington Park, West
City’s RICH program completes first housing rehabilitation
Zeynab Ali, an 18-year-old author and youth activist, and her family will move into the first rehabilitated home completed by the RICH program, formerly an illegal drug lab.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Concordia, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News, West
Teens find work at City on a Hill Summer Youth Employment Program
City on a Hill connects students to summer work opportunities and provides lifelong skills.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety, Washington Park, West
Annual District 3 National Night Out tries to bridge police and community divide
District 3 of the Milwaukee Police Department recently hosted a National Night Out event in Washington Park to connect with community members. However, some believe it may not be enough to bridge the gap.
Posted inMartin Drive, Multimedia, On The Block
Joy in light
Mayloynii Coste Carabello believes the key to happiness is finding your passion and sharing love with others.
Posted inMultimedia, Photos, Washington Park
First-ever Vliet Street Gallery Night and Day calls attention to area
Near West Side Partners hosted the first-ever “Vliet Street Gallery Night and Day” to bring residents and visitors into businesses and forgotten spaces.
Posted inConcordia, Posts from Community, Walker Square
RadioMilwaukee commissions murals in Near West Side and Walker’s Point to spark dialogue, bring art to neighborhoods
Two colorful, original murals aimed at spurring community conversations will be created by Milwaukee artists on large blank building walls in the Near West Side and Walker’s Point neighborhoods, as a result of an 88Nine Radio Milwaukee (88.9 WYMS-FM) initiative announced Friday.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Carousel, Concordia, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South, Walker Square, West
A.W.E. Truck Studio gives interns a path to career in art
Artists Working in Education offers high school and college-age interns career opportunities in art, while sharing their passion with younger children.
Posted inAmani, Capitol Heights, Carousel, Community, Concordia, Enderis Park, Harambee, Havenwoods, Home, Housing, Lindsay Heights, Martin Drive, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North, Northwest, Sherman Park, Thurston Woods, Washington Park, West
Fifty years after open housing marches, residential segregation still norm in Milwaukee
African-Americans living in segregated neighborhoods lack access to jobs and are more likely to live in poverty.