Residents gathered Saturday, Oct. 3 at Arts @ Large, 1100 S. 5th St., to celebrate the nonprofit’s 25th anniversary.
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Posted inEducation, NNS Spotlight
Program at Boys & Girls Club’s Ready Center helps Milwaukee student move closer toward his dream of being a pilot
Aaron Calvert could name planes by their engines before he ever sat in one. A $25,000 Panda Cares Scholarship that was made available through his participation at a local Boys & Girls Club is putting him in the cockpit.
Posted inEconomic Development
We Energies strikes deal to power Oracle data center with nuclear energy
The utility says the proposal to allow Oracle to tap electricity from the Point Beach nuclear plant could save other customers millions in fuel costs.
Posted inPublic Safety & Criminal Justice
National push to expand discrimination protections for people with records could come to Milwaukee
Milwaukeeans with criminal records already have some protections against job discrimination. A national movement is pushing cities to go further by expanding safeguards to other areas of life.
Posted inArts and Recreation
5 things to know and do the week of Oct. 5
Go on a group walk at Havenwoods; learn to tell your story; shop at the night market; and more.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Two Wisconsin sheriff races test the future of local ICE cooperation
Voters in Sauk and Winnebago counties will choose between sheriff candidates with competing visions for local law enforcement’s relationship with ICE.
Posted inEducation
District 4 community criticizes criteria being considered to determine which MPS schools to close
Milwaukee Public Schools detailed some measures it’s considering using to decide which schools it might close. Some community members and educators worry the system would punish schools for issues related to North Side disinvestment.
Posted inArts and Recreation
5 things to know and do the weekend of Oct. 2
Register to vote with Voces; shop local Latino-owned businesses; celebrate the 25-year anniversary of Arts @ Large; and more.
Posted inEducation, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: The real cost of weakening Head Start standards
Early education leaders Ruth Schmidt and Jennie Mauer say proposed changes to Head Start will erode the quality and public confidence in the program.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Candidates for Wisconsin treasurer, secretary of state pitch plans to make obscure offices more visible
Before you vote in the Nov. 3 election, learn about the five candidates running for two statewide offices that don’t get much attention.