Community

The Milwaukee Childhood Obesity Prevention Project (MCOPP) will hold its next monthly meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the Neighborhood House of Milwaukee, 2819 W. Richardson Pl. MCOPP is funded by Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The project works to provide access to good nutrition […]

Housing Resources, Inc. is sponsoring a guided bus tour highlighting homes for sale in the Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods of Silver City, Burnham Park and Layton Park. The tour will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 30 and will start from the Sacred Heart Center, Room 203, 1545 S. Layton Blvd. Children […]

National Night Out, a national day designed to heighten crime prevention awareness and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, will be observed locally from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, July 28 at Clarke Square Park, 2330 W. Vieau Pl. The free event, sponsored by Weed and Seed, will have community and crime-prevention information, children’s play area, refreshments, […]

The south side street cleanup will continue from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 on S. 5th Street between Beecher and Chase avenues. Cleanups are scheduled every other week until Oct. 19 on the south side. Sponsors include Hope House, True Skool, Safe & Sound, & 12th District Supervisor Peggy West. For more information, contact Peggy […]

Families are invited to a program of stories, songs, finger plays and crafts in English and Spanish from 6-6:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 at Forest Home Library, 1432 W. Forest Home Ave. English-only speakers, Spanish-only speakers and bilingual speakers are all welcome. The event is sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Library. For details, call Forest […]

Free family concerts are planned for Tuesday evenings beginning this week in Kadish Park, between the Reservoir and Commerce St. The Skyline Music Series is sponsored by COA Youth & Family Center. The series will run at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays from July 12 through Aug. 23. For more information, call COA at (414) 263-8383.

Milwaukee Recreation has scheduled three one-week arts camp offerings bringing young students together with local teaching artists. Camps for those ages 8-12 will be held from 9 a.m. to noon weekdays July 11-15; for ages 13-16, 9 a.m. to noon weekdays July 18-22. All camps will be held at Juneau High School, 6415 W. Mt. […]

This week’s South Side street cleanup will cover Greenfield Avenue from 1st Street to 16th Street, from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, June 29. The cleanups are sponsored by Hope House, True Skool, Safe & Sound and 12th District Supervisor Peggy West. For more information, contact Peggy West at (414) 278.4269; Jamal Gibson at (414) 915.3731; Maria […]

Layton Boulevard West Neighbors (LBWN) will convene a meeting to discuss residents’ vision for the Pierce Street Corridor (32nd Street to 39th Street) from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 28 in the Silver City Townhomes meeting room, 3507 W. Pierce St. The session will focus on the Urban Ecology Center, Hank Aaron State Trail, Silver City […]