After months of planning, South Side organizations launched an “Open Streets” event along Cesar E. Chavez Drive and Washington Street, offering exercise, food and fun.
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Fashion designer wins Lindsay Heights business plan competition
The North Avenue/Fond Du Lac Marketplace BID 32 announced first-, second- and third-place winners of its first business plan competition.
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Community members gather to honor Welford Sanders’ legacy
King Drive Commons Gallery night was dedicated to the late Welford Sanders, whose legacy includes spearheading urban redevelopment in previously neglected Milwaukee neighborhoods.
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Second healthy food market proposed for King Drive
Local developers want to feed, educate and employ Milwaukee residents at a proposed delicatessen and fresh-food market in a boarded-up restaurant.
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African-American arena supporters face skepticism from constituents
Despite pushback from community residents, arena proponents see opportunity for job growth and development in the proposal passed by the state Assembly.
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Clean Summer Youth Program fights crime with jobs
An expansion of Mayor Tom Barrett’s Earn & Learn youth jobs program is providing summer employment for 200 young people in an attempt to reduce crime and clean city neighborhoods.
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Young adults in YouthBuild help construct Habitat for Humanity houses
Participants in MATC’s YouthBuild program gain experience in construction skills by volunteering to help build two houses in Washington Park.
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Local teens hone business, barista skills at Cafe @ Large
Arts @ Large’s student-led coffee shop on the South Side is designed to provide business skills to young aspiring baristas and entrepreneurs.
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Home care workers, community leaders hold candlelight vigil at MCFI
Workers demanded an hourly wage increase, training compensation and increased job benefits for those working in MCFI’s New Health Services program.
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Common Ground mounts campaign to oppose public funding for Bucks arena
Common Ground is encouraging residents to urge their city, county and state representatives to vote against public funding for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena.