Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club members joined anti-smoking groups on March 21 to urge their peers to quit smoking. They hung colorful T-shirts bearing anti-tobacco messages on clotheslines in front of the club at 43rd and Burleigh streets to attract the attention of rush hour commuters.
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Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods, News, Northwest, Thurston Woods
Gilda’s Club takes cancer support to the neighborhoods
The cancer support organization Gilda’s Club lost its Shorewood building in a flood 1-1/2 years ago, so the group decided to take its services into the neighborhoods. The club is confident that “if you build it, they will come.”
Posted inClarke Square, Community, Health and Wellness, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North, South
New UW med school program inspires grads to pursue urban medicine
A new training program in urban medicine offered by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health sent a medical student to the Bread of Healing Clinic in Lindsay Heights and another to the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center in Clarke Square last year. Now the two students have chosen to complete their three-year residencies in Milwaukee’s central city neighborhoods.
Posted inClarke Square, Economic Development, Health and Wellness, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, South
Lofts and indoor farmers market to replace longtime outdoor market
With the completion date set for June 2012, ground was broken for the Mitchell Street Market Lofts on Oct. 6. The complex, to be built on the corner of W. Mitchell St. and S. Muskego Ave., will feature two-bedroom apartments and a year-round farmers market, which will replace the current market.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Housing, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South
Fair offers visitors tips on saving energy and money this winter
Despite temperatures hovering near the 80-degree mark, neighborhood residents had wintry conditions in mind recently as “Weatherization Fair 2011” took place at Clarke Square Park.
Posted inEconomic Development, Education, Health and Wellness, Layton Boulevard West, Menomonee Valley, Neighborhoods, News, South
Menomonee Valley Branch of Urban Ecology Center breaks ground
A new satellite facility of the Urban Ecology Center, to be built on the site of an old tavern on the 3700 block of W. Pierce Street, will offer neighborhood schoolchildren and residents a place to learn about the environment. On a recent weekday, dignitaries, children and local residents gathered for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Urban Ecology Center’s (UEC) Menomonee Valley Branch.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods, News, Northwest, Thurston Woods
Patrons, providers welcome healthier meals at Agape Community Center
Patrons are reacting well to the fresh fruits and vegetables and lower-fat dishes now provided three days a week at Agape Community Center.
Posted inClarke Square, Economic Development, Education, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods, News, South
Long-awaited Longfellow addition breaks ground as community celebrates
The facilities at Longfellow School and Journey House have long been overcrowded and distressed, but that will soon change. Construction has begun on the Journey House Center for Youth and Family Athletics. The new addition will serve both institutions by providing a new cafeteria, kitchen, gym, computer labs and classrooms.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Clarke Square, Economic Development, Health and Wellness, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety, South
Cyclists wheel into Mitchell Park and spur bike lanes for Clarke Square
Mitchell Park will be the focal point of Clarke Square on Saturday, Oct. 1, as “Cross the Domes,” a 300-person cyclocross race, and “Clarke Square Moving,” a community fundraising event, take place.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Lincoln Village, Neighborhoods, News, South
UNCOM Walk for Wellness promotes healthy eating, active living
About 650 people attended the fourth annual UNCOM Walk for Wellness held at Kosciuszko Park on Milwaukee’s South Side.