Marquette students have developed an online tool to help homeowners conserve water by tracking usage and learning ways to reduce their energy footprint.
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Alex Runner serves up fresh eggs, friendship in Sherman Park
Sherman Park homeowner Alex Runner loves his family, his neighborhood, his city — and his chickens.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Students swing for the fences in baseball essay contest
Fourth- through ninth-grade students are invited to enter an essay contest about how they used values demonstrated by Jackie Robinson, the first African American baseball player in the major leagues, to overcome personal barriers. Prizes include a trip to the World Series.
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Organizers push back Quest charter school opening
Organizers plan to open the first of three Quest-Milwaukee charter schools in the 2014-15 school year instead of 2013-14 as originally planned.
Posted inCarousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety, Washington Park, West
Washington Park awarded $600,000 crime-fighting grant
Washington Park Partners, Safe & Sound and the Milwaukee Police Department plan to use a three-year federal grant to bolster Washington Park’s crime-fighting and revitalization efforts.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Community, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety, South
Development efforts top agenda for Clarke Square neighborhood
The new director of the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative plans to focus on redeveloping abandoned and foreclosed properties and creating a new public safety initiative, among other projects designed to improve the quality of life in the neighborhood.
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Twelve days of Christmas gifts cheer Borchert Field neighbors
Although there didn’t appear to be any lords leaping or drummers drumming, two Borchert Field men made Christmas merrier for neighborhood children. For 12 days before Christmas they collected, wrapped and distributed warm clothing and toys from a front porch at 9th and Ring streets.
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Special Report: Residents’ concerns over river contamination prompt changes in KK project
Resident concerns about asbestos and lead contamination from the KK River Rehabilitation and Flood Control Project have resulted in a policy change by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, Washington Park, West
Washington Park Partners offers ‘doorbuster’ on foreclosed homes
The Washington Park Partners Housing Committee used a drawing to select potential buyers for three foreclosed homes at the organization’s annual meeting. Even with the work that needs to be done on the houses, they are a real bargain.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Education, Health and Wellness, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North
4-H holiday sale at Walnut Way raises funds, hones skills
Lindsay Heights teens sold Christmas ornaments and baked goods to benefit the Walnut Way 4-H Club and enhance their skills at the club’s second annual holiday sale.