Ray Hill is dedicated to working with local businesses and property owners to improve four and half miles of commercial corridor along Milwaukee’s King Drive.
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How ThriveOn King in Bronzeville is connecting the community with workforce training
ThriveOn King partners are working together to make the space a center for workforce development, with job training programs active at Versiti on King, JobsWork MKE, Kinship Café and Malaika Early Learning Center.
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Photos: How community members are using ThriveOn King’s shared spaces
ThriveOn King’s community spaces are available for meeting, working, eating and more. The project leaders are developing a community calendar while the building’s housing units complete construction.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Neighborhoods
Teens Grow Greens’ interns explore Milwaukee’s neighborhoods through new internship
A group of Milwaukee teens spent their summer exploring Milwaukee neighborhoods as part of Teens Grow Greens’ newest internship.
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5 things to know and do the week Aug. 5
Help the Urban Ecology Center with its monarch butterflies; hear Northridge Mall updates; attend a panel discussion hosted by MKE Black; enjoy festivities at a safety fair; and network with community members during Bronzeville breakfast.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community, Economic Development, Harambee, North
ThriveOn King artwork will spotlight Bronzeville’s vibrant cultural past
The ThriveOn King redevelopment in Bronzeville will feature art from over 20 artists that celebrates and reflects life in its surrounding neighborhoods.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community
New leader of Bronzeville Center for the Arts plans to celebrate African American art, history and culture
Robert Parker has spent his career preserving African American history as well as developing public history institutions, most recently as the inaugural executive director at The Chickasaw Nation’s Chickasaw Inkana Foundation in Tupelo, Mississippi.
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NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things to do in August in Milwaukee neighborhoods
What’s happening in our neighborhoods in August?
Bronzeville Week festivities; a Back-to-School Community Fair; “Tay Day”; the 9th annual Lift Up Every Baby event; and a Grab and Go at Owen’s Place.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Sept. 5 to Sept. 9
Hear about new initiatives in Bronzeville; attend a live reading of “Where Did We Sit on the Bus?”; learn about new appointees to the Fire and Police Commission; check out a new exhibit and discussion at Latino Arts Inc.; and meet the deadline to submit your “Data Dream” to Data You Can Use.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Aug. 15 to Aug. 19
Give input on the Bronzeville Zoning Overlay Study; participate in Narcan training at Turner Hall; join the fun in Johnsons Park; find out about KK River restoration efforts in Jackson Park; and attend a meetup for Black Lives Are Sacred MKE.