Wildfire smoke drove Wisconsin’s highest Air Quality Index readings in at least 16 years, surpassing the unprecedented pollution levels recorded in 2023.
Environment
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness, Opinion: Community Voices
OPINION: The fight against Milwaukee’s lead crisis should be driven by community interests, not financial ones
Organizations that may appear to support reducing lead exposure and eliminating associated social ills are sometimes only paying lip service to this idea to garner community support while accepting funding from powerful institutions.
Posted inClarke Square, Special Report
ZNI spurs quality of life improvements in Clarke Square over past decade
Since the late philanthropist Joe Zilber selected it as one of three neighborhoods where the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative would invest $50 million over 10 years, Clarke Square residents and leaders have seen positive changes.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Housing, Lindsay Heights, Special Report
Special report: Decade-long Zilber Neighborhood Initiative changes trajectory of Lindsay Heights
The 10-year Zilber Neighborhood Initiative ended this summer and Lindsay Heights leaders say most of the plan’s goals have been met or are on the way to completion.
Posted inCarousel, Health and Wellness, Home, Housing, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South, Washington Park, West
Solar energy program shines on two more city neighborhoods
The Milwaukee Shines program uses group purchasing power to buy solar power equipment and installation services at more affordable prices for homeowners.
Posted inCarousel, Education, Health and Wellness, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Menomonee Valley, Neighborhoods, News, North, Public Safety, South, Washington Park
Urban Ecology Center branches provide safe options for outdoor play
In some city neighborhoods, kids play indoors because parents fear for their safety. But places such as the Urban Ecology Centers are providing safe havens for outdoor play and creating safer neighborhoods in the process.
Posted inCarousel, Health and Wellness, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North
Officials, residents hope new park in Lindsay Heights will revitalize neighborhood
Neighborhood residents joined city officials to break ground for a new pocket park in Lindsay Heights, part of the HOME GR/OWN Initiative, intended to create economic development, healthy food access and neighborhood revitalization.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Economic Development, Health and Wellness, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South
Neighborhood ambassador program moves parents ‘from W-2 to the workforce’
Twenty new neighborhood ambassadors are preparing for future jobs while leading community cleanup efforts in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Community, Health and Wellness, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Menomonee Valley, Neighborhoods, News, South
Hundreds flock to the grand opening of Three Bridges Park in the Menomonee Valley
The 24-acre park, between 27th and 37th streets, is part of a $25 million revitalization project that includes the building of trails, community gardens, a venue for public art and a natural habitat for all to enjoy.
Posted inCarousel, Concordia, Education, Health and Wellness, Home, Neighborhoods, News, West
Neighborhood House families celebrate Earth Day
Community members in Concordia celebrated Earth Day at Neighborhood House. Activities included mural painting, a neighborhood clean-up and environmental education.