Milwaukee community groups are celebrating Earth Day (and Earth Week) by cleaning up litter in their neighborhoods.
Metcalfe Park Community Bridges
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Residents protest proposed We Energies natural gas plant
Several North Side community organizations are protesting a $1.2 billion natural gas power plant proposed by We Energies.
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5 things to know and do the week of March 31
Connect with fathers through the Milwaukee County Department of Health & Human Services; join Metcalfe Park in its monthly neighborhood meeting; improve your English skills; meet real estate experts; and play your favorite vinyl record.
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5 things to know and do the week of March 10
Join other entrepreneurs in a group therapy session; learn how to handle your finances; prepare a tasty snack at the Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch; enroll your child into La Causa Charter School; and participate in a restorative justice cypher.
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Alderwoman wants the public to be part of the conversation about a potential new ICE facility
Alderwoman Larresa Taylor wants city residents to be involved in what exactly is happening at a 36,000-square-foot building in District 9, where many officials and activists fear the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is moving a facility.
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Photos: Community members and city planners hear each other out over new housing plan
Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, a local social justice organization, wants people in the community to understand the city’s plan for the future of housing and zoning, including those who have a criminal record.
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NNS Spotlight: How Antoine Carter is transforming space in Milwaukee
After a career in placemaking, Antoine Carter is now the director of philanthropy for the Milwaukee Public Library Foundation.
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Families call for more options after Next Door Pediatrics closes
Since the closing of Next Door Pediatrics, many North Side residents, particularly children, now face significant challenges in accessing essential health care.
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5 things to know and do the week of July 10
Learn how to handle bleeding emergencies; help clean up Lindsay Heights; get resources in Amani; attend movie night at Alice’s Garden Urban Farm; and check out Metcalfe Park Community Bridges’ mutual aid shed.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of May 19
Celebrate the groundbreaking of the MLK Library Apartments project; learn about summer programming for youths; participate in a writing and healing workshop; check out the “Bloom and Groom” plant sales across the city; and attend a listening session on how to reduce youth incarceration.