Lecture series asks ‘Do Black Lives Matter?’
Reggie Jackson of the Black Holocaust Museum puts the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ to the test in a lecture series that traces the history of devaluing black people in America.
View ArticleWestlawn children start school year with new backpacks, school supplies
The Silver Spring Neighborhood Center distributed backpacks filled with school supplies to children who live in the Westlawn housing development and the surrounding community to help get their school...
View ArticleDoors Open showcases Concordia Gardens, other central city venues
Doors Open Milwaukee will showcase six central city attractions during its free event, which runs Sept. 19 and 20.
View ArticleSilver Spring Spartans basketball player to attend University of Illinois
Te’Jon Lucas, who ranks among Wisconsin’s top 20 basketball players, received 16 scholarship offers to play Division I basketball, and chose the Fighting Illini.
View ArticleOn the Block: ‘A dream job’
Timothy Seeger, 62, talks about leaving the corporate world.
View ArticleHUD grant for northwest side met with distrust by some residents
A $30 million federal grant to transform a 3-square-mile area on the city’s northwest side that includes the Westlawn public housing development has prompted skepticism by some Westlawn residents.
View ArticleParents take to Facebook to protest treatment of son with autism
The parents of a teen with autism turned to social media for help after their son was treated poorly by staff at the Save-A-Lot food store in the Silver Mill Mall. The store’s owner has since apologized.
View ArticleExpanded Hmong market to offer two floors of shopping, 90 vendors
Phongsavan Market, an Asian market on Milwaukee’s northwest side that has provided a home away from home for some of the city’s Hmong, will open an 84,000-square-foot building just south of the current...
View ArticleSpecial Report: Vicious cycle of payday loans poses hazard for low-income...
While financial experts warn against the dangers of payday lending, cash-strapped Milwaukeeans take out payday loans because they have no other choice.
View ArticleSilver Spring Neighborhood Center excels at mentoring Westlawn youth
The Silver Spring Neighborhood Center, located in the heart of the Westlawn public housing development, has been a been a positive influence on Milwaukee’s northwest side community since 1958.
View ArticleOn the Block: Teacher’s lesson
Sharmae Roberts, a math teacher at Carmen High School Northwest, reflects on what she learned about her students and their families during home visits.
View ArticleMKE Black Restaurant Week showcases local eateries
A weeklong celebration of black-owned restaurants is taking place across the city through April 23. Milwaukee Black Restaurant Week features special deals at the various eateries.
View ArticleOn the Block: ‘She’s in a better place’
Deirek Smith, 57, talks about how he felt after losing two lady-friends to cancer.
View ArticleScruggs & Sons still shining after five decades serving the community
A family-owned business on Teutonia Avenue is one of the few shoe-shining and repair shops left in the city.
View ArticleOn the Block: A grandfather’s gift
John Branham, 68, talks about his first-year struggles at Tennessee State University, and tells the inspiring story of why he decided not to drop out.
View ArticleBloom and Groom brightens neighborhoods
More than 50,000 flowers in 18 neighborhoods were distributed over two recent weekends as part of the city’s Bloom and Groom program.
View ArticleUnited Way distributes 20,000 books to children this summer
Silver Spring Neighborhood Center was one of the recipients of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County’s summer book give-away.
View ArticleMPS expands community schools as part of reform efforts
Soon after Milwaukee Public Schools announced that it would not partner with the Opportunity Schools Partnership Program to restructure a failing school, the district made known that it would add to...
View ArticleOn the Block: A central city parable
Helen LeFlore, 43, talks about rising to a challenge, and the importance that companionship plays.
View ArticleWestlawn residents move out, ahead of September demolitions
After winning a $30 million federal grant to rebuild the second half of the Westlawn public housing development, the city of Milwaukee’s housing authority is relocating the first group of residents.
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