Author: Staff

Before COVID-19 upended plans for 2020, the Democratic National Committee was scheduled to kick off in Milwaukee this week. As the community continues to adjust to the new realities of 2020, the “Light the Hoan” project released an update outlining its plan to illuminate a path forward. The hope is to give Milwaukee something to celebrate, with the completion of the first phase of the project. Enough funding has been raised to move ahead with installing lights on the west side of the bridge, allowing it to be lit later this summer. All funds raised for the lighting, installation,...

Menomonee Valley Partners and WRTP/BIG STEP joined a new coalition that launched on June 24 by The Century Foundation (TCF), the Urban Manufacturing Alliance (UMA), and seven other urban workforce development organizations to develop training programs that forge a more racially inclusive future for manufacturing. Concentrated in the Midwest, the partnership plans to strategize solutions for the U.S. manufacturing sector’s national recruitment challenges, while deepening relationships between employers and communities. The coalition, selected through a competitive process and funded by Lumina Foundation, launches this effort at a pivotal time for U.S. manufacturing and the nation as a whole. As...

Milwaukee’s Washington Heights Neighborhood will feature a new mural aimed at promoting both adult and children’s literacy, support neighborhood involvement and provide a connection to libraries. The Heights Dream Library is a mural featuring imaginary books on shelves that will be painted this summer by Fred Kaems on the east-facing wall of 5700 W. Vliet St. The project is sponsored by the Washington Heights Neighborhood Association and is supported in part by a grant from the Milwaukee Arts Board. “The Heights Dream Library is intended to be a visual reminder that ideas sparked by dreams can change the person,...