By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When Yimma Davila-Castro’s youngest son was born, she put him in a family care center for daycare. He loved it there, Davila-Castro said. Inspired by her son’s contentment and education, Davila-Castro began asking what’s involved in a family care center. That was six years ago. Now, Davila-Castro is the owner of Yimma’s […]
‘Educators Answered the Call’: First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Visits Milwaukee
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Milwaukee received a special visitor when First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited Milwaukee before continuing onto Des Moines. Biden made an appearance at Marvin Pratt Elementary School, 5131 N. Green Bay Ave., where she made some remarks and spoke with parents and teachers during a roundtable discussion. “The school […]
88Nine Radio Milwaukee Receives $450,000 Grant from Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Start New Urban Alternative Channel
Radio Milwaukee will join five other stations nation-wide in the development of a new public radio format to reach young, multicultural audiences 88Nine Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-88.9FM) has received a $450,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to start a new Urban Alternative channel to reach young, multicultural audiences through on-air and digital streaming […]
Milwaukeeans are Helping to Make a Song for the City at the MusiCreation Station
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz What does Milwaukee sound like? If it’s not something you’ve ever given much thought to, don’t worry, you’ll soon know. The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is creating a song for Milwaukee by Milwaukeeans through its MusiCreation Station. The station first came into existence three years ago when Aurora Healthcare reached out to […]
Elected Officials Sign Beam for New Mental Health Emergency Center
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Mary Neubauer has struggled with mental illness her whole life. As a baby, she was born with signs of alcoholism, and later she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Eventually as a young adult, Neubauer began receiving the medical treatment she needed and over […]
Harambee Community Healing Spaces Brings a Neighborhood Together
By Karen Stokes It’s a beautiful thing when a plan comes together. The plan in reference is the City of Milwaukee’s Healing Spaces Initiative in the Harambee neighborhood. Members of the community rallied neighbors to turn an underutilized parcel of land into a bright and beautiful community space for play, leisure and relaxation. On a […]
‘We have the Roadmap to Reach Our Liberation’: Hmong American Women’s Association Has a New Home
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In 1993, a group of 13 Hmong women launched the Hmong American Women’s Association. Its mission was to provide a space in Milwaukee where Hmong women could gather. Over the years, its mission and presence have grown, and the organization recently relocated to a new building, 3030 W. Highland Blvd. During a […]
Medical College of Wisconsin Receives $2.7 Million Grant for Cardio-oncology Research to Improve Life after Cancer for Black and African American Women
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) was recently awarded funding from the American Heart Association (AHA) for a grant that aims to uncover why Black and African American women are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular complications after breast cancer, and what medical providers can do to affect, predict, and prevent vascular damage. “We don’t know what […]
The Waterway Restoration Partnership Launches a New One-Stop Shop Website
By Karen Stokes Waterway Restoration Partnership (WRP) recently introduced its new website, www.mkewaterwaypartners.org. This valuable one-stop website unites the WRP’s 15 partners, the work of the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC) and ongoing waterway projects. In the late 80’s, the Milwaukee Estuary along with the harbor and the rivers that feed it, became a […]
MKE Urban Stables Provides Space for Healing and Community
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz If you’ve ever been downtown or at a neighborhood event, you may have noticed that the police officers in attendance are often accompanied by a horse or two. Seeing a horse in an urban setting can be a jarring and exciting experience and given recent developments, it might become a more common […]
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