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The Milwaukee Bucks Foundation (MBF) is granting a total of $1 million to 15 Milwaukee-based organizations, marking a significant milestone for the Foundation, which launched in June 2016. Bucks President Peter Feigin was joined by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, United Community Center Executive Director Ricardo Diaz, Bucks Head Coach Jason Kidd, Bucks General Manager Jon Horst, Bucks Senior Vice President Alex Lasry and Milwaukee Bucks Foundation Executive Director Alicia Dupies at today’s Foundation grant announcement in front of the new Bucks arena at the Milwaukee Tool Construction Site in downtown Milwaukee. “We’re delighted to...

Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 will team up with downtown businesses and community leaders to celebrate downtown’s 83,490+ employees during the 12th annual Downtown Employee Appreciation Week from July 31 to August 4. The weeklong celebration rewards downtown employees with outdoor entertainment, games, prizes, free lunches and after-hours events. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, live music and prize opportunities will kick off the weeklong celebration on Monday, July 31 at 11:45 a.m. at Red Arrow Park. Lunch for 1,000 employees will be provided by Cousins Subs, Davians Catering & Events and Starbucks. Tickets to Wisconsin State Fair will also be distributed. Throughout...

Layton Boulevard West Neighbors (LBWN) is celebrating $1 million invested in homes in the Silver City, Burnham Park, and Layton Park Neighborhoods through the LBWN Home Improvement Matching Grants. For many homeowners their commitment to and pride in their community is evident through the investment they have made in their homes. With the belief that sustainable homeownership is key to neighborhood revitalization, LBWN has taken an incentivized and assisted homeowners through the use of Home Improvement Matching Grants since 2012. The concept is simple: homeowners apply for a grant and can be matched dollar for dollar for all eligible...

With marijuana use and heroin overdoses among youth at an all-time high, the youth anti-marijuana campaign Let’s Be Blunt kicked off in Milwaukee. The campaign relies heavily on using social media platforms, includes messages and images created by local youth, and is aimed at deterring their peers from smoking marijuana and using drugs. Middle and high-school students created the innovative campaign during a drug-free youth education summit this past spring. The goal of the campaign is to engage youth living in Greater Milwaukee, between the ages of 12 to 17, who may be current marijuana users or have friends...

The one-day-only exhibit chronicles a history of the Nationalist Movement in Puerto Rico at Inspiration Studios in West Allis on July 20. This rare collection, curated and hosted by educator/historian Luis López, is called A Historical Thumbnail View of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Movement, and presents a rich assembly of artifacts documenting the country’s push for independence. “The purpose of this exhibit is to offer the community a connection to Puerto Rico’s history outside of a textbook, but through original artifacts that tell a story. It also offers any history enthusiast an opportunity to learn more about Puerto Rico’s...