Author: Lee Matz

The City of Milwaukee’s Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO) launching a new Water Centric City initiative by celebrating Water Week. Coinciding with the United Nations World Water Day on March 22, ECO will partner with amazing water organizations based in Milwaukee each day during from March 20 to 24. The effort will showcase all of the public, private, and non-profit initiatives in the city. On March 20, Milwaukee’s Harbor District held an Open House with Sweet Water at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences. Also part of the week will be a Milwaukee Water Bus Tour led by legendary historian...

Community leaders hosted a reopening ceremony at the Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club in Sherman Park on March 8. The facility had been closed to the public for renovations since the end of August 2016. The 25-year-old building was due for major updates even before unrest from the Sylville Smith incident overtook the area last year. “All of us were aware of what happened last summer. Some teens in our community were frustrated, so Boys & Girls Club asked ‘what we can do about that?’ What you see is this beautiful space,” said Vincent Lyles, president and CEO...