LEGO honors Women of NASA with mini-figure set of STEM professions
The LEGO Group presented the final design and launch date for the Women of NASA LEGO set, featuring Nancy Grace Roman, Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride, and Mae Jemison. Under the headline “Ladies rock outer space”, LEGO fan designer Maia Weinstock presented her idea for...
Milwaukee Marathon course set incorrectly short leaves runners without qualification credit
The marathon was advertised as a qualifier for the Boston and New York City marathons, but because it fell short by nearly a mile its participants will not get USATF Certification. An internal investigation was launched after runners reported errors with their GPS,...
Milwaukee’s wave of “change” is more like a merry-go-round of the “same”
“It’s long overdue, as far as I’m concerned. We’ve needed a resurgence of activity in our city for a long time. We’re finally starting to see it with all this construction.” – Sam Belton, owner of City.Net Café [1] The New York Times (NYT) recently detailed the...
Consortium launches “Ramp Up” business incubator for distressed neighborhoods
The final mile of the annual “100 Miles in 100 Days with Mayor Barrett” took place on September 27 at Cathedral Square Park.
Map: Another Walk Across Milwaukee – Two Years Later
A return look at the city’s slow shift from decay to renewal On October 6, 2015 the Milwaukee Independent made the 84 block, 5.5 mile hike across North Avenue to photo-document the corridor’s condition as a geographical reference with images for future news reports...
A Journey along North Avenue tells neighborhood stories
After reviewing photographs taken in 2015 with new ones from the 2017 Another Walk Across Milwaukee, there is a contrast between how much has changed and how time stood still in those 24 months. On October 6, 2015 the Milwaukee Independent made the 84 block, 5.5 mile...
Discovery World breaks ground on a new decade of learning
“We’ve been in business now for over a decade and the needs of the community have changed, the future needs of the community are going to be different and this allows us to adapt and grow along with the community and eventually to have the kind of impact we want to...
A Spectrum of Racism: Milwaukee culture is more than black and white politics
The thesis is simple: over the past two decades there has been a steady infiltration of racism and racist thought into the entire American political spectrum, and that until the public understand the enormity of what has happened, they won’t be able to combat it...
Valley Week explores foundations and transformation of the Menomonee area
The inaugural Valley Week celebrated Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley from September 23 to 30, highlighting the history and evolution of the vital industrial region, ending with a special tour of the area. The week of events invited the community to explore and...
Moving beyond what’s “On the Table” to building “A Bigger Table”
“I still seek a Church that is not the least but the most diverse place on the planet. I still dream that the life of Christ can be fully incarnated in the people who bear his name. I want this faith to produce something more redemptive than choosing sides and...
Super Moms with Sickle Cell are everyday heroes in Milwaukee
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. People with the genetic condition have abnormal hemoglobin in their red blood cells. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. The most common type is...
Social enterprise event raises $170K for Milwaukee homeownership
Barbara Hudson rented a home from her brother until he became ill and lost the home to foreclosure. She wanted to purchase the home on West Galena, but her credit history was a roadblock. One day she found an ACTS Housing Orientation flyer on her door. Three years...
