Edgar Mendez

3 weeks ago | onmilwaukee.com | Edgar Mendez |Princess Byers |Dakota Barnes-Rush

Thousands of local youths are off from school for the summer and looking for things to do. Unfortunately, the streets are not the safest place for them to find it. The NNS Summer Safety Guide offers a number of resources you can utilize to help find ways for kids to remain engaged, safe and have fun this summer. A department of Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Recreation hosts events and activities for kids, and families, of all ages.

3 weeks ago | milwaukeenns.org | Edgar Mendez

As they hit the streets, members of 414LIFE, a community and hospital-based violence intervention program, know their efforts could literally mean the difference between life and death. That theory was put to the test recently when 414LIFE members showed up to diffuse a neighborhood dispute that also involved law enforcement officers on the North Side. If not for that intervention, Lynn Lewis, executive director of 414LIFE, believes the incident could have ended in tragedy.

3 weeks ago | milwaukeenns.org | Edgar Mendez

Thousands of local youths are off from school for the summer and looking for things to do. Unfortunately, the streets are not the safest place for them to find it. The NNS Summer Safety Guide offers a number of resources you can utilize to help find ways for kids to remain engaged, safe and have fun this summer. A department of Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Recreation hosts events and activities for kids, and families, of all ages.

3 weeks ago | onmilwaukee.com | Princess Byers |Dakota Barnes-Rush |Edgar Mendez

VIA CDC is marking its 30th anniversary this year. For the past three decades, VIA Community Development Corp., formerly Layton Boulevard West Neighbors, has been working with residents, businesses and partners to strengthen the Silver City, Burnham Park and Layton Park neighborhoods. VIA CDC focuses on community building, housing and economic development through several programs, initiatives and events. “To get to 30 is incredible,” said JoAnna Bautch, executive director of VIA CDC.

1 month ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Edgar Mendez

When he leaves the office at the end of the week, James Hutchinson, captain of the Milwaukee Police Department’s Homicide Unit, can’t wait for Monday so he can get back to work solving murders. “I could have retired six months ago,” he said. “But I know that the work we do really makes an impact on people’s lives.”That work doesn’t always go as planned. Last year Milwaukee homicide detectives cleared 78% of the 132 murder cases they investigated — the highest rate in years.