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City Loan Programs Provide Money for Owner-Occupied Home Rehabilitation

The City of Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS), in association with the Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation (NIDC), offers low-interest loans for owner-occupied home rehabilitation. The Owner-Occupied Rehab Loan program details: Low interest loans, 0% to 3% Funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Maximum term 15 years Owner occupied, one to two family residential […]

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Summer Program Opportunies at the YMCA Holton Youth Center

Do you want your child to have memories that last a lifetime? How about knowing that your children will be supervised in positive activities all summer long that focus on fun, learning, leadership, physical activity, community service and social development? How about knowing that your children will be taken care of by staff thoroughly trained […]

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Summer Camp for Riverwest Youth

For 96 years, Riverwest youth have been going to summer camp at COA, and this summer 500 kids will again have a great time swimming, canoeing, playing basketball, creating art and crafts, and making friends. In 1906, a dynamic group of women created the Children’s Outing Association (now COA Youth & Family Centers) to provide […]

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Riverwest Continues to Become More Bike Friendly

The number of Riverwest establishments offering a rack to park your bike is growing. Erik Peterson recently installed bike racks at Falcon Bowl (2), Riverwest Artists Association, Click, 2565 N. Fratney — an office/storefront lower, currently under construction and looking for a tenant, Woodland Pattern, and R-Evolution Bookshop and Cafe. He will be putting bike […]