Shakara Robinson

Recent Articles

The Settlement Houses of Milwaukee

The Settlement Houses of Milwaukee

Eight neighborhood centers in the city are based on the approach of Jane Addams' famed Hull House.

Fondy Food Market Honors Civil Rights Pioneer

Fondy Food Market Honors Civil Rights Pioneer

Sylvia Bell White sought justice her brother Daniel Bell and others.

Medicine for Metcalfe Park

Medicine for Metcalfe Park

Outreach event attends to health care needs in North Side neighborhood.

The Power of Paint

The Power of Paint

City program doing artistic paint job on foreclosed homes has reduced graffiti and break-ins at these houses.

National Group Helps Build Playground Designed By Kids

National Group Helps Build Playground Designed By Kids

Milwaukee Brewers, YMCA and others help play for new, much-needed playground on 13th and North.

Walnut Way’s Award-Winning Solar Project

Walnut Way’s Award-Winning Solar Project

Neighborhood energy saving project could be model for others.

Lessons in Urban Gardening

Lessons in Urban Gardening

City residents learn the basics at Walnut Way

King Drive Owner Under Fire, Taxpayers Could Lose $212,000

King Drive Owner Under Fire, Taxpayers Could Lose $212,000

Ald. Coggs assails company for promising local grocery and leasing to Dollar Tree instead.

Jackie Robinson Middle School Remade as Senior Living Community

Jackie Robinson Middle School Remade as Senior Living Community

Gorman & Company recently completed the conversion of Jackie Robinson Middle School into the Sherman Park Senior Living Community.

Activists Demand New NBA Arena Include Funding for Kids

Activists Demand New NBA Arena Include Funding for Kids

No new Bucks arena without fixing schools' rundown fields and inadequate recreation facilities, says Common Ground.