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Neighborhood groups tap solar power, reduce costs

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Cross Lutheran Church, 1821 N. 16th St., had its 11.04 kilowatts solar photovoltaic system installed on the roof and awning last February. According to SunVest, a renewable energy solution organization located at Waukesha that advises the church, the panels can be expected to produce 13,888 kilowatts in energy every year. The church should save approximately $1,750 on its We Energies electric bill during the first year, according to SunVest.

Johnson Hunter, the church’s facility maintenance manager, says the building uses a lot of energy for its community clinic and weekly meal program. “We are trying to be as efficient as we can be,” said Hunter, “to get as much energy as we can at the cheapest cost.”

LaVarnway Boys & Girls Club, 2739 N. 15th St., started using a solar hot-water system to heat its swimming pool in June 2010. The club’s 24 panels produce almost 3,000 therms per year, which will reduce energy costs. “We simply purchase less hot water since we make our own with the panels,” said Jacqueline Zeledon, the communications manager.

According to Zeledon, the solar panels at LaVarnway and one other club, the Don & Sallie Davis Boys & Girls Club at 1975 S. 24th St., will save the organization more than $445,000 over the next 30 years compared to heating with natural gas.


Siblings encouraged to soar at Wings Academy

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When Marie Davis, now 13 years old, started at Wings Academy in third grade, she could barely read a sentence, according to her mother, Robin Davis. But by the end of the school year, she was able to read Green Eggs and Ham from beginning to end.

Marie and her brother, Willy Davis, 17, attend Wings Academy, an MPS charter school focusing on special education. Currently located in the basement of School Sisters of St. Francis‎, 1501 S. Layton Blvd., the school will move to Bay View this summer.



Young Students Drop in for Arts
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Walker's Point Center showcases the art of collaboration

@ Mar, 2011

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A collaborative gallery exhibit, Slow start, long beginning, by artists Karin Haas, Jessica Steeber and Cassandra Smith, will be on display at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts (WPCA) until March 19.

We wanted to “create a dialogue around real and artificial environments,” according to the artists.

The pieces in the exhibition were made specifically for WPCA’s space. Gary Tuma, executive director of WPCA, noted, “We like to do site-specific installation.”


Silver City to celebrate community at ‘pop-up’ public art venue

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@ Feb, 2011

This story was first published on Blocks of Fox6 News on Feb, 2011 by Yiting Mao. 

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Beginning in May, an empty store in Silver City will be converted into a three-month temporary public art space.

The venue, which has not yet been chosen, will host events, classes, performances and food that celebrate the community’s diversity and resources from May through July. For instance, local glass artists will show their artwork; dance studio owners will organize a dance workshop; and Asian restaurants will offer traditional cuisine samples and share unique recipes. Several pieces of artwork will be selected for display at Silver City’s 2011 Asian Fest on Aug. 27.

Sarah Luther, a local artist, initiated the temporary public art project in cooperation with Layton Boulevard West Neighbors (LBWN). In January, Luther was awarded a $4,000 grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board to implement the proposal.

National anti-poverty agency gives local federal legislators high marks

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@ Feb, 2011

This story was first published on Blocks of Fox6 News on Feb, 2011 by Yiting Mao. 

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The three members of Congress who represented Milwaukee in 2010 received among the highest grades in the nation for voting in favor of anti-poverty legislation, according to a study conducted by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold (who lost his re-election bid in November) and Rep. Gwen Moore all received an “A.”

The Shriver Center recently published a “poverty scoreboard” rating the voting performance of every member in the U.S. Senate and House on significant poverty issues. 

Haggerty Museum of Art celebrated its 25th birthday

@ Oct, 2009
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