Margaret Henningsen, who was recently selected as the new executive director of the Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee will be honored with a community celebration to be held on October 8, 2011 at the Radisson North Inn on North Port Washington Road. Henningsen is a founder of Legacy Bank, a state chartered commercial bank located [...]

The unfortunate news of the shutdown of Legacy Bank last Friday by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as the receiver was quite a blow to the African American community. On Saturday, FDIC entered into an agreement with Chicago’s Seaway Bank and Trust Company to assume all [...]

(Photo by Harry Kemp) Legacy Bank recently hosted an event for the North Avenue & Fond Du Lac Marketplace BID 32 Prosperity 2010 Kickoff. Local businesses and community residents were invited to come and celebrate each other. The program included conversations with business leaders, performances by a Ko-Thi Drummer, and Saxophonist Marcus Adams and refreshments [...]