The 11th Annual “Men Who Cook” & Dads Who Cook! will be held August 7, 2010 at The Parklawn YMCA 4340 N. 46th Street 11:00am – 5:00pm. On Saturday, August 7, 2010 we will celebrate the 11th Annual “Men Who Cook” and the 2nd Annual “Dads Who Cook”. We are looking for a few more [...]

United Alliance of Day Care Providers Presents Black Family Pride Day Saturday July, 24, 2010 11:00 am to 6:00 pm 16th Street between North Avenue and Lloyd Street Let’s Break Bread Together – Free Food Endorsed by NAACP Children’s Area Entertainment Great Prizes Family Fun Sponsored by 2-9 Street Block Club, Geon’s Lead Safe Company, [...]

Wisconsin State Fair officials are excited to announce new attractions and activities for the 2010 Wisconsin State Fair. In addition to the beloved, highly anticipated traditions Fairgoers look forward to, this year’s celebration will showcase a variety of new family friendly shows and displays, agriculture experiences and breathtaking horticultural exhibits. The 2010 Wisconsin State Fair, [...]

Teen fatherhood challenges will be addressed in a free symposium purposed to focus on teen fathers and their families on June 26th at the Parklawn YMCA, 4340 North Sherman Boulevard, from 10 AM until 3 PM. The forum, hosted by The Milwaukee Fatherhood Collaborative (MFC), Wisconsin Donor Network and Parklawn YMCA, will target fathers ages [...]

By Lynda Jones, Editor Mayor Tom Barrett and Commissioner of Health Bevan K. Baker unveiled additional hard-hitting safe sleep campaign messages aimed to prevent further infant deaths in Milwaukee. After two reports last week of infants who died after sleeping in an unsafe sleep environment, Barrett and Baker held a news conference to announce the [...]

By Cassandra Lans The Hunger Task Force launched its seventh annual summer meals program this week an initiative that provides free meals to Milwaukee children in the summer months. The program has increase in popularity, from about 400,000 meals served in 2004 to 1.5 million meals last year. And this year, about 20 sites will [...]

Families looking for a reasonably priced getaway close to home won’t have to look further than Wisconsin. According to Quirk’s Marketing Research Review’s January report, “a family trip with the kids” ranks second in the type of trip travelers expect to take in the next six months. In addition, consumers are seeking value for their [...]

New events, attractions, exhibits and activities make their debut in 2010 Wisconsin’s tourism industry has a penchant for attracting national-level events, creating new attractions and expanding old favorites, and searching for ways to make the travel experience fresh and exciting year after year. And 2010 is no exception. Whether your ideal getaway is to be [...]

A daylong workshop is seeking to help Milwaukee men become better fathers. The SDC Head Start Healthy Relationship and Marriage Enhancement Program is sponsoring “What does it take to be a Man/Father?” The session will be held Saturday, May 15 from 8 am to 4 pm at the Doubletree Hotel at 611 W. Wisconsin in [...]

On Saturday, May 22, The Milwaukee Brewers, Brewers Community Foundation, Frontier Airlines, Mayor Tom Barrett’s ‘Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative’, and others will come together to reinforce the importance of parenting, and reward individuals who have committed to strengthening their own family ties. On that day, a group of approximately 50 fathers and their children will board [...]