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Will Green created Muriel's Place as a retail outlet for Off The Block brand salsa and pizza.

Will Green’s Muriel’s Place and Off the Block brands mentor youth

May 10, 2023

Off The Block is the social enterprise of Mentoring Positives, a nonprofit that operates the Muriel’s Place storefront, and engages and mentors young people.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News

Seven Goodman teens visit a Southern university during spring break.

LOFT HBCU trip motivates high school students

May 4, 2023

During spring break, seven high schoolers and staff toured historically Black colleges and universities. The teens found it amazing to be surrounded by people who look like them.

Lussier LOFT High School, Eastside News Stories, Teens

Goodman After School

May 2, 2023

Giving elementary school kids tools to safely navigate — and enjoy! — our big, beautiful, complicated world

Eastside News Stories, Childcare, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Kids, Elementary School

"A Rogue Ant is No Good" - At the Ballweg Gallery in May 2023

May 1, 2023

Father and son team Leo and Luca Salazar's May exhibit features mixed paints and construction materials.

Eastside News Stories, At the Center, Ballweg Gallery

Goodman Community Center child care teachers in the rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol.

Goodman teachers testify at Capitol about child care

April 25, 2023

The Goodman Community Center child care team, along with 250 child care professionals from around the state, petitioned legislators to continue financing the Child Care Counts program.

Eastside News Stories, Childcare, Kids

East Coast pizzas have a thin, crispy crust and are made with mozzarella cheese, marinara sauce and toppings such as meat and vegetables.

North Shore Pizza and Subs presents authentic East Coast-style pizzas

March 28, 2023

Owner Dennis Laubner came from the North Shore of Boston and has crafted a menu around food he loves

Eastside News Stories

Teens from Goodman Community Center's Lussier LOFT head south to visit HBCUs.

Lussier LOFT teens headed to HBCUs for spring break

March 21, 2023

Teens will explore institutions and take in the history and culture of the South

Lussier LOFT High School, Eastside News Stories, Teens

Goodman's Wellness Warriors get by with a little help from their friends

March 14, 2023

GCC program connects older adults to nursing students for moderated virtual discussions

Older Adults, Eastside News Stories

Financial strategies: Congress makes changes to IRAs, 401(k)s

March 7, 2023

SECURE Act 2.0 produces changes to retirement plans and IRAs to encourage and expand retirement benefits for laborers.

Eastside News Stories

Girls Inc. of Greater Madison fosters leadership in every participant

February 28, 2023

Girls Inc. of Greater Madison's evidence-based, pro-girl approach changes lives.

Letesha Nelson, Girls Inc. of Greater Madison, Eastside News Stories

At the Diane Endres Ballweg Gallery in February

January 23, 2023

Painter Paulina Ivanova's favorite inspirational subjects are abstract forms and energies and the natural world as a whole.

Eastside News Stories, At the Center, Ballweg Gallery

Girls Inc. looks to reduce stigmas associated with periods

January 18, 2023

The East High club address the lack of products in school's bathrooms.

Girls Inc. of Greater Madison, Eastside News Stories