The Two Rivers Community Center (colocated here with Parks and Rec - city hall is across the…read morestreet) is a great recreational facility. Includes a gymnasium with a basketball court, a stage for live performances (including dance recitals), a racquet ball court, and a nice workout center. Very pleasant senior center as well.

Great fish dinner. Three butterfly pieces with cole slaw, rye bread and choice of potato. Pair…read morethat with a Spotted Cow and you go home very satisfied!

Great food and atmosphere. The live music on Fridays is a lot of fun. There are also specials…read moreduring the week, especially the best broasted chicken in the valley on Sunday.

This is a busy place where Seniors are encouraged to thrive! We party, celebrate life, exercise,…read moretravel, enjoy nutritious meals, get massages, play games, make crafts, learn new skills, practice old talents, sing, laugh, read, you name it! If you're a Village resident, you can join the Center for a small annual fee and get discounted rates on all the activities and classes. Some are free. If you like games, you can come here every day and find something you'll love and a lively crowd to engage you. If you like trips, climb aboard the bus and take an adventure. Sometimes, we don't even know where we're going because it's a Mystery trip! Those are always fun!! Lots of seniors enjoy the dinner theater trips

The Mission of Community Education & Recreation is:…read moreMenomonee Falls Community Education and Recreation enhances the quality of life by providing recreational, educational, and social opportunities in partnership with schools, organizations, and the community.

Bucketworks is a space and a community that encourages and facilitates creativity and learning. In…read morethe past five year it's been host to a number of events for Milwaukee's technology community including BarCampMilwaukee, Web414, MilwaukeeDevHouse, various programming/technology Meetup groups, as well as other endeavors in the arts including DrawCamp, PhotoCamp, and theater and dance programs. It's like a high-tech community center where people can pursue their passions. there's plenty of meeting space, great wifi, lots of restaurants nearby, and great people. If you're in the Milwaukee area, check it out...

Create. Collaborate. Learn. Teach. Grow. Study. Share. Build…read more Bucketworks is all these warm fuzzies, it's true. This collaborative workspace serves as home to meetings, conferences, un-conferences, and more. You can rent office space in this expansive, sprawling building. (Rather, it's thee buildings in one, all sort of connected. This place would make a KILLER haunted house!) The space is truly meant to foster collaboration and creativity. Staff encourages those working and visiting to "ask permission later," and treat the space as their own. Bucketworks is a great addition to Milwaukee in that it is all at once a community and learning center meant for everyone. As someone said at BarCamp (an un-conference that I attended and Yelp sponsored that was held in the space), "these are the schools of the future." Love.

I finally made it the measly seven or so blocks over to the UCC this weekend for their Latino Arts…read more"Noche de Gala" fundraiser, and after a lovely evening of string music, salsa dancing, cupcakes, sangria, and community, I couldn't help but wonder why (oh why) I've never made the trek the seven or so measly blocks before. For shame, RF! UCC = United Community Center = "... a comprehensive social service agency serving the families of Milwaukee's south side. Programs range from education to elder programs, meeting the needs of three year olds to 93 year olds and everyone in between." So what that means, exactly? Bruce-Guadalupe community school, Latino Arts Inc., Cafe el Sol, Walker Square Neighborhood Development Initiative, elder/youth programs and so much more. While all of these community-centric programs and pursuits are not just worthwhile (they're also necessary!), it really warms my goofy, cynical little heart to know that there are arts programs for children and young adults alive and well right down the street. Latino Arts puts on a number of shows and exhibitions throughout the year... so if you're an MKE culture vulture, you should definitely consider checking out their schedule! It's here: http://www.latinoartsinc.org/home.htm They bring in nationally-recognized acts; the music is stellar, and I really enjoyed the gallery/art on display this past weekend. Also of note? I'm pretty excited about the Dia de los Muertos/Ofrendas. Cultural, community goodness on the south side, y'all!

Mixed feelings abound for this community center, partially supported by my donations. They have an…read moreambivalent attitude towards the neighborhood, they allow neighborhood community meetings here, but their parents association is somewhat hostile to the neighborhood as they don't feel that the neighborhood is part of their community (most of the students don't live around here). Some of the parents are downright dangerous when they are dropping off or picking up their children, and collectively they bring traffic to a standstill for a half mile radius twice a day for over an hour. They are parking bullies, since they don't have adequate parking facilities, they "reserve" public spaces in front of the school for administrators, workers, and guests they consider "VIPs" adding to parking and congestion problems in the neighborhood. They didn't help with our neighborhood speed bumps (they really don't seem to take much interest in the safety of area pedestrians), or the playground we built and they use. They have an award winning music program, but they don't invite the neighborhood, they seem to purposely snub the residents right around the school. I'm a little suspicious because every child in this school is cute, without exception. What happens to the homely children? What have they done with them? On the other hand, they do a great job with the elderly people under their care, the Cafe del Sol is wonderful both for food and entertainment, the gym and health club are very affordable and well used by the neighborhood. The small art gallery is usually interesting, with rotating displays. A small number of interesting handicrafts are sold here too.

Shannon C. and I dropped in on a Sunday for a free instruction session with Paul. These classes are…read moreheld on the third Sunday of certain months and are great for beginners who want to learn more about meditation + figure out how to start. The space is very welcoming and cozy (it was a super cold day). Paul is a great teacher and made it really accessible/approachable, which is what meditation and mindfulness should be all about! Their website has lots of information about classes and events: most are simply donation based (a couple bucks, if you can). They also have a great lending library chock full of books on mindfulness, meditation, Buddhism, philosophy, etc.