Click on the cover page image below to view or download the full paper PDF Link to image file↗ This issue features: Northcott Neighborhood House hosts candle light vigil; Greater Milwaukee Foundation hosts 2025 Greater Together Civic Awards"; MCTS to raise fares, adjust service in 2026; Being Frank: Time to Move On; Why Christians must speak out against 'Christian … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue January 8, 2026
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Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue January 1, 2026
Click on the cover page image below to view or download the full paper PDF Link to image file↗ This issue features: Northcott Neighborhood House Toy Give-away and Holiday Dinner; Kwanzaa at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society; Remembering the late Rev. William Jackson; Remembering community activist Viola "Vi" Hawkins; Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc – Milwaukee … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue January 1, 2026
Local Artist Ras ‘Ammar Nsoroma helps dedicate portrait of local health advocate at MHS grand re-opening
Portrait artist, painter, and muralist Ras `Ammar Nsoroma stands in front of his newly completed "bas-relief" portrait of C. C. Henderson, the for- mer president and chief executive of the Milwau- kee Health Services. Inc., who passed away in 2010. It was unveiled in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new addition to MLK’s Heritage Health Cen- ter on Saturday, May 25, 2013. … [Read more...] about Local Artist Ras ‘Ammar Nsoroma helps dedicate portrait of local health advocate at MHS grand re-opening
Local Artist Ras ‘Ammar Nsoroma helps dedicate portrait of local health advocate at MHS grand re-opening
Portrait artist, painter, and muralist Ras `Ammar Nsoroma stands in front of his newly completed "bas-relief" portrait of C. C. Henderson, the for- mer president and chief executive of the Milwau- kee Health Services. Inc., who passed away in 2010. It was unveiled in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new addition to MLK’s Heritage Health Cen- ter on Saturday, May 25, 2013. … [Read more...] about Local Artist Ras ‘Ammar Nsoroma helps dedicate portrait of local health advocate at MHS grand re-opening
Bee well: Health from the hive (part 3)
Talking Health with Dr. Carter By Dr. Lester Carter Owner, Carter Drug Store When we think bees, most of us think of honey. For millennia, people have enjoyed honey's sweetness and other benefits. What is little known is that the hive is the source of three more health enhancing substances. These are pollen, propolis, and royal jelly. This week we discuss the benefits … [Read more...] about Bee well: Health from the hive (part 3)
Bee well: Health from the hive (part 2)
Talking Health with Dr. Carter By Dr. Lester Carter Owner, Carter Drug Store When we think bees, most of us think of honey. For millennia, people have enjoyed honey's sweetness and other benefits. What is little known is that the hive is the source of three more health enhancing substances. These are pollen, propolis, and royal jelly. This week we discuss the benefits … [Read more...] about Bee well: Health from the hive (part 2)
Health Tips: Broil Fish for a Healthy Dinner
Follow these cooking guidelines Broiling is a healthy way to cook fish that also provides great flavor. If you haven't broiled before, a few basic tips can help you broil your fish to perfection. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics lists these tips for broiling delicious, healthy fish. Understand how the technique works -- broiling is basically like grilling food upside … [Read more...] about Health Tips: Broil Fish for a Healthy Dinner
Community partnerships expanding to provide health screenings
By Raina J. Johnson Special to the Milwaukee Times Since 2010, Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital has had a partnership with the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), which is a collaborative of 44 churches in Milwaukee to provide health screening and other preventative care to congregants and community members in Milwaukee’s central city. The partnership is called Urban Church … [Read more...] about Community partnerships expanding to provide health screenings
Bee well: Health from the hive (part 1)
Talking Health with Dr. Carter By Dr. Lester Carter Owner, Carter Drug Store The "Buzz" about honey Honey is not just another sweetener. But, how many people know or would even guess that honey can balance blood sugar in individuals with diabetes? This information was revealed to the world by Ron Fessenden, MD, MPH, and his colleague, Mike Mcinnes, in The Honey … [Read more...] about Bee well: Health from the hive (part 1)
Superfoods: Foods with benefits (part 3)
Talking Health with Dr. Carter By Dr. Lester Carter Owner, Carter Drug Store Hippocrates had it right around 300 B.C. when he advised, "Make thy food thy medicine, and thy medicine thy food." (We're slow learners as a race, aren't we?) We discuss 10 superfoods. Traditionally defined, these foods have exceptional properties. A grocery list follows the discussion. It … [Read more...] about Superfoods: Foods with benefits (part 3)