Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee’s ‘We Got This’ garden; rooted in giving back to community
MILWAUKEE – It is more than just a community garden. For more than a decade, the ‘We Got This’ garden on Milwaukee’s north side has helped keep young people rooted in purpose and out of trouble.
‘We Got This’ garden
What we know:
Near 9th and Ring, Bryson Rivas plants more than vegetables. He also plants hope.
“We Got This” garden in Milwaukee
While gardening, something else is on Rivas’ mind.
What they’re saying:
“I really wanted to help the community and make it better than it already is,” Rivas said. “Be an example, basically.”
Rivas is one of dozens of young people working at the ‘We Got This’ garden this summer.
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“The last three weeks, we’ve had over 150 kids showing up at the garden,” said Alex Bruzan, garden organizer.
Dig deeper:
The ‘We Got This’ garden provides structure, disciple, and mentorship through gardening and community service. It also helps reduce exposure to violence, drugs and crime.
Kids get paid for their work every week.
“We Got This” garden in Milwaukee
“We’re already on pace to give out more than $35,000. Kids that are 9 and under make $10. Kids that are between 10-18 make $20,” Bruzan said.
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Bruzan said the ‘We Got This’ garden has expanded to several nearby sites over the years. But it is rooted in the city’s 53206 ZIP code. The area has one of the highest incarceration rates in entire country for Black men, along with economic hardship and crime.
Kids involved with the garden are now focused on the positive.
Young people involved
What they’re saying:
“You can keep a kid busy. You can keep them doing something,” Bruzan said. “Or you can help them develop conflict resolution skills. So we talk about that all the time.”
The ‘We Got This’ garden runs on donations, volunteers and young leaders like Kelben Davis, who are planting for the future.
“I want to help my community out and that makes me feel better in so much more ways,” Davis said.
“We Got This” garden in Milwaukee
“Something can always get better as it goes,” said Bryson Rivas.
Local perspective:
Andre Lee Ellis founded the garden before giving it to the neighborhood a few years ago. The food grown in the garden is given to the kids and the community throughout the summer.
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Milwaukee Wave coach Marcio Leite 2025-26 team’s evolution in MASL
See first-year Milwaukee Wave head coach Marcio Leite discuss the roles of younger players and veterans as the 2025-26 MASL season begins.
The Milwaukee Wave had been in the awkward position of trying to sell tickets to the MASL championship series without knowing when it would actually host a game.
The questions were answered late April 19, when the San Diego Sockers beat the St. Louis Ambush in the other semifinal in overtime. Their series didn’t even start until four days after the Wave eliminated the Baltimore Blast with victories in a regulation Game 2 and knockout Game 3 at the UWM Panther Arena.
Now the finals are set for two of the most decorated teams in arena soccer.
The Wave will host Game 1 at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 and then the series will finish at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, with Game 2 at 9:30 p.m. April 24 and a potential Game 3 at 9 p.m. April 27.
Three versions of the Sockers have totaled 16 championships in various indoor league with the latest iteration founded in 2009 owning six of those. The Wave has seven.
First-year Wave head coach Marcio Leite has won titles with both franchises.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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What you can do:
Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
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