Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Available On Air Stations
Project Milwaukee: In-depth reporting on vital issues in the region.

Residents Revitalize Walnut Way Neighborhood

Walnut Way covers a 30-block area tucked along North Avenue. WUWM’s Susan Bence recently met Sharon Adams at their community center. Adams has been instrumental in the neighborhood’s rebirth.

Walnut Way garden project.

Susan Bence entered broadcasting in an untraditional way. After years of avid public radio listening, Susan returned to school and earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She interned for WUWM News and worked with the Lake Effect team, before being hired full-time as a WUWM News reporter / producer.