Remembering Everyone’s Best Friend St. Ann Center means different things to different people—from a day care to a place to get a massage, volunteer or learn to swim. But for Doug Burdick, it has been something else entirely…a second home….
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A major soil cleanup on Milwaukee’s North Side will soon turn a long-vacant lot into a new community arts and entertainment venue. The soil remediation, set to begin in mid-August, will be done on a two-block parcel belonging to St….
More than Meets the Eye If you ask John Krall how he got so good at basketball, mini golf and bowling, he’ll gladly share his secret. “The trick,” he says with a smile, “is listening.” A client at the Stein…
Piecing Life Together Karl Davis loves a good routine. When he arrives at St. Ann Center’s Bucyrus Campus, he carefully unpacks the items he laid out the night before—his cell phone, tablet and charger, gum, pocket tool kit and favorite…
The Soul of a Poet If you ask Marguerite how she’s doing, she’ll smile and tell you, “I’m as fine as summer wine.” Just the kind of answer you’d expect from St. Ann Center’s poet laureate. “She’s a natural storyteller,”…
Business hopefuls are invited to participate in a free business incubator set for Thursday, Dec. 8, 1 to 4 p.m. at St. Ann Center’s Bucyrus Campus, 2450 W. North Avenue. Thanks to the success of the first incubator, held this…
Warmth at the Door You’d have to get up pretty early in the morning to get the jump on J.T. Johnson and Eddie Lake. They’re wide awake and smiling by 7:30 a.m. weekdays, welcoming everyone to St. Ann Center’s Bucyrus…
Children flock around Tonya like chicks to a mother hen as she softly reads a poem about family. “My momma and daddy were both from the South,” she tells the 3 year olds sitting cross-legged before her. “They had strong…
Melody Lends a Paw When Christine walks in the door of Shepherd Hosue, St. Ann Center’s Alzheimer’s and dementia care unit, she’s welcomed with a cold nose and wagging tail. “She’s just like my Mack,” Christine says softly, her eyes…
Not many people jump for joy at the thought of going to the dentist. But when Jodie Tyler heard about the new dental clinic at St. Ann Center’s Bucyrus Campus, she could hardly wait to make an appointment. Jodi, who…