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South Milwaukee Grant Program Helps Transform a Vacant Building into a Community-Focused Yoga Studio

South Milwaukee Grant Program Helps Transform a Vacant Building into a Community-Focused Yoga Studio Beyond Yoga in South Milwaukee is using local grant funding to revitalize a vacant building and partner with Marquette University on a new study helping women veterans. By: Kidd O'Shea , Photojournalist Colin MihalichPosted 1:00 PM, Apr 28, 2026 | and last updated 1:00 PM, Apr 28, 2026SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A once-vacant building on Milwaukee Avenue in South Milwaukee is getting a…

VYP Family Spotlight: Robert Sturman

Robert Sturman with VYP veterans. Photo Credit: Joe Longo VYP Family Spotlight: Robert Sturman Written By: Laura Diekema Robert Sturman was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He is the son of a veteran, his father serving as a cook in the Army. Other than his father’s time in the service, he rarely saw anyone in uniform growing up in LA. He uses the language of art to tell stories through photographs. Robert provides VYP…

Our Why: A Veteran’s Story

Our Why: A Veteran's Story "Yoga is for women. It is not something I ever really put any thought into. It is for the soccer moms to get together once a week and “work out”. Not something for a Marine. Not anything I needed. The problem is that kind of thinking shows just how narrow-minded I had become. A year ago my life fell apart. I had been out of the Corps for several decades and…