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4 takeaways from Thursday’s SDC Board of Commissioners meeting
The Social Development Commission’s Board of Commissioners did not offer updates on the agency’s programs or payments to employees at their Thursday meeting.
Leaders, community members weigh in on the SDC’s shutdown
A cross-section of professional advocates and community organizers give their opinions on the suspension of operations at the Social Development Commission.
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NNS Spotlight
NNS Spotlight: How Milwaukee’s newest Black-owned grocery store serves the residents of Sherman Park
The Sherman Park Grocery Store seeks to transform the neighborhood by providing healthy food options and through community engagement.
Community Corner
Posts From Community
Post From Community: Earth Week: Milwaukee Riverkeeper’s 29th Annual Spring River Clean Up
Post From Community: Rocket Community Fund launches Neighbor to Neighbor Program in Milwaukee to connect residents to housing resources
Post From Community: Eric Von Broadcast Fellowship honors its sixth fellow
Catch & Release Family – Fishing
Award for Women Leader and Alumna presented by PEARLS For Teen Girls
Community Voices
Opinion: Clean water is a basic human right. Yet many of us don’t have it.
By Huda Alkaff
OPINION: Milwaukee’s students cannot afford for MPS to (just) maintain and sustain: We need a plan
OPINION: My trip to Cuba didn’t make me proud to be an American. We have to do better.
By Jolan Kruse
OPINION: How do we keep our neighborhoods safe? Three youths share their solutions.
By Safe & Sound
Neighborhood Lens
PHOTOS: The new and improved Pulaski Park, generations in the making
In this photo gallery, Travis Hope of KK River Neighbors in Action explores the newly renovated Pulaski Park.
NEIGHBORHOOD LENS: Mr. Dye’s Pies: A true slice of heaven in Granville
Johnathan Dye — the namesake of Mr. Dye’s Pies — gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how his delicious desserts are made.