Rev-Up Milwaukee’s small business competition winners are reshaping the commercial corridors of the Near West Side through new storefronts.
2019
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Residents urged to donate baby supplies for the It Takes a Village: Community Baby Shower & Resource Fair
Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs and Alderman Khalif J. Rainey are asking for residents’ help in collecting donations for the It Takes a Village: Community Baby Shower & Resource Fair.
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This homework is music to MPS students’ ears
Twenty excited MPS students were given band and orchestra instruments by the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in what conservatory and MPS representatives hope will be the first of many community-driven initiatives.
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New NNS editor visits ‘Lake Effect’
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Editor Ron Smith appeared on WUWM’s “Lake Effect” with host Mitch Teich to discuss his vision for the nonprofit news organization.
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5 things you need to know this week in Milwaukee: March 10 to March 17
Fire and Police Commission committee meeting, Pi day celebration at The Tandem, “Girl’s Day” at City Hall, winter farmers market enters its final month and Miller Park is having a job fair.
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Let’s flip the script: Milwaukee and ‘the rest’ of Wisconsin need to work together to move Forward
Wisconsin has gotten used to being “the best of the worst.” It doesn’t have to be this way. Join us Sunday as we take actions to move forward.
Posted inCarousel, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, Washington Park, West
Habitat for Humanity launches historic Midtown housing initiative
A $200,000 grant from Wells Fargo is helping Habitat for Humanity to build, rehab and repair 100 homes in the Midtown area. Officials say the project will create the highest concentration of affordable, single-family homes built in Milwaukee since World War II.
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New initiative to support non-profits and job seekers in Greater Milwaukee region
New initiative to support non-profits and job seekers in Greater Milwaukee Region.
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Black Lives / Black Lungs: How big tobacco targets African American communities
An estimated 45,000 African Americans die each year from tobacco-related illnesses, according to the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network.
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Alverno Community Conference will focus on empowering women
Alverno College will host its annual Community Conference on Friday, March 29, centered around the theme of Empowering Women.