Wisconsin’s new budget includes money for the planning of a juvenile correctional facility in Dane County, as plans for the same type of facility in Milwaukee move forward at the same time.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Sept. 29
Get free breakfast (and recycle your electronics); support the seventh season of Grace Weber’s Music Lab for teens; tour the Havenwoods neighborhood; attend a cultural festival for Hispanic Heritage Month; and fellowship at a community family reunion at Atkinson Park.

NNS Spotlight: How Serenity Inns is expanding to serve men struggling with addiction
Serenity Inns, an addiction treatment center in Milwaukee’s Walnut Hill neighborhood, is addressing the city’s growing needs by building a new $2.4 million treatment facility.
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NNS Spotlight

NNS Spotlight: How Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers plans to be a one-stop shop for health care
It’s an ambitious goal: to create a more integrated health care model while serving a higher number of patients. And that’s one of the reasons the Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers’ flagship site is expanding.
Community Corner
Posts From Community
Post From Community: Milwaukee youth take tobacco prevention message to D.C.
Post From Community: Northwestern Mutual invests nearly $3 million to help increase community access, inclusivity at prominent Milwaukee attractions
Post From Community: Why the Medicaid changes matter: A letter from a physician
Post From Community: BAYSHORE Spring Makers Market
Post From Community: Paint and Hike – Spring Watercolors
Community Voices
OPINION: What we learned during our summer internship
OPINION: Deadly chemicals are harming us. The DNR needs more power to correct this.
By Kelda Roys
OPINION: We can stop conflict by remembering to be humane
By Joseph Cook
OPINION: Let the heavy lifting begin for ensuring equity for Milwaukee’s Black males
By Ron Smith
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.