Jason Cleereman, an immigration attorney who often provided pro bono and reduced rate legal services and a longtime board member of the Southside Organizing Center, was shot and killed Tuesday near the Holton Street Bridge. He was 54.
5 things to do and know the weekend of Sept. 25
Check out the Dolphin Pool pitch contest; learn how to buy a home; hike with the Urban Ecology Center; watch the virtual Doors Open; and help clean up the Mitchell Park Domes.
NNS Spotlight: As America grapples with racist past, leader of America’s Black Holocaust Museum looks toward the future
A year ago, Dr. Robert Davis became the president and CEO of America’s Black Holocaust Museum. Under his leadership the museum is revamping its digital space and making plans to reopen.
Special Report
SPECIAL REPORT: Extreme heat puts city in double jeopardy
Twenty-five summers after a deadly heat wave hit Milwaukee, the city stands at the intersection of two public health crises: COVID-19 and climate change. Is Milwaukee ready for future extreme heat?
NNS Spotlight
NNS Spotlight: New group works to give North Side residents a seat at the table
North Side Rising fights for environmental and economic equity for North Side residents.
NNS on the Radio
NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things for this September in Milwaukee
NNS deputy editor Adam Carr joins Joy Powers of WUWM for our monthly conversation with “Lake Effect.”
Neighborhood Lens
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.
NEIGHBORHOOD LENS: Keeping anglers going for 50 years on Center Street
A & C Live Bait is the oldest bait-and-tackle shop in Wisconsin and remains the only black-owned bait-and-tackle shop in the Midwest.