Here is updated information on where to find food pantries, meal distribution sites and meals for children as well as pay-what-you-can options, meal delivery programs and more.
OPINION: ‘Disappointing and enraging’: MPS isn’t doing enough to involve community in spending $506 million
MPS will soon receive $506 million that can change the fabric of our city. While MPS claims to want input from the community on how to spend these dollars, its actions indicate otherwise.
5 things to know this week in Milwaukee: July 26 to July 31
Visit the Health and Inclusion Resource Fair; enjoy an evening on Washington Park’s lagoon; check out VIA’s ice cream social; bike through Harambee; and listen to music at MilwaukeeFest.
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: ’Individuals are bigger than the mistakes they’ve made’: How one woman wants to transform the justice system
Chantell Jewell is the first Black woman to lead the Milwaukee County House of Correction. She hopes to use her new position to create change and eliminate obstacles in the community.
NNS on the Radio
NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things to do and know this July in Milwaukee neighborhoods
NNS deputy editor Adam Carr joins Joy Powers of WUWM for our monthly spot with “Lake Effect,” where he discusses events in July connected to Milwaukee’s North and South Side neighborhoods.
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.