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Archives for 2021
5 things to know and do the weekend of Dec. 31
Check out COVID-19 testing hours and locations; attend a family-friendly New Year’s Eve at Bounce Milwaukee; party at Battle Lounge; walk in Hawthorne Glen; and do yoga with Milwaukee Recreation.
Our favorite stories of 2021: She wanted to bury her stillborn son. But no clothes fit him.
Her baby was only 6 inches long and weighed only 3 ½ half ounces, so the hospital did not have small enough clothes for him to wear to his burial. That’s why Hazel Jones decided to help those who have lost children – in Mattie’s memory.
Our favorite stories of 2021: A harvest of riches: Meet some of Milwaukee’s finest urban farmers
Sure, Milwaukee is a city of concrete. But if you look closer, you also will find a vibrant urban farming community.
Our favorite stories of 2021: NNS Spotlight: ‘Sisterhood is key’: Daughters of Tradition offers a safe space for Indigenous girls
Daughters of Tradition is a local mentorship group under the HIR Wellness Institute. Girls and young women gather weekly to share their stories, learn each other’s culture and create lasting bonds.
OPINION: A look at 2021 through ‘Community Voices’
Take a look at 2021 through the lens of opinions and personal essays from your neighbors.
‘Lifesaving, life-sustaining and life-restoring’: Repairers of the Breach celebrates 30 years of serving homeless residents
The nonprofit opened in 1991 and focused on advocating for and with people facing homelessness. Three years later, it became Milwaukee’s first daytime homeless resource center.
Our favorite stories of 2021: Crosswalk murals on North Avenue part of a larger effort to address reckless driving in the city
Reckless driving is a major problem in Milwaukee. Here are some residents who are doing something about it.
NNS Spotlight: Bellies and Babees gives struggling mothers a helping hand
Bellies and Babees, a prenatal and child care organization that was founded in March, is a new resource on Milwaukee’s South Side for mothers in need of help.
5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Dec. 27 to Dec. 31
Check out the open mic for Kujichagulia; attend Ujamaa 2021 with Heal the Hood MKE; join a conversation on unlocking the vote with EXPO; volunteer with DreamBikes; and visit the Milwaukee County Zoo for free.
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