Not having access to stable housing inhibits women involved in the street-based sex trade from succeeding. The MPOWER project aims to help them overcome those obstacles.
Archives for 2021
Post from Community: MPL continues strong tradition of celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with online events this year
On Monday, January 18, Milwaukee Public Library will host a virtual celebration for Martin Luther King Day. Typically a daylong celebration at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library, this year’s events has been shifted online to ensure community safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
What you need to know about the second round of stimulus payments
Across the nation, people are receiving money from the Internal Revenue Service as a result of federal legislation passed last month. Here’s what you need to know to cash in.
OPINION: The pandemic is disrupting education. And we need to reduce the stress students-and their parents-are enduring.
As parents and students struggle with the demands of online schooling, two South Side medical professionals propose new goals for school-aged children and their families.
The NNS coronavirus update for the week of Jan. 11: Wisconsin Center will become vaccination site; concerns raised as 2 key indicators go red
Here’s what you need to know this week: Vaccines will begin being distributed at the Wisconsin Center; new stimulus payment on the way; and more.
5 things to know this week in Milwaukee: Jan. 11 to Jan. 16
View a curated documentary series from Nō Studios; check out the MLK Day trivia contest; hear from poet laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton; register for UWM’s new series on racism; and join “Tales for Tots.”
‘It’s the same cycle.’ How community members are responding to Jacob Blake case.
We reached out to community leaders in our neighborhoods to get their thoughts on the decision and to find out what’s next.
5 things to do and know the weekend of Jan. 8
Make a mosaic; attend a virtual dance party; enjoy the winter wonderland at Lincoln Park; shop at the Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market; and view “Embodied Truths.”
NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things to do and know this January in Milwaukee
NNS deputy editor Adam Carr joins Joy Powers of WUWM for our monthly spot with “Lake Effect,” where he discusses events connected to Milwaukee’s North and South Side neighborhoods.
‘We’ll get you through this’: Milwaukee-area volunteers have helped 600 people recover from COVID-19
A new program from Common Ground in collaboration with the Milwaukee Health Department helps Milwaukeeans recover from COVID-19.