It’s Monday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by clicking here at least two weeks in advance.

1. Neighborhood Walk: Monday, Sept. 28

Join VIA Community Development Corp. for a guided walking and biking tour of the National Avenue reconstruction project, starting from its headquarters at 3524 W. National Ave., on Monday, Sept. 28 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. More information here.

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2. Family Flicks at the Mitchell Street Library: Monday, Sept. 28

Bring the whole family for a free movie showing of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse at the Mitchell Street Branch library, 906 W. Historic Mitchell St., on Monday, Sept. 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. More information here.

3. Presentation Night at Escuela Verde: Tuesday, Sept. 29

Watch Escuela Verde students present their first-quarter work during an open house at the school, 3628 W. Pierce St., from  5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Light refreshments served. More information here.

4. Monthly HNID Board Meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 29

Sit in on the Harambee Neighborhood Improvement District’s monthly board meeting, open to the public, at the Martin Luther King Branch library, 2901 N. Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, or virtually on Google Meet on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. More information here.

5. Free Community Line Dance Class: Wednesday, Sept. 30

Learn some steps or show off the moves you know at Sherman Phoenix’s free community line dance class at 3536 W. Fond du Lac Ave., on Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. More information here.

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Alex Klaus is the education solutions reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America plays no role in editorial decisions in the NNS newsroom.


Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between CatchLight Local and Report for America.

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Alex Klaus covers education and is a Report for America corps member. Previously, she covered Detroit K-12 schools for Chalkbeat Detroit. She’s also reported for Outlier Media, Detroit Documenters and Bridge Detroit as a freelancer. She graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in urban studies and public history.