Milwaukee’s in for a busy weekend, beginning with the grand opening of the “Evicted” exhibit, along with FunFest, a youth exposition and a bike ride.
Ana Martinez-Ortiz
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Ana is the community engagement reporter and beat reporter for neighborhood groups and nonprofits. As the community engagement reporter, Ana is known for writing five things to know/do for the week and weekend, how to articles and spotlight articles. Ana attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and graduated in 2017 with degrees in Spanish and journalism.
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