Churches and community centers are the unsung heroes of our neighborhoods, with many hosting food pantries and meal programs.
NNS Summer Survival Guide: More summer camps for Milwaukee youths
Here are some weekly, day and drop-in camps to keep your kids engaged this summer.
NNS Summer Survival Guide: ‘Milwaukee is magical in the summer’: Readers share more of their favorite things to do
We asked readers to share their favorite things to do in the city in the summer. Here’s what they said.
NNS Summer Survival Guide: School’s out and summer camps are in!
Check out the various activities Milwaukee offers for its youth. Summer camps to keep your kids engaged.
NNS Summer Survival Guide: Readers offer tips on how to make the most out of your summer
In Milwaukee, we wait all year for summer. Then it’s over before the blink of an eye. Here are some tips to make the most out of the season.
‘A day of celebration and of jubilation’: What Juneteenth Day means to Milwaukee
On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, found out that the Civil War was over and that they were free. The ensuing celebration became known as Juneteenth Day.
NNS Spotlight: Teen center in Sherman Park is where ‘technology meets expression’
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee recently opened its doors to a Teen Tech Center at the Mary Ryan Club, 3000 N. Sherman Blvd.
‘Some of these tribes are gone’: Class makes sure Native American youths never forget their rich heritage
Native American youths learn about their rich heritage in culture classes being offered at the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center.
A West Allis resale shop has become ‘a store that means more’ to its community
At the new location of St. Charles Furniture & Thrift Store in West Allis, employees are young students and residents of Milwaukee County.
Project lends the next generation of entrepreneurs a helping hand
Rev-Up Milwaukee’s small business competition winners are reshaping the commercial corridors of the Near West Side through new storefronts.