Preparing quality and affordable meals for children during summer break can be tough. Community experts have provided families with tips and healthy recipes to make it easier in the kitchen.
Chesnie Wardell
Chesnie Wardell serves as the intergenerational reporter for NNS. In addition, she writes features on notable North Side and South Side residents. She reported for other newsrooms like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, covered teacher vacancies through an O'Brien fellowship and was selected as an inaugural member of the New York Times Corps. She is a 2025 graduate of Marquette University, where she studied journalism and theology.
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5 things to know and do the week of June 8
From a town hall meeting to understanding your rights as a renter, here’s what to know and do this week in Milwaukee.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do the weekend of June 5
From celebrating a community center anniversary, joining a bike ride or honoring National Puerto Rican Day, here’s what to know and do this weekend in Milwaukee.
Posted inArts and Recreation, NNS Spotlight
How one golf organization is bringing more Black people to the course
We Black We Golf has been changing the narrative of what golfing can look like for members of the Black community.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community, Resources
Here are 6 free or affordable summer programs and camps for Milwaukee youths
Organizations across Milwaukee are preparing to keep students busy during summer break. Here are free and affordable programs that students can participate in.
Posted inCommunity, NNS Spotlight
Meet two teen friends who started their own affordable pet care businesses in Milwaukee
From pet waste removal to grooming, Jomarion Swiams and Jaidyn Boyce are teens with dogs that turned everyday pet care chores into businesses with affordable prices.
Posted inCommunity, Housing
Health care professionals and leaders call for change as more Milwaukee seniors become homeless
Homelessness among Milwaukee’s older adults is rising due to a lack of resources, isolation and other systemic gaps. Leaders and health care workers are coming together to address the issue.
Posted inCommunity
Disaster relief organizers push for changes in Milwaukee’s flood response
Organizers from the Flood Hope 500 initiative say more support for residents is needed from the City of Milwaukee from recurring floods
Posted inCommunity, Housing
Milwaukee’s housing crisis leaves younger adults and families struggling to find stability
With housing instability on the rise among younger adults in Milwaukee, leaders and organizations came together at Wellpoint Care Network to address the crisis and come up with possible solutions for younger adults who see no future for homeownership.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Deadline is approaching for teens to join Earn & Learn paid summer program
Earn & Learn is a summer employment program where teens and young adults can gain new skills and job opportunities. Time to sign up is running out.