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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 Sept. 9
Drink coffee with Near West Side residents; watch a movie at Wellpoint Care Network; learn about mental health; make a snack at the Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch; and take a ceramics class with Mitchell Street Arts.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Sept. 6
Play games with Martin Drive residents; enjoy the weekly food special at Mi Casa Su Cafe; select a new book for free; pay tribute to Selena Quintanilla; and celebrate the Silver City neighborhood.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Aug. 30
Clean up Arlington Heights Park; spend time with your pet; receive school supplies from Your Move MKE Inc.; create your resume at the Milwaukee Public Library Washington Park Branch; and enjoy a block party.
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5 things to know and do the week of Aug. 26
Learn to compost in your backyard; run with FEAR MKE; get ready to vote; retrieve resources from Owen’s Place; and play your favorite vinyl record.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Aug. 23
Attend an opening reception at Latino Arts Inc.; enjoy the Heal the Hood block party; connect with Washington Heights residents; attend a school supply giveaway for Natives; and have some outdoor fun for your mental health.
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5 things to know and do the week of Aug. 19
Meet graphic designers at Fruition MKE; learn bookkeeping skills from an accountant; go to City on a Hill’s vision screening; dance at Latin night; and take a citizenship class with Voces de la Frontera.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Aug. 16
Learn to manage your finances; receive free school supplies from UMOS; bond with Black men; purchase items from the Walker’s Point Pop-up Market; and attend the Center Daze Festival.
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5 things to know and do the week of Aug. 12
Attend the Merrill Park neighborhood meeting; bring your family to National Night Out; receive free resources during Amani Outreach Day; collect groceries from a mobile food pantry; and spend the evening roller skating.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Aug. 9
Check your child’s health before school starts; learn to dance with Artist Pablo Guerreiro; receive free school supplies at King Park; take in Teen Movie Night; and dance with Bembé Drum & Dance.