Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reporters covered a wide range of stories in 2017. NNS reporter Elliot Hughes explains why this story, originally published on Dec. 21, is his favorite among those he wrote this year.
Elliot Hughes
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Controversial photo of city contractors with guns prompts reaction along racial lines
The viral photo of three city of Milwaukee contractors carrying guns while on the job has elicited two main reactions: some people have taken offense while others sympathize.
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On the Block: ‘Slow down’
Ellis McCoy, 64, said these days people are “rushing” too much and not carefully considering or planning their lives.
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Community leaders welcome automated traffic enforcement proposal
Milwaukee community leaders are praising new legislation that would create a pilot program to introduce automated technology for identifying reckless drivers.
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North Side community members plead with public to drive safely
Called together by activist Andre Lee Ellis, community leaders gathered at the intersection of 12th and Concordia streets Wednesday in response to the death of Joseph N. Blunt, 16, who was thrown from the hood of a moving vehicle at the same intersection the day before, to make a plea to the public to drive with care.
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Community Warehouse opens Bronzeville retail space
Community Warehouse, a nonprofit that sells discounted home improvement products in distressed areas and employs background-challenged individuals, opened a new retail outlet on Milwaukee’s North Side.
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Committee accepts proposal to raze part of Gettelman Brewery
The fight over preserving the Gettelman Brewery site moved forward in the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee.
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‘That’s What She Said’ podcast provides proud, black, female voices
Two Milwaukee natives, Shavonda Sisson and Tracey Corder, are hosts of the podcast “That’s What She Said,” where they discuss racial matters, sexuality, pop culture and local and national news.
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City’s RICH program completes first housing rehabilitation
Zeynab Ali, an 18-year-old author and youth activist, and her family will move into the first rehabilitated home completed by the RICH program, formerly an illegal drug lab.