Here are the times, dates and locations where you can get vaccinated this week in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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PHOTOS: Check out the redevelopment of the former Phillis Wheatley Elementary School (and a Grumpy Cat sighting)
Photographers Sue Vliet and Adam Carr have been out in the streets, snapping pictures of what’s happening in our neighborhoods. Check out their photographs.
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NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things to do and know this April in Milwaukee neighborhoods
NNS deputy editor Adam Carr joins Joy Powers of WUWM for our monthly spot with “Lake Effect,” where he discusses events in April connected to Milwaukee’s North and South Side neighborhoods.
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You’re invited to ‘Making rent: A conversation about eviction prevention and tenants rights’
Are you facing eviction, have housing uncertainty and/or barriers navigating the system? “Making rent: A conversation about eviction prevention and tenants’ rights,” takes place from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 7.
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‘Makes my heart sing’: Read the winners of the 2021 César E. Chávez Writing Contest
For the third annual César E. Chávez Writing Contest, students around Milwaukee responded to the theme, “CommUNITY.” We’ve collected their inspiring essays from the four age category winners spanning kindergarten to high school.
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OPINION: What have we learned one year into the pandemic? Five residents share their observations.
On March 12, 2020, Gov. Tony Evers declared a public health emergency because of COVID-19. We asked our neighbors what lessons they’ve learned about their community, their city and themselves during the pandemic.
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NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things to do and know this March in Milwaukee neighborhoods
NNS deputy editor Adam Carr joins Joy Powers of WUWM for our monthly spot with “Lake Effect,” where he discusses events in March connected to Milwaukee’s North and South Side neighborhoods.
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Read the winning entries from the inaugural Rosa Parks Tribute Scholarship essay contest
The Milwaukee County Transit System sponsored the first-ever Rosa Parks Tribute Scholarship essay contest, asking high school students to respond to the Parks quote, “Each person must live their life as a model for others.’’ We’ve collected the three winning essays by MPS high school seniors.
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From the NNS archives for Black History Month: A bus tour made Black Milwaukee’s history come alive for me
For Black History Month, we looked through our archives to find articles, op-eds and personal essays that deserve to be revisited. That includes Sarah Noble reflecting on a bus tour she organized tracing Milwaukee’s civil rights history in parallel with her personal story.
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From the NNS archives for Black History Month: Why I spend every February sharing Black history
For Black History Month, we looked through our archives to find articles, op-eds and personal essays that deserve to be revisited. That includes this op-ed from Municipal Court Judge Derek Mosley reflecting on the personal significance of his longstanding commitment to sharing history throughout Black History Month.