Metcalfe Park Community Bridges is meeting community needs through digital organizing.
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Ascension St. Joseph Hospital opens mobile testing center for free COVID-19 tests
Ascension St. Joseph Hospital has opened a free mobile testing center to help residents navigate the fast-moving COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Lindsay Heights
‘Health is wealth’: A dietitian’s journey from bettering her own health to empowering others
After suffering through the loss of many family members, Bridgett Wilder realized just how valuable health is. She lost 150 pounds and earned her dietetics degree to teach others to take control of their own health.
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Minding your business: From boys to businessmen: 4 Messmer grads open clothing line, shop
Four Messmer grads (and best friends) have formed their own business to serve their community.
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9 ways to celebrate Black History Month in Milwaukee
Here’s a rundown of events celebrating Black History Month in Milwaukee.
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NNS Video: America’s Black Holocaust Museum celebrates its rebirth
The now-virtual museum, which is making progress toward a brick-and-mortar reopening at the corner of Vel R. Phillips and North avenues in Bronzeville, secures a major work of art and more than $1 million in funding through the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
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8 ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s MLK Day is one of the longest-running observations in the nation. Find out where you can join in.
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NEIGHBORHOOD LENS: Keeping anglers going for 50 years on Center Street
A & C Live Bait is the oldest bait-and-tackle shop in Wisconsin and remains the only black-owned bait-and-tackle shop in the Midwest.
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Program gives small businesses and entrepreneurs a helping hand (and money)
Making big things happen for small businesses is one of the goals of Brew City Match, which is helping to change the economic landscape in several Milwaukee neighborhoods.
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NNS Spotlight: ‘He doesn’t want to be king but he’s a kingmaker’: Meet the man behind Coffee Makes You Black
Bradley Thurman doesn’t know how he helped make Coffee Makes You Black “the go-to place” in the community. The stars just aligned.