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Fourteen individuals were shot on the South Side over a recent weekend. The surge of violence has left many residents fearful and community leaders pondering what can be done to stop the shootings.
VIA launches effort to build affordable starter homes in Milwaukee
VIA Community Development Corporation plans to build 1,100 square-foot starter homes valued at about $110,000.
NNS update: Rest in peace, Jose Vasquez: Remembering a mentor and active community member
Milwaukee is mourning the death this week of Jose Vasquez, a mentor and active community member whom we wrote about four years ago
NNS Spotlight: La Familia de Arte makes artists out of everyday South Siders
Some South Side residents don’t consider themselves to be artists. But La Familia de Arte brings the artist out of them anyway.
Nearly half of all guns seized by Milwaukee police since 2020 come from 5 North and Northwest side ZIP code areas
The Milwaukee Police Department seized 8,076 firearms from Jan. 1, 2020, to July 2022, nearly half of which came from five North and Northwest side ZIP code areas.
New Common Council President José Pérez draws on past experience to meet current challenges
Born on the city’s South Side, José Pérez has made history as the first Latino to hold the title of Common Council president. “I hope that I can be inspirational for people,” he says.
‘We need to make sure we are empowering our neighbors’: JoAnna Bautch, VIA’s new executive director, shares vision for organization
JoAnna Bautch, 34, is the newly appointed executive director of VIA Community Development Corporation. She will replace Brianna Sas-Pérez, who announced her decision to step down from the role late last year.
On the South Side, a historic Ukrainian church does what it can to support a country
St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church is the faith home to many in the city with roots in the old country. As violence continues in Ukraine, the parish’s members are doing what they can to help.
Leaders, residents work to transform South 13th Street
Organizers hope to invigorate the business corridor along South 13th Street, increase safety and better connect residents and amenities in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Milwaukee’s ‘Food Fairy’ keeps giving . . . and going
For Laura Manriquez, community service has often centered around making sure her neighbors, especially children, have enough to eat every day.
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