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Participate in the Norwood Neighborhood Community Game Night at Sherman Perk Coffee Shop; learn financial skills at the “Pink Hustle Business Series”; attend a job and resource fair for those who have been incarcerated; offer your input on affordable housing in Milwaukee; and get free books at Kosciuszko Park.
5 things to know and do the weekend of Sept. 2
Help clean up Washington Park; shop at Apostolic Missionary Church’s rummage sale; take a historical blues bike ride; go fishing with 100 Black Men of Milwaukee; and check out the last outdoor market for the 414Flea Summer Series at Zócalo Food Park.
Leaders seek solutions after outbreak of gun violence on South Side
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.
Worried about lead as a Wisconsin tenant or property owner? Here’s what to know.
Lead is a serious public health hazard — a neurotoxin that damages the brain and nervous system, especially in young children. Exposure can delay growth and development and cause problems with learning, behavior, hearing and speech, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Children can be poisoned by ingesting lead paint, lead-tainted water, […]
Milwaukee regulators can force landlords to fix lead hazards, but only if they can find them
News414 is a service journalism collaboration between Wisconsin Watch and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service that addresses the specific issues, interests, perspectives and information needs identified by residents of central city Milwaukee neighborhoods. Learn more at our website or sign up for our texting service here. It was one landlord. And another. And another. By the […]
Milwaukee renters face higher lead poisoning risks as city struggles to hold landlords accountable
‘We have to do something,’ a Milwaukee Health Department official says as the city rolls out a new approach to removing lead from older rentals.
5 things to know and do the week of Aug. 28
Attend a community meeting in the Midtown neighborhood; view the supermoon; learn about overdose awareness; attend classes on safe ways to get your child to sleep; and network with those interested in motion graphics.
Milwaukee gets national attention for collaborative housing effort
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has honored the Greater Milwaukee Foundation for working on housing issues with the Community Development Alliance.
5 things to know and do the weekend of Aug. 25
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mexican Fiesta; check out a festival in the Hampton Heights neighborhood; sample drinks at Brown, Black + Brews; get back-to-school services at Jelly Sosa’s Hair Bakery; and participate in Black August bicycle ride.
NNS Spotlight: How Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers plans to be a one-stop shop for health care
It’s an ambitious goal: to create a more integrated health care model while serving a higher number of patients. And that’s one of the reasons the Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers’ flagship site is expanding.
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