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5 things to know and do the week of Sept. 4

September 4, 2023 by Chesnie Wardell Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Community Development Association, Kosciuszko Park, Milwaukee Children’s Museum Wonder Wagon, orwood Neighborhood, sherman perk coffee shop, Sherman Phoenix, Sherman Phoenix Foundation

5 things to know and do the weekend of Sept. 2

September 1, 2023 by Chesnie Wardell Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: 100 Black Men of Milwaukee, Apostolic Missionary Church, DNR Fishing Clinic, Grafton, Harley- Davidson, music, Paramount Records, Red Bike and Green, Urban Ecology Center, zocalo

Leaders seek solutions after outbreak of gun violence on South Side   

August 31, 2023 by Edgar Mendez 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: Community, Public Safety, South Tagged With: Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, Amanda Rodriguez, celebration, city of milwaukee, gun violence, homicide, Julian Haliga, Marena Velez, Marty Calderon, Mayor Cavalier Johnson, Milwaukee Baseball Club, milwaukee police department, Peace Learning Center, shootings, South Side, Team Unified, Travis Hope

Worried about lead as a Wisconsin tenant or property owner? Here’s what to know. 

August 29, 2023 by Farrah Anderson Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: Community, Health and Wellness

Milwaukee regulators can force landlords to fix lead hazards, but only if they can find them

August 29, 2023 by Farrah Anderson Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Community, Health and Wellness

Milwaukee renters face higher lead poisoning risks as city struggles to hold landlords accountable 

August 28, 2023 by Farrah Anderson 1 Comment

‘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.

Filed Under: Community, Health and Wellness

5 things to know and do the week of Aug. 28

August 28, 2023 by Chesnie Wardell Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Blackbox Visual, City of Milwaukee Health Department, Garden District, Inc., Midtown neighborhood, motion design, Serenity Inns, The Vine Humboldt, Twelve Step Club

Milwaukee gets national attention for collaborative housing effort

August 25, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Community, Housing Tagged With: Bader Philanthropies, Brian Sonderman, Community Development Alliance, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, habitat for humanity, Janel Hines, Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Teig Whaley-Smith, U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, Wells Fargo, zilber family foundation

5 things to know and do the weekend of Aug. 25

August 25, 2023 by Chesnie Wardell Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Community

NNS Spotlight: How Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers plans to be a one-stop shop for health care

August 24, 2023 by Trisha Young Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Community, Health and Wellness, NNS Spotlight Tagged With: American Rescue Plan Act, City of Milwaukee Health Department, Deb Standridge, Dr. Julie Schuller, Dr. Mark Lodes, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network, Gov. Tony Evers, sixteenth street community health centers, State Healthcare Infrastructure Capital Grant Program, the deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services

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