Don’t forget to vote early (last day is Saturday); attend a puppet show based on “Magical Black Tears Experience”; check out a community wellness fair; join a Wisconsin Black Historical Society kids tour; and hear stories of Black environmentalists.
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Posted inCommunity, Education
Daddy/Daughter Dance is back after a two-year hiatus
The annual Daddy/Daughter Dance takes place Saturday, Feb. 18. But you must register for the popular event by Monday, Feb. 13.
Posted inCommunity, Housing
UPDATE: Citing safety concerns, Milwaukee will not release a list of warming rooms this winter
The Milwaukee Continuum of Care will not release its annual list of warming rooms because of safety concerns.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
Why are so few young children in Milwaukee County getting the updated COVID boosters?
Despite collaborations among health departments, hospitals and community clinics, parents are slow to get their young children the updated COVID vaccines.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
OPINION: Black Americans still lag in COVID-19 vaccination rates. We must use culturally attuned strategies to address the issue.
Representing nearly 13% of the U.S. population, the Black community is one of our country’s communities hit hardest by the COVID pandemic. We must fix this.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community, NNS Spotlight, South
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.
Posted inCommunity, Housing
‘They help us find a common ground’: How Mediate Milwaukee serves tenants and landlords
Mediate Milwaukee, 1915 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, is a nonprofit that provides free mediation services for tenants and landlords.
Posted inCommunity
Milwaukee County Dine Out Program pays small businesses to feed older residents
The Milwaukee County Dine Out Program feeds older residents and pays restaurants owned by people of color, women and/or veterans.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Aug. 1 to Aug. 5
Register for a driver’s ed program for MPS students; learn how to provide public comment on the city budget; attend a health fair at Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center; watch “Malcolm X” at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society; and meet the application deadline for Rev-Up MKE.
Posted inCommunity
Public awareness campaign seeks to increase vaccination rates among young children and adults 65 and older
The two-part public awareness campaign seeks to increase vaccination rates among young children and adults 65 and older. It focuses on Milwaukee’s lowest-vaccinated areas, including ZIP codes 53206, 53216, 53218 and 53210, which are all on the North Side.