Learn how Urban Ecology Center is expanding and renovating its Washington Park location; find out about the expungement and pardon process; get tips on how to care for indoor plants in the winter; stretch and relax with a chair yoga session; and learn more about evictions and eviction prevention.
Milwaukee County
Posted inCommunity, Public Safety
A new report examines substance-use disorder services in Milwaukee County as drug overdose deaths continue to soar
A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds gap in substance-use disorder services as Milwaukee County is on pace to surpass its all-time high for drug overdose deaths for the fourth consecutive year.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do the weekend of Sept. 30
Check out the last outdoor market of the season for Latina vendors; attend a housing resource fair hosted by VIA CDC; support a market for local creatives; take in story time with muralist and author Tia Richardson at Alice’s Garden Urban Farm; and give feedback on a proposed bus route for 27th Street.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Aug. 22 to Aug. 26
Give feedback on next year’s Milwaukee County budget; attend a pop-up farmers market on the North Side; join a ‘Blue Like Me’ screening and discussion at America’s Black Holocaust Museum; listen to “Soul Unplugged” at Garfield’s 502 with Sondra B Soulful; and attend the kid-friendly playtime at Alice’s Garden.
Posted inCommunity
Fight COVID MKE antibody study seeks Black and Latinx volunteers
Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin are seeking participants for a study of COVID-19 antibodies with the hopes of finding out how the coronavirus has affected Milwaukee County residents.
Posted inCommunity, Neighborhoods, Opinion: Community Voices
OPINION: Why I want to be ‘Mixx Wisconsin’
As the first nonbinary contestant (that I know of) running in this Wisconsin state pageant, I want to put some respect on my identity and my journey.
Posted inCarousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News
5 things to do and know the weekend of Jan. 8
Make a mosaic; attend a virtual dance party; enjoy the winter wonderland at Lincoln Park; shop at the Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market; and view “Embodied Truths.”
Posted inNeighborhoods, News
5 things to do and know the weekend of Oct. 16
Check out Nō Studios’ Social Justice Summit; get a flu shot at Gee’s Clippers; attend Amani United’s health and healing fair; make a candle with Vibez Creative Arts Space; and support Tricklebee Cafe’s fundraiser.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods, Public Safety
The NNS coronavirus update: What Milwaukee residents need to know the week of Oct. 12
New testing centers are opening this week, as the National Guard prepares to end its deployment at the city’s two largest sites.