With the season for family gatherings and celebrations fast approaching, doctors advise people to get vaccinated to stay safe and healthy over the holidays and throughout the winter season.
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Posted inCommunity, Neighborhoods, North
A very special delivery: How this Milwaukee mom will feed hundreds on Christmas Day
Johnna Taylor is organizing deliveries of hundreds of meals to Milwaukee’s 53206 ZIP code and beyond on Christmas Day to support mothers and families in need.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community
Abandoned properties get a new life with his murals
If you have traveled across the city lately, the murals of Gabriel Jesus Thomas may have caught your attention. His pieces can be seen on abandoned storefronts on the city’s North and East sides.
Posted inCommunity, Housing, North
How Djdade Denson is building community and changing lives in Milwaukee
Whether he’s on a construction site, working at his North Side restaurant, Coffee Makes You Black, or camping on the Mississippi River, Djdade Denson sees his purpose as serving the community.
Posted inCommunity
Where to find free Thanksgiving meals in Milwaukee (and how to help your neighbors)
Find out where you can get free meals and how you can help your neighbors this Thanksgiving.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness, North
North Side residents can get free pet care services through the Pets for Life program
The Wisconsin Humane Society’s Pets for Life program exists to spread support and kindness among families with pets on the North Side.
Posted inCommunity, Inside the NNS Newsroom, Neighborhoods
Inside the NNS Newsroom: Meet Meredith Melland, our new neighborhoods reporter
Meredith Melland will be covering neighborhoods, local nonprofits and people for Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service as a Report for America corps member.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do the weekend of July 29
Make a father/son outing come true; learn how to implement hip-hop into playing chess; celebrate at a block party; join a biking expedition; and receive free school supplies.
Posted inCommunity, Public Safety
JusticePoint offers incarceration alternatives in Milwaukee. Two judges tried to cancel its contract.
Municipal Court officials refuse to comment on efforts to cancel JusticePoint’s contract without lining up an alternative provider. A legal ruling allows the services to continue — for now.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do the weekend of July 21
Connect with individuals at Milwaukee Recreation’s ice cream social; dance away at COA Youth & Family Centers’ kids prom; celebrate Latino Conservation Week at the park; learn how to fix your bike; and apply for Safe & Sound’s essay contest.