Cream Skills Inc. is in its eighth season this summer, offering free participation to Milwaukee youths with a focus on basketball, community and personal development.
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Enjoy summer in Milwaukee with free neighborhood concerts and community events
Many free community concerts, events, markets and activities are happening in neighborhoods in Milwaukee this summer.
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Video: Milwaukeeans share what they want RNC visitors to know about their city
The Republican National Convention, or RNC, is being held in Milwaukee this week. We asked several Milwaukeeans what they like most about their city and what they want the RNC to know.
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How some Milwaukee advocacy organizations are responding to the RNC
With the Republican National Convention in town, we’ve asked local organizations, activists and advocacy groups to share what they are planning and if and how their services will change during the convention.
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Tax appointments for former SDC clients will close at IRS office on July 24
Tax-filing appointments for Social Development Commission clients will be wrapping up at the IRS office this month, according to the SDC board.
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Inside the NNS Newsroom: Meet Grace Cady, our summer reporting fellow
Grace Cady, a recent Marquette University graduate, joins the NNS team this summer as a full-time reporting fellow, covering arts and culture in the Milwaukee community.
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We are in the last week of Summerfest. Here are some ways to get in for free
Summerfest’s final week is here, but it’s not too late for Milwaukee residents on a budget to take advantage of free admission deals.
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How Milwaukee’s Native community is fighting a surge in opioid deaths
Indigenous communities in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin are in the grips of an opioid epidemic, experts warn.
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In Milwaukee primary, left-wing incumbent faces party-line challenger
Rep. Ryan Clancy, D-Milwaukee, is being challenged by Jarrod Anderson in the Democratic primary race to represent Wisconsin’s 19th Assembly District.
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SDC’s inconsistent meeting notices raise transparency concerns. Here’s what you need to know.
Since suspending operations in late April, the Social Development Commission has not consistently posted public notices for its board meetings.