Light & Unite Red kicked off its 2019 prevention campaign during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, providing educational games and resources at COA’s family fun night.
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MLK Day breakfast brings together Milwaukee leaders to celebrate Dr. King
Community members, elected officials and students filled the ballroom of the Italian Community Center on Jan. 21 to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Lloyd Street School teacher uses ‘mirror messages’ to combat bullying
Tiffany Miller, a special education teacher at the Lloyd Street campus of Milwaukee College Prep, writes a positive message on the girls’ bathroom mirror every day.
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Former Zilber exec plans to continue working to advance social justice
Susan Lloyd, the Zilber Family Foundation’s former executive director, spent the last 10 years leading the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative, which invested more than $50 million in the Lindsay Heights, Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods.
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Daughter of famed muralist carries on family tradition with new COA murals
Rozalia Hernandez-Singh, daughter of muralist Reynaldo Hernandez, is in the process of painting new murals at the COA Riverwest Center, including one featuring local sports figures.
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Basia Rose Designs boutique opens on North Avenue in Lindsay Heights
Basia Spencer, owner of fashion boutique Basia Rose Designs, recently opened her own shop at a former pop-up space at 1617 W. North Ave. in Lindsay Heights, where she shares space with other vendors.
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Sherman Park residents, police work to overcome distrust
Milwaukee Police Department Capt. Willie Murphy of District 7 said he is working to rebuild trust in police by fostering better relationships with community residents.
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Favorite of 2018: Food, culture, wellness entrepreneurs celebrate at Sherman Phoenix grand opening
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covered a wide range of stories focused on central city neighborhoods in the past year. NNS reporter Ana Martinez-Ortiz explains why the story republished here is her favorite among the pieces she wrote in 2018.
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Holiday lights show cheer in neighborhoods across the city
This gallery features festively decorated homes in each of the 18 neighborhoods NNS covers.
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Drug task force seeks community input on how to tackle epidemic
Milwaukee’s City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force recently held its fourth community engagement session, at which the group heard suggestions for tackling the overdose epidemic, including safe injection sites, more stable transitional housing for recovering addicts and stronger drug-prevention education in schools.