Attend a housing resource fair in Sherman Park; check out Bike and Play Fest; support Homer Blow’s annual community birthday party; clean up in Walker’s Point; and enter the Rev-Up MKE business competition.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: May 22 to May 26
Check out the opening of the temporary MLK library branch; get information on community grants from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation; purchase plants at Dominican Center’s “Bloom and Groom” sale; hear personal stories from teens on the theme “spill the tea”; and get job training for high-paying careers in system maintenance.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Sept. 2
Witness a mural unveiling with artist Anna Rose Menako; attend a block party sponsored by the Black Rose Initiative for near North Side neighborhoods; check out a free school supply giveaway and block party; learn to harvest and braid sweetgrass at the Native Wellness Garden; and go to Sherman Phoenix’s front porch series featuring poet Brit Nicole.
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Four years ago today, Sherman Park erupted in violence. We look back.
On Aug. 13, 2016, the neighborhood was thrust into the spotlight after violence erupted following the death of Sylville Smith, who was fatally shot by a Milwaukee Police Department officer.
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Voices of Sherman Park: Three years later: ‘Give us a voice at the table,’ young people say
Young people from the Sherman Park neighborhood reflect on the unrest that took place after the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith by a Milwaukee police officer three years ago.
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Unrest in Sherman Park: Three years later: The weekend
Three years ago this week, unrest in Sherman Park put the neighborhood-and our city-in the national spotlight. But what’s happened to the community since then? That’s the question we seek to answer this week – and our focus for the remainder of the year. Milwaukee County Sheriff’s vehicles patrol Sherman Park as park-goers enjoy the […]
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NNS Summer Survival Guide: May the Fourth be with you! Here’s what’s happening in our neighborhoods.
From a pie-eating contest at Mitchell Park to free ice cream in Sherman Park, check out what’s happening in our neighborhoods.
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NNS Summer Survival Guide: Food pantries are a click away
Churches and community centers are the unsung heroes of our neighborhoods, with many hosting food pantries and meal programs.
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5 things to know in Milwaukee: June 3 to June 8
From walks with the mayor to cleaning up Sherman Park, there’s much to do this week. Here are some of our picks.
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NNS on Lake Effect Radio: Unrest in Sherman Park
NNS reporter Jabril Farij goes on the air with Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to talk about protests in Sherman Park in the wake of the police shooting of 23-year-old Silville Smith