Kevin Kuschel, the new executive director of Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative, wants to engage with residents to help Clarke Square grow and thrive.
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NNS Spotlight: How Mitchell Street Arts plans to revive arts and culture on Milwaukee’s South Side
Mitchell Street Arts is bringing new energy to the arts and culture scene on Milwaukee’s South Side, serving as a hub where artists and residents can collaborate.
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Milwaukee teens give South Side community garden a new life
Milwaukee teens nurtured a community garden at 5th and Becher streets this summer as part of Growing Connections program.
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Leaders seek solutions after outbreak of gun violence on South Side
Fourteen individuals were shot on the South Side over a recent weekend. The surge of violence has left many residents fearful and community leaders pondering what can be done to stop the shootings.
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NNS update: Rest in peace, Jose Vasquez: Remembering a mentor and active community member
Milwaukee is mourning the death this week of Jose Vasquez, a mentor and active community member whom we wrote about four years ago
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NNS Spotlight: La Familia de Arte makes artists out of everyday South Siders
Some South Side residents don’t consider themselves to be artists. But La Familia de Arte brings the artist out of them anyway.
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Nearly half of all guns seized by Milwaukee police since 2020 come from 5 North and Northwest side ZIP code areas
The Milwaukee Police Department seized 8,076 firearms from Jan. 1, 2020, to July 2022, nearly half of which came from five North and Northwest side ZIP code areas.
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New Common Council President José Pérez draws on past experience to meet current challenges
Born on the city’s South Side, José Pérez has made history as the first Latino to hold the title of Common Council president. “I hope that I can be inspirational for people,” he says.
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‘We need to make sure we are empowering our neighbors’: JoAnna Bautch, VIA’s new executive director, shares vision for organization
JoAnna Bautch, 34, is the newly appointed executive director of VIA Community Development Corporation. She will replace Brianna Sas-Pérez, who announced her decision to step down from the role late last year.
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On the South Side, a historic Ukrainian church does what it can to support a country
St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church is the faith home to many in the city with roots in the old country. As violence continues in Ukraine, the parish’s members are doing what they can to help.