Over the summer, NNS photographer Sue Vliet captured images of murals around town, from lesser-known artworks to familiar favorites to pieces whose paint is still wet.
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NNS Spotlight: How Lupe Martinez went from a migrant worker to a CEO
Lupe Martinez hails from a migrant worker family, but for 45 years he’s been CEO of UMOS, an agency that began by helping migrant seasonal workers.
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NNS Video: A taste of Cesar E. Chavez Drive (and it’s not anything related to food)
Cesar E. Chavez Drive is so much more than restaurants these days. It’s also about business. We talk to the folks on the frontline.
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Dressed for success: A bustling fashion scene plays out along Cesar E. Chavez Drive
Walk between West National and Greenfield avenues on the Near South Side, and you will see a vibrant fashion destination, with at least half a dozen locally owned clothing stores that sell styles not found anywhere else.
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We had way too much fun with you on National Avenue!
We lugged our vintage living room set to the Silver City InterNational Festival for family photos and the community made it worth our while.
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Get your family photo at Silver City InterNational Festival
NNS will be hosting a community photo shoot from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 as part of Silver City InterNational Festival. Come meet the staff and get a professional photo taken as your reward.
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NNS Spotlight: ’I have an unwavering belief that all of our kids can achieve’: New CEO of Carmen is on a mission
Jennifer López knows firsthand the challenges of attending under-resourced schools. It didn’t stop her. And she wants the 2,000 students at Carmen to soar as well.
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Could Wisconsin be the next ‘sanctuary state’ for undocumented immigrants?
Two bills authored by State Rep. Marisabel Cabrera would ban using Wisconsin facilities to detain immigrants and would effectively make Wisconsin a “sanctuary state” for those who are undocumented.
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NNS UPDATE: South Side church removes controversial banners of accused child rapist
After weeks of controversy, banners featuring the leader of a Mexico-based megachurch who was arrested and charged in June with child rape, human trafficking and other crimes have been taken down.
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You ought to be in pictures. Wait. You were.
Here are some of the beautiful faces the NNS team met as we did family portraits at Washington Park Wednesdays and at “Music at Mitchell Park” on Sunday.