Residents won’t have to worry about utility disconnections until April thanks to a decision Thursday by the Public Service Commission.
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NNS Video: ‘We are newborn in this country’: Refugees celebrate at Neighborhood House holiday party
Refugees from across the world come to the Neighborhood House of Milwaukee to learn English and prepare for citizenship. Students and staff take time to celebrate with a potluck dinner, music and gifts during a holiday party.
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NNS Video: Franciscan Peacemakers opens retail store, outreach center for victims of sex trafficking
The Franciscan Peacemakers has opened a retail store and an outreach center in Walnut Hill for victims of sex trafficking.
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NNS Spotlight: ‘I don’t think I’d still be alive’: How one nonprofit is filling the gap for those left out of health insurance system
The goal of City on the Hill’s free clinic is to provide a medical “home” for the homeless: that is, people without insurance.
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As a teen, he was forced to bake. Now it’s his passion (and business).
Life is sweet for baker Alan Goodman, the winner of Rev-Up MKE 2019.
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Business class is in session: Catching up with previous Rev-Up MKE winners and finalists
As the small business competition celebrates its fourth year, NNS talks with previous winners to see what lessons can be learned from their experiences.
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‘We want to help build the foundation of the next big business’: Rev-Up MKE competition helps launch new entrepreneurs
Rev-Up MKE, a small business competition that has helped launch several successful businesses, will announce its latest winners Tuesday, Sept. 24.
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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.
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Potawatomi community celebrates $50 million redevelopment on Near West Side
Almost 30 years after acquiring the campus vacated by Concordia College, the Forest County Potawatomi have renovated and revitalized the property.
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So long to traditional senior centers? Policymakers rethink how to best serve an aging population
It will cost $24 million to keep the five county-run senior centers up and running by 2022, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report says.