COA Youth & Family Centers held its Family of the Year fundraising luncheon last month at the Italian Community Center and recognized two Milwaukee families for making a difference in our communities. The Lorenzya Polnitz Family. Lorenzya Polnitz was first introduced to COA in 2019 as a guest at the...

Tannette Elie, an award-winning journalist with 20 years of print/digital media experience, has been named the new managing editor of NNS. She succeeds O. Ricardo Pimentel, who retired in September. Elie serves as vice president of print for the Wisconsin Black Media Association and is a lecturer in communication at...

If you’re looking for health insurance, now is the time to enroll. Open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, and Medicaid renewal are underway. Advocates warn that thousands of Wisconsinites may be at risk of losing their health insurance for 2024 if they don’t...

It’s Monday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by clicking here at least two weeks in advance. 1. Free Produce: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Every Monday,...

Earlier this year, Safe & Sound hosted an essay contest and asked young people to share how to keep communities safe. Here are the winners and their essays. ‘If we as a community get together, we can make a difference and be heard’. First Place: Sebastian Rubalcava, 17, attends St....

It’s Friday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by clicking here at least two weeks in advance. 1. Female Veteran Diva Day: Friday, Dec. 1. The...

As soon as Rafael Mercado gets word in his South Side neighborhood that people are overdosing on a bad batch of fentanyl-laced drugs, he races to distribute Narcan before more lives are lost. Narcan, a drug used to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses, is in short supply in Milwaukee....

Thanks to a contribution from Milwaukee County, Near West Side Partners is one step closer to its $20 million funding goal for Concordia 27, as the organization prepares to open the first finished space in the complex in mid-December. In the 2024 budget, Milwaukee County allocated $2 million in affordable...

If you have traveled around the city lately, the murals of Gabriel Jesus Thomas may have caught your attention. Thomas’ artwork can be seen on abandoned storefronts on the city’s North and East sides. Some of them are located at the intersections of Holton and Locust streets, 35th Street and Villard Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Port Washington Road.

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical” returns to the Marcus Center’s Todd Wehr Theater this holiday season after its last run in 2018. The musical is based on the play by Barbara Robinson and created by the husband/wife team of Jahnna Beecham (playwright/lyricist) and Malcolm Hillgartner (composer/lyricist).

After serving the Washington Park neighborhood for over three decades, United Methodist Children’s Services of Wisconsin has changed its name to better reflect its approach to addressing poverty in the community. It’s now called Rooted & Rising – Washington Park. Leaders revealed the new name to the...

It’s Monday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by clicking here at least two weeks in advance. 1. Medicare 101: Tuesday, Nov. 28. Attend drop-in sessions...

It’s Friday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by clicking here at least two weeks in advance. 1. Certified Nursing Assistant Meet and Greet: Friday, Nov....

At 28, Djdade Denson has already established himself as a leader. He co-owns a successful North Side coffee shop, oversees a camp for youths and is developing expertise in construction and development. Denson is a co-owner of Coffee Makes You Black, a restaurant and gathering space that has operated at...

Milwaukee Recreation Youth Sports hosted the third annual Citywide Middle School Girls Basketball Tournament at South Division High School on Friday and Saturday. Congress School won the championship game, beating Golda Meir 35-21 Thirteen middle school teams, grades sixth through eighth, played in the single elimination tournament. Milwaukee Recreation is...

It’s Monday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by clicking here at least two weeks in advance. 1. Real Men Real Talk: Monday, Nov. 20. Men...

For Leonard Wilson, what began asa passion for fitness has become a mission to improvethe lives of Black cancer survivors in Milwaukee and their loved ones. Wilson is a fitness trainer and founder of Divine Intervention Fitness and has formed community partnerships to train youths and adults to live healthier lifestyles since 2006.

It’s Friday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by clicking here at least two weeks in advance. 1. Adopt-a-River Cleanup at Mitchell Park: Saturday, Nov. 18.

We’ve compiled a list of community meals and turkey giveaways before Thanksgiving and on Thanksgiving Day. And we also offer tips on how you can donate your money or time to help keep people fed this holiday season. (Did we miss anything? If so, please put in comments or...

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service invites community members to submit opinion pieces of 500-800 words on topics of interest to central city Milwaukee. To send a submission for consideration, please email info@milwaukeenns.org. The views expressed are solely those of the authors. If you live anywhere in the Milwaukee area, you live...