4 days ago · The Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service is an online source for objective, professional reporting about revitalization efforts in central city communities.

1 day ago · MCTS is looking for rider input as it plans route changes in the fall. (NNS file photo by Analise Pruni) There are still a few chances for you to have your voice heard about the Milwaukee County Transit System’s MOVE 2025 initiative. The initiative creates the opportunity for community feedback on ...

Milwaukee NNS traces its origins to the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative and United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee (UNCOM). Since inception, funders have included the Zilber Family Foundation, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Public Policy Forum, Northwestern Mutual Foundation, the Brewers Community Foundation, the Croen Foundation, the ...

Sep 17, 2024 · Our offices (including Wisconsin Watch’s Milwaukee location) will remain in the College of Communication, and we will continue to train and mentor the next generation of journalists and media leaders by offering internships and leveraging our expertise to the College of Communication and the rest of the university.

5 hours ago · Kenneth Ginlack, executive director of Serenity Inns, poses outside a facility that houses men in a drug treatment program on Milwaukee’s North Side. The organization helps men by providing up to 20 hours of mental health and substance use treatment each week. (Andy Manis for Wisconsin Watch) In ...

9 hours ago · “The main issue that we want to get on the record is that the city zoning process has no jurisdiction over a federal facility,” he said. The Department of Community Development, the City of Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services, the Milwaukee City Attorney’s Office and the City of Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission have been asked to …

Dec 29, 2024 · The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) is a national organization whose mission is to ensure that people in every community have access to trustworthy news and reliable information about issues that affect them. Today, it supports more than 475 independent newsrooms across the country to leverage ...

Jan 9, 2025 · For more information. Urban Indigenous League’s next Native Community Spaces event will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at SEOTS, 5233 W. Morgan Ave. The event will include making of vision boards, storytelling, food and giveaways. Learn more about the Urban Indigenous League on its Facebook page.. Catch up with the people and organizations who make Milwaukee great by reading “NNS ...

Aug 30, 2024 · I’ve been reporting for NNS since the news service launched in 2010, covering everything from the opioid epidemic to unequal law enforcement. Now I’m focused on gun violence solutions, perhaps my biggest challenge yet.

Nov 4, 2024 · Voces de la Frontera advocates for the rights of immigrants and workers. Community members gather for a citizenship class held in collaboration with the Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch.