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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service A nonprofit newsroom for and about Milwaukee's diverse communities. NNS has won several prestigious awards, including a regional Edward R. and James L.
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đź“© Sign up for our newsletters: https://milwaukeenns.org/subscribe/ Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service (NNS) is an award-winning online source for objective, professional multimedia reporting on urban issues. NNS covers stories that are important to the people who live, work and serv

e in city neighborhoods, on topics such as education, public safety, economic development, health and wellness, environment, recreation, employment, youth development and housing. Murrow Award for excellence from RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association) in March 2012, and journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club in 2013 and 2014. NNS traces its origins to the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative. Funders have included the Zilber Family Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, John S. Knight Foundation, Argosy Foundation, Northwestern Mutual Foundation and Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University. Facebook Commenting Policy
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service encourages on-topic comments that promote discussion of community issues. We strongly discourage comments that personally attack or insult other commenters or the author of content written by NNS staff or other news organizations. We will delete comments that we deem to be hate speech, abusive, harassing, threatening or profane. Repeated violators will be banned from commenting.

Last week’s two-day Milwaukee Justice Strategy Blitz brought together community members to discuss how neighborhoods can...
06/05/2026

Last week’s two-day Milwaukee Justice Strategy Blitz brought together community members to discuss how neighborhoods can bounce back from flooding, prepare for future emergencies, shape public policy and demand solutions from leaders.

The group of attendees developed shared priorities and brainstormed actions through facilitated discussion, storytelling and other interactive activities.

Residents from North and South Side neighborhoods who were directly impacted by flooding in August and April shared personal stories about leaving their homes for months, paying out of pocket for repairs and having to advocate for themselves to get access to resources.

Read the full story here: https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/06/04/event-brings-residents-together-to-share-their-flood-stories-and-help-find-solutions-to-prevent-or-address-the-next-flood/

On a sunny Saturday morning, birders and nature enthusiasts of color gathered at Havenwoods State Forest for Milwaukee's...
06/04/2026

On a sunny Saturday morning, birders and nature enthusiasts of color gathered at Havenwoods State Forest for Milwaukee's Black Birders Week Community Celebration.

Dexter Patterson, co-founder of BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, said the organization’s long-term goal extends beyond birding.

“I would hope eventually that people see Black birders as just birders,” Patterson said.

Read the full story here: https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/06/03/black-birders-week-celebration-brings-community-together-at-havenwoods-state-forest/

By Jonathan Aguilar

Did Milwaukee really have to dump 2.7 billion gallons of sewage and stormwater into local waterways after April's storms...
06/04/2026

Did Milwaukee really have to dump 2.7 billion gallons of sewage and stormwater into local waterways after April's storms? A growing debate is emerging over this question.

Whistleblowers, community advocates and some county supervisors are calling for an independent audit of Veolia, the private company that operates the region's wastewater treatment plants, over concerns of mismanagement.

"I get angry at injustice and at things that are wrong," said Common Ground's Bob Connolly. "This is corporate abuse."

Read the full story here: https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/06/03/did-we-really-have-to-dump-2-billion-gallons-of-sewage-into-local-waterways-after-the-april-floods/

Imani Raiyne, founder of Kreative Fruitz, uses her art to make healthy eating more accessible and engaging across the ci...
06/03/2026

Imani Raiyne, founder of Kreative Fruitz, uses her art to make healthy eating more accessible and engaging across the city.

Milwaukee’s Culture Makers is a visual series that follows artists, musicians, chefs, designers and other types of creatives at work, capturing not only what they create but why they create.

Read the full story here: https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/05/11/peeling-back-barriers-milwaukee-fruit-artist-brings-a-fresh-approach-to-healthy-eating/

By Jonathan Aguilar

Opened in 2024 by Ernesto “Neto” Atkinson, The Catacombs of Neto Art Museum was designed as a space for conversation and...
06/03/2026

Opened in 2024 by Ernesto “Neto” Atkinson, The Catacombs of Neto Art Museum was designed as a space for conversation and connection, but not silence.

Milwaukee’s Culture Makers is a visual series that follows artists, musicians, chefs, designers and other types of creatives at work, capturing not only what they create but why they create.

Read the full story here: https://buff.ly/gcFrivk

By Jonathan Aguilar

After gaining national attention on Fox’s “LEGO Masters,” Milwaukee-native Nealita Nelson is using her platform to encou...
06/03/2026

After gaining national attention on Fox’s “LEGO Masters,” Milwaukee-native Nealita Nelson is using her platform to encourage creativity and community among builders of all ages.

Her story is the latest we're featuring as part of Milwaukee’s Culture Makers, a visual series that follows artists, musicians, chefs, designers and other types of creatives at work, capturing not only what they create but why they create.

Read the full story here: https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/06/02/culture-makers-nealita-nelson-is-building-community-one-lego-brick-at-a-time/

By Jonathan Aguilar

Muralists, chefs, drummers and other creatives of color are illuminating the pulse of their communities. We’re shining m...
06/03/2026

Muralists, chefs, drummers and other creatives of color are illuminating the pulse of their communities. We’re shining more light onto them through our ongoing series.

Milwaukee’s Culture Makers is a visual series that follows creatives at work, capturing not only what they create, but why they create.

We're celebrating and in some cases introducing readers to new and longtime artists of color whose extraordinary creativity and community pride is shaping Milwaukee.

Read the full column here: https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/06/02/milwaukees-culture-makers-highlights-the-creatives-that-are-shaping-our-city/

Read all the other Culture Makers’ profiles here: https://milwaukeenns.org/tag/culture-makers/

By Jonathan Aguilar

One Milwaukee organization is working to remove barriers that keep Black children and adults, especially beginners, from...
06/02/2026

One Milwaukee organization is working to remove barriers that keep Black children and adults, especially beginners, from experiencing golf.

We Black We Golf was created after one of its founders was stared down by a white guy and responded with, “Yes, we Black and we golf!”

“Golf is not just a game of exclusivity,” said Richard Badger, director and golf mentor of We Black We Golf, a social organization that introduces Black individuals to golfing through clinics, community outings and mentorship without competition.

Read the full story here: https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/06/01/local-golf-nonprofit-is-bringing-more-black-people-to-the-course/

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