It was just a few weeks ago that when watching a group of children crossing the street on Vliet my hair raised on the back of my neck. Children, our children in the Near West Side community were darting in [...]
Commercial corridor audits are a popular tool used to gather basic data on street-level business activity in a community. These audits provide insight into the current state of the local business sector. They accomplish this through surveyors who track business-related [...]
Individuals experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity face many challenges in their day-to-day activities. This week I was able to speak with Jesica Ballenger and Kelly Hedge, community prosecutors for the City of Milwaukee, about the physical and mental health concerns [...]
PCORE stands for Patient Centered Outcomes Research for Employees. If you’re like me, you’re thinking “what does that mean?” This week I had the opportunity to speak with Marquette University professors Dr. Dan Pinto, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, and [...]
“[The PPP] really made the difference to help keep businesses open and help keep people employed.” This is a quote from Frank Sterbin, a proud Marquette University MBA graduate and Senior Vice President of Business Banking with Town Bank. This [...]
For many community organizations, being able to share the work that is being done is almost as important as the work being done itself. NWSP prides itself in being able to keep community members up to date about things happening [...]
This week the Near West Side partners is doing a different kind of blog post, a community spotlight on a problem within our neighborhoods. It was recently brought to our attention that there have been multiple instances of dumpings of [...]
This week the Near West Side interviewed residents of Milwaukee's Avenues West Neighborhood about how COVID-19 has impacted their community and daily life. For this neighborhood we specifically chose to interview college students from Marquette University's campus in the Avenues [...]
Pete’s Pops, Triciclo Peru, Hands in Harmony-- you know them, you love them, and they are all located in the Near West Side’s up and coming commercial corridors! This week I had the opportunity to speak with Allyson Nemec and [...]
In 2018, Near West Side Partners and Marquette University were awarded a three-year $1.3 million planning grant to create a locally-driven, comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plan for the Near West Side. This grant, called the Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI), aims to [...]
