On June 4, Concordia 27 and NWSP welcomed the Near West Side’s newest neighbor, Fruition MKE, an innovative co-working space that empowers Milwaukee thinkers to collaborate, use their creativity and grab a coffee! Located at the corner of 27th and [...]
By: Anne Marie Gunn On September 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Marquette University and Near West Side Partners a $1.3 million Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) grant to create a locally-driven, comprehensive strategy to [...]
‘Tis the Season to support local! From festive light displays to delicious foods, you can spend an entire day in the Near West Side celebrating the holidays and supporting local businesses. Read on for ideas about how you can spend [...]
Recognized community leader to focus on collaboration and increasing momentum on convening efforts MILWAUKEE – Near West Side Partners today announced that Lindsey St. Arnold Bell will serve as the organization’s next Executive Director. St. Arnold Bell succeeds NWSP’s inaugural [...]
By: Nina Winkler (NWSP Intern) Located at 1905 W Wisconsin Avenue. Redeemer Lutheran is an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America-affiliated congregation located in the heart of the Avenues West neighborhood. Under the guidance of Pastor Lisa, the church’s [...]
By Lauren Katayama, NWSP Intern Since its founding in 1959, David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc. has become one of the largest landscape contracting agencies in the nation. Their outstanding staff of professionals has delivered excellent commercial and residential services [...]
Mark Rolison, a real estate investor and developer, has purchased a new property in the Near West Side to develop. He’s been developing properties for many years. He stated that his inspiration for investing and developing properties around the city [...]
Over the last couple of months, you may have noticed different styles of street lights throughout the city of Milwaukee. Some lights are a bright white, illuminating the streets during the night, and others have been a sort of purplish [...]
As the Evicted exhibit attracts hundreds of visitors to the Mobile Design Box and continues to inspire city-wide conversations, the Near West Side Partners is challenged to provide answers as to how the organization is responding to this national crisis [...]
Since implementing the Action Activities initiative earlier this year, Near West Side Partners (NWSP) has recruited artists to design and install eight new murals in the neighborhood. This blog post is the second in a series profiling each artist (see [...]
