This week the Near West Side Partners interviewed a resident from Milwaukee's Pigsville neighborhood about how his community has responded to the coronavirus pandemic. William is a long time Wisconsin resident that grew up in Shorewood and moved into Milwaukee's [...]
This week, the Near West Side Partners interviewed Sarah Tramonte, Co-Director of Milwaukee Community Fridges, an organization looking to combat food insecurity in Milwaukee by creating fridges stocked with food across our city. Sarah and Co-Director Hataya Johnson set out [...]
Last month, Milwaukee County landlords filed nearly 1,500 eviction actions, a 26% increase from last year (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). This drastic increase in eviction actions can be attributed to the harsh economic conditions that are hurting renters across the city. [...]
The Near West Side Partners CNI Planning Team is excited to announce our partnership with Torti Gallas + Partners, who will assist with the Housing portion of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Transformation Plan. Perhaps most known in the City of [...]
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 [...]
