Here are some weekly, day and drop-in camps to keep your kids engaged this summer.
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NNS Summer Survival Guide: ‘Milwaukee is magical in the summer’: Readers share more of their favorite things to do
We asked readers to share their favorite things to do in the city in the summer. Here’s what they said.

EXCLUSIVE: Keisha Krumm leaving Common Ground; new successor named
Keisha Krumm, executive director of Common Ground, will step down this week after leading the organization for eight and a half years.
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Special Report

Zilber Neighborhood Initiative draws to a close
The Zilber Neighborhood Initiative, a project of the Zilber Family Foundation, recently drew to a close. The 10-year initiative worked to improve the quality of life in Lindsay Heights, Clarke Square and the Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods of Silver City, Burnham Park and Layton Park. The foundation is a key funder of Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.
NNS Video
Express Yourself Milwaukee presents ‘Kintsugi’
Express Yourself Milwaukee puts on a show with dance, music, spoken word, and visual arts performances featuring youth in collaboration with professional mentors.
On The Block

On the Block: Back to safety and how we once were
Kellie Carson, a Milwaukee native and Lincoln Center of the Arts teacher, stopped in at Shindig Coffee in the Sherman Phoenix on a recent Saturday morning. There she shared her perspective on what is needed to improve life in the central city.
NNS on the Radio

NNS on WGLB radio: The transformation of Westlawn Gardens
NNS reporter Mark Doremus talks with Saryea Murchison and Dennis Walton of WGLB radio about the transformation of Westlawn Gardens into a showpiece of modern urban design.
Community Corner
Posts From Community
Now Hiring: Youth Organizer
Dominican Center Awarded We Energies Foundation Grant for Amani Ring Project
Study aims to improve food access for African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes in Milwaukee
We need to do more to reduce tobacco’s impact on the LGBT community
Pardeep Singh Kaleka and Arno Michaelis to receive 2019 Robert H. Friebert Social Justice Award
Community Voices
OPINION: Let’s not revictimize the young victims of human trafficking
OPINION: Where are the teeth? The Fire and Police Commission has no business serving as the MPD’s watchdog
By Paul Mozina
OPINION: The Bucks may have lost, but Milwaukee definitely won
OPINION: How to keep your mom (and all the women you love) alive and healthy
Neighborhood Lens

A stroll through a park in-progress
In this photo gallery, Travis Hope of the KK River Neighbors in Action resident group revisits Pulaski Park to document his neighborhood park in the midst of major construction.

A morning at The Gathering
Robert Thompson’s children participate in programs at the COA Youth & Family Centers. He explains why he chose to photograph The Gathering’s Community Meal Program.