Power of the Partnership - Part 4: Beyond Flyers
Connecting to and engaging with the people that live, work and play in a neighborhood is one of the most difficult tasks for any...
Rev-Up at Washington Park Bandshell
As Washington Park Wednesdays wrapped up its glowing summer of concerts this past Wednesday with a spectacular tribute to Black American...
Marquette University's Homecoming
This October, Marquette’s Homecoming, which was reignited last year, will return, and it promises to be even bigger and better....
Up and Around Vliet Street
Rendering from the 2015 Near West Side Design Charette by Engberg Anderson If you haven't been down Vliet Street in a while, you should...
2017 Keeping the Near West Side Beautiful Recognition
Monday night at the Neighborhood of Neighborhoods (NeON) community meeting in addition to our presentations, we had the privilege of...
Artistic Board Up with A.W. E and O.N.G.
A rising freshmen at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Elijah Ashley-Youngblood, stoically walked up to the podium at a ribbon-cutting...
Power of the Partnership - Part 3: Nonprofits
As my eyes darted around a screen full of questions, figures and rows of data, I began to question myself - “Why didn’t I get a law...
Power of the Partnership - Part 2: Mayor Tom Barrett and City Departments
This spring, Mayor Tom Barrett delivered his 2017 “State of the City” address at Harley-Davidson Motor Company’s headquarters. The event...
Vliet Street Gallery Night and Day
Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22, Near West Side Partners presented their first Vliet Street Gallery Night and Day in conjunction...
Community Policing
Community Policing is defined by the U.S. Department of Justice as a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the...
