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If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/milwaukeenns.org\/submit-a-story\/?indypress=story\"><em> clicking here<\/em><\/a><em> at least two weeks in advance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/18z5LVkPXM\/\">Monthly Harambee Neighborhood Improvement District Board Meeting<\/a>: <strong>Tuesday, May 26<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet community members, share ideas and ask questions at the Harambee Neighborhood Improvement District\u2019s monthly board meeting at the Milwaukee Public Library\u2019s Martin Luther King Branch, 2901 N. Martin Luther King Drive, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/18z5LVkPXM\/\">More information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/18m7PT8YH2\/\">The Dee Business Blueprint<\/a>: <strong>Tuesday, May 26<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoid beginner mistakes and learn how to prepare finances for starting a business with Dee Business Solutions LLC at the Milwaukee Central Library, 814 W. 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