A longtime NNS reporter and Milwaukee native, Mendez brings deep community connections and editorial leadership to his new role. This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service (NNS), the nonprofit newsroom dedicated to covering the city’s diverse neighborhoods, has promoted veteran journalist Edgar Mendez to managing editor following a national search. A resident of Milwaukee’s Clarke Square neighborhood, Mendez has long grounded his work in the needs of the community. “It’s funny how the national search for managing editor led us to a local treasure who was already in our newsroom,” Smith said.