Neighbor Spotlight: Paul Ryan
By Bridget Bishop Take an early spring walk along the greenway of Milwaukee’s Left Bank, say south from Kern Park towards Riverboat Road, and you’ll experience the collective work of generations of conservationists. You’ll likely traverse Koenen Land Preserve as you pass the Quaker Friends’ Meetinghouse, and may encounter at least one Northern Lights project, […]
Riverwest Currents February 2024 entire issue
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Neighbor Spotlight: Mary Ellen Pride,”Mystic Oracle”
by BB Bishop On a brilliant midsummer afternoon, MaryEllen Pride is at the top pf Reservoir Hill in Riverwest, explaining the practice of calling the quarters, part of the Neo-pagan protocol of casting a ritual circle, to a crowd of several dozen nonbelievers and practitioners alike. The occasion, a hand-fasting, or Wiccan wedding, is a […]
Neighbor Spotlight: Sharon McMurray and Charles Hampton
by Ellen C. Warren You could call Sharon McMurray and Charles Hampton prayer warriors. Their religious roots and associations make it clear that God is a big part of their action plan. They are also the fiercest of warriors in an arena where the odds are stacked against them; helping the formerly incarcerated to find […]
In a Barbie World
Director Greta Gerwig by Cooper Warner Why Barbie is worth your attention The opening scene of Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig (see Lady Bird and Little Women) is reminiscent of 2001: A Space Odyssey, in a vast and desolate landscape little girls play inattentively with the only toy available to them–baby dolls. Then, as if […]
Review Oppenheimer – The Movie
2023 – DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN The world goes MAD. The TRINITY TEST. The photo above was taken aproximately one tenth of a second after detonation. Time lapse camers were used by the a US government to record the event. Color film was not developed adequately to create a lasting image. Color movies of the event […]
George Paz Martin
GEORGE PAZ MARTIN In his memoryPEACE IS HIS MIDDLE NAMEIN HIS OWN WORDS Saturday, August 5, 2023, 1:00 p.m. Memorial Service For GeorgeZAO Church2319 East Kenwood Blvd(Formerly Kenwood United Methodist) Peace Action WI and the peace and justice community will be honoring the memory of George Martin, who was an organizer for Peace Action WI […]
Mighty Miss Erica: Neighbor Spotlight
By Ellen C Warren Starting around the age of two or three, “My mom said I always just sang, sang, sang all the time, through the house,” says Ms. Erica Johnson. “My dad was a record collector of the Blues. There was always Muddy Waters or KoKo Taylor going on in the house. Every day! […]
Riverwest Currents July 2023 Full Issue
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July 2023 Currents Calendar
Information compiled by Lee Gutowski 1 SATURDAYBLACK HUSKY BREWING Milwaukee’s Worst Trivia, 7pm. At least there’s beer to help you through it and you have a chance to win a $10, $20 or $30 gift card!CIRCLE A Alive at 8: Boy Dirt Car + VocokeshHOUSE OF RAD, 900 E Keefe Soft opening: Iwinski, Martens & […]
Remembering George Darrow
by Ann BabePhotos courtesy of Nancy Peske George Darrow died at age 70 on May 30, 2023, in Milwaukee. A New Yorker by birth, and a Milwaukeean by choice, George was a proud Riverwest resident whose community shaped him as much as he shaped it, through his many creative pursuits, his care for people, his […]
test calendar march 2024
March 2024 11Listen to Riverwest Radio –Your Neighborhood RadioActive Station, FM 104.1 Currents March Calendar1 FRIDAY March firstANODYNE COFFEE, 224 W BruceBandits on the Run + John Gallagher Jr. 8pm.$15+ARTBAR Live Music w/ Noah Hittner, 9pm bar centro Jazz Flux, 8-10:30pm. See website for details: centrocaferiverwest.com BREMEN CAFÉ Drumbalaya INSPIRATION STUDIOS, 1500 S 73rd Street […]
Neighbor Spotlight: Annie Minga aka Annie Oatmeal
by Ellen C. WarrenInterviewing Annie Oatmeal felt a bit like sitting in the middle of a carousel watching the horses go by, and she was on every one of them. Moving swiftly and knowledgeably from one subject to another her patter enthusiastically delivers a stream of sights, sounds and information.For instance, even before we get […]