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The Community Voice of Milwaukee's Left Bank
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Ask the Ecologist

What to Do with Hazardous Waste

Q: How do I dispose of old paint cans and other hazardous waste?

A: With latex paint, use up as much as you can, then pour the rest out into a pan and allow it to dry. You can dispose of the dried paint and the can in your trash...

Nature Notes

Eco Friendly Gifts
from the Urban Ecology Center

Do you have difficulty coming up with unique gifts for friends and family? Why not keep both their interests and the environment in mind when buying this holiday season? Eco-friendly gifts are abundant, and you can find a great gift for nearly anyone with a little investigation.

Are you ready to landscape with Wisconsin native plants but aren’t sure which ones are best suited to your sliver of urban green space?

Green Spaces

Bridging the Divide

A project along the Milwaukee River has potential to be a great example of how inter-governmental bodies, non-profits, and developers can work together to create a green infrastructure for its citizens...

Cancer is the most dreaded disease. Many of us have it – some don’t know it yet. Most of us fear getting it. Yet few of us know what it is, and even fewer of us have any idea of what causes it or how to cure it.



  Columns - Riverwest Currents: The Community Voice of Milwaukee's Left Bank
 
 
This month’s column… poem whatever label it needs…was inspired by the conversations I’ve had these past two months with an amazing circle of teens, parents, youth development professionals and a “few” neighborhood residents. The Youth Leadership Circle is a grassroots organization that has been formed out of the Summer of Peace Initiative based on a need for “real conversations” between youth, teens, young adults and older adults seeking to “hear” one another.

2004 ended harsh and left me with a heavy heart.

All I want for Christmas is Kwanzaa. I fell out of love with the commercial offerings of Christmas when I was 10 years old...

Do you have difficulty coming up with unique gifts for friends and family? Why not keep both their interests and the environment in mind when buying this holiday season? Eco-friendly gifts are abundant, and you can find a great gift for nearly anyone with a little investigation.

Cancer is the most dreaded disease. Many of us have it – some don’t know it yet. Most of us fear getting it. Yet few of us know what it is, and even fewer of us have any idea of what causes it or how to cure it.

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Hot Diggity Doggs
Mazen Muna had already been paying rent at 1433 East Brady Street for a couple months before he knew what kind of restaurant he wanted to open. What he did know was how important location is to the success of a new business.

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Wayne Carter really likes his car. He has good reason to, having worked many hours at odd jobs to save up for a 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera. He uses his car to get around the neighborhood and to his sister’s house. More importantly, he needs his car to get to school and work.
 
 

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