1. Kellner's

Written by: Jackie Reid Detloff

( Columns / Garden of the Month )

It may not be Florida, but for green-deprived Riverwesters at this time of the year, the next best thing to going south is to visit Kellner’s Greenhouses, the Garden of the Month for March. ...

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2. Don’t Forget to Vote Tuesday April 1

Written by: Janice Christensen

( Op-Ed / Editorial )

We have two great candidates in the Third Aldermanic District, Patrick Flaherty and Nik Kovac.

Word count: 95

3. Further Down Stream

Written by: Tess Reiss

( News / News Briefs )

FROLIC AT THE FOLLIES! Be amused and amazed by your neighbors at the Riverwest Follies - in celebration of six years of chewy news from the Riverwest Currents. See it all on Linneman’s vast stage...

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4. Free Clinics at Food Pantries

Written by: Emily DeLeo

( Columns / Health Matters )

Many local food pantries have been seeing a steady stream of people looking for food. Oftentimes these individuals are not only hungry, but are facing other challenges related to poverty, such as being...

Word count: 263

5. Al Blankschien

Written by: Jim Loew

( Features / Neighbor Spotlight )

Thin tubes of glass jut up like bamboo and twist around each other; they’re peppered with colors that could easily make their home in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. They’re like can...

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6. Help us make 2008 the Year of Phenology

Written by: Timothy Vargo

( News / Articles )

“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.” -Aldo Leopold ...

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7. Local Food! Local Fish! Milwaukee Urban Fish Production

Written by: Jon Bales

( Features / Features )

Jon Bales is founder of a new Milwaukee organization, the Urban Aquaculture Center, dedicated to demonstrating how urban fish production can become a sustainable foodproducing industry. Milwaukee has...

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8. Milele Coggs: New Vision for Sixth District

Written by: Charlesetta Thompson

( News / Articles )

“I feel that there is a lack of vision in the Sixth District.” Milele Coggs is confident as she prepares to square off against incumbent Mike McGee, Jr. in the April 1 election.

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9. Disposing of Pet Waste and CFLs

Written by: Belle Bergner

( Columns / Ask the Ecologist )

Q: Sometimes my dog’s poop gets lost in the snow before I can pick it up – especially when there are several feet of snow in the yard or next to the sidewalk. Is it OK to let this biodegr...

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10. UWM's Future

Written by: Greg Bird

( Op-Ed / Letters )

The biggest issue in the history of Milwaukee’s Riverwest/East Side is here. In the next two years, Milwaukee’s premier public education institution, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, ...

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