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http://www.mptv.org/localshows/around_the_corner/
“Cooperative” Riverwest • Featured in MPTV Series
Wonderful preview at linnemans read the story and watch the video on
February 1st, 2012
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by Marissa Reik
We are all familiar with the benefits of physical activity. Engaging in a normal exercise routine as part of a healthy lifestyle can optimize immune functioning, boost our body’s energy level, and help keep us you |
January 12th, 2012
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by Suzanne Zipperer photos are Aerial of site and rendering of proposed development
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December 30th, 2011
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by Peggy Schulz
There’s a feeling in the air, and it has nothing to with meteorology. It might fall under the wide category of sociology or even anthropology.
It’s a sense of empowerment and a willingness to fight the status |
December 28th, 2011
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by Michael Pettit photo by Jenny Hazard
A Month of Occupy Milwaukee in Garden Park
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December 2nd, 2011
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November 9th, 2011
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Riverwest Co-op:
by Erin Christman
They all say the same thing: that ten years ago, they couldn’t even have imagined the Co-op lasting this long.
No matter how many times I ask the founding members of the Riverwest Co-op & |
November 9th, 2011
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Milwaukee Film Festival Sept 22 – Oct 2
Riverwest Videographer Offers “Valley Maker”
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September 1st, 2011
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by Sue Blaustein
The chickens are coming July 28! On May 24, Milwaukee
aldermen amended Chapter 78 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances by an 8-5 vote to
allow the keeping of chickens in the City of Milwaukee. Madi |
June 30th, 2011
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by Michael Timm
In an unprecedented, protracted battle for the political future of the Badger State, Sandy Pasch stands at the front lines. You might not sense the warrior within from her appearance. Her slight stature is unimposing and the |
June 30th, 2011
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( News / Arts and Entertainment ) | Jason Groschopf is moving to Portland and we will miss our comics guru. comic by Coth.
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June 30th, 2011
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( News / Arts and Entertainment ) | Riverwest Artist Jesse Graves, who lives in Riverwest, is one of the lead artists for the IN:SITE project. He has a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and is currentlly student teaching. |
June 5th, 2011
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( Features / Neighbor Spotlight ) | by Penny Ziemer FordPaul Ziemer (left) builds a snow bunny. Center back, his nephew Allen Abrahamson; right, his daughter Penny Ziemer; center front, his niece and goddaughter Janice Christensen. 1950s. |
May 30th, 2011
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( News / Arts and Entertainment ) | Planting Before Rain by Harvey Taylor We saw clouds gathering in the West,and heard the weather forecast:scattered showers over the next couple of days,along with a warming trend, just the incentivewe needed for Spring planting. We wor |
May 5th, 2011
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( News / Articles ) | Click on Link for Calendar: http://www.riverwestcurrents.org/Calendar/index.html |
May 3rd, 2011
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( News / Articles ) | by Jim Loew If You Go:Saturday, May 14 Pub Crawl, Sunday May 21 Spaces & Traces Housing Tour5PM – 9:30PMPresale ticket prices: $20 (HMI members) | $25 (nonmembers) - One ticket for both events - Ticket locations at end of story. |
May 3rd, 2011
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( Features / Neighbor Spotlight ) | by Susan Blaustein ~ photo by Joshua SuttonOn New Year’s Eve 2011, I had a gathering at my house. Most of the people present that night, with a few exceptions, live on the 3400 blocks of Pierce, Fratney or Bremen Streets. |
April 3rd, 2011
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( News / Articles ) | Buses: Lean, Green Transportation Machinesby Peggy SchulzPublic transportation, by virtue of the number of riders in each vehicle, always has been “greener” than individual drivers relying solely on automobiles for their transportation ne |
April 3rd, 2011
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( News / Articles ) | by Jim Loew, photo by Joshua Sutton For 67 years, the house at 2565 N. Humboldt Blvd. was owned and occupied by the same family. In fact, it was even designed by one of the family members. |
March 1st, 2011
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( Features / Neighbor Spotlight ) | Neighbor Spotlight – Tess Kenneyby Sue Blaustein, photo by Peter DiAntoniTheresa Kenney – Riverwest Neighborhood Association’s 2010 “Neighbor of the Year” – gets up early. Her morning routine includes brewing a cup |
March 1st, 2011
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( News / Articles ) | The Houses of RiverwestThe Octagon HouseThis is the second of seven stories spotlighting historic Riverwest houses. Riverwest will be the featured neighborhood for Historic Milwaukee’s “Spaces and Traces” tour in May, 2011. |
January 3rd, 2011
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( Features / Neighbor Spotlight ) | By Nick Kotecki Photo by Joshua Sutton Justin Ross’s favorite color is green. He likes long walks on the beach, bubble baths, eating pizza and hot fudge sundaes. His favorite restaurant in Milwaukee is the Alem Ethiopian Village (307 E. Wi |
January 2nd, 2011
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( Features / Neighbor Spotlight ) |
Centering Life Near Center Street
by Suzanne Zippererer, Photo Joshua Sutton
I had seen Ruth Weill’s name a lot in Riverwest communications and she had seen mine, but somehow we never met.
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October 25th, 2010
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October 1st, 2010
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( Features / Neighbor Spotlight ) |
Nathan Moomaw
by Nick Kotecki, photo by Lisa Marie
Knapp
Nathan Moomaw has his hands in the
dirt. He runs the show every Sunday at the Riverwest Gardeners
Market. He keeps the grounds clean. He coordinates the vendors. He
assists custom |
August 3rd, 2010
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Gardener’s Market Follows the Trend
toward Local Produce
by Suzanne Zipperer
Why is it called Gardeners Market and
not Farmers Market was my first question to Nathan Moomaw, manager of
the Sunday market on the corner of Br |
August 3rd, 2010
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( News / Arts and Entertainment ) | LSF Photos by Dan Mullen, Layout by Jason Groschopf |
July 1st, 2010
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( Features / Neighbor Spotlight ) | by Lucy BenkaPatricia has suffered a lifetime of neglect and abuse from those who were supposed to love and protect her. Patricia was abandoned by her mother at age twelve and sent to live with her grandmother. Her first night there she was raped by |
June 4th, 2010
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( Features / Neighbor Spotlight ) | by Tiffany DonaldIn her role as director of COA’s Adult Basic Education/GED program, longtime Riverwest resident Wendy Green has the important job of demonstrating to her young students that life can change in positive and unexpected ways. Her |
June 4th, 2010
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( News / Articles ) | At Home in Riverwest Since 1970by Sally Kraus |
June 4th, 2010
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( News / Articles ) | by Lucy BenkaMeta House is a nationally-recognized treatment center that provides alcohol and other drug abuse treatment services designed specifically for women. |
May 6th, 2010
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( News / Articles ) Adopt-a-Beach ™ Spring Trainings ScheduledTuesday April 20, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.- Milwaukee Environmental Consortium
April 13th, 2010
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by Jessica Wineberg Binder and Kevin Luecke
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
To many, crocuses and other flowersare the first sign of spring. To Jacob Newborn of the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, more crowded bike lanes indicate that |
March 30th, 2010
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( News / Articles ) "Don’t Quit Your Day Job” • Local Farming Needs Infrastructure Support •by Suzanne ZippererThere’s a lot of talk about local food production. We need to move from a global food system with marginal profits for fa
March 1st, 2010
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( News / Articles ) | Time Exchange Launches in the Riverwest by Debbie DavisStart with any three block area in the Riverwest. Take an inventory of all the human resources. You will most likely find carpenters, chefs, childcare providers, website designers, arti |
March 1st, 2010
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( Features / Neighbor Spotlight ) | Cackleby Catherine Jozwik photo by Lindsay Mauk |
March 1st, 2010
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( News / Articles ) by Catherine JozwikBrian Dettmering, Riverwest’s friendly neighborhood accountant, is well-prepared to answer his clients’ questions about taxes and accounting out of his home office, a service that online tax services and corporate
February 15th, 2010
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( News / Articles ) The Ontological Autonomy of Ice Hockey:Building Community in Riverwest by Bob Buss“I just want to build a sense of community.” Jeremy Prach is shuffling around on his backyard ice rink, located on an empty lot between the two houses
February 15th, 2010
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( News / Articles ) Making a Poem out of Dionysus, Pneumatology, Equanimous, and Boobearalicious: The 16th Annual Woodland Pattern Poetry Marathon & Benefit by Julie Strand On Saturday January 30th, 2010 from 10am-1am Woodland Pattern will host it&rsq
December 31st, 2009
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( News / Articles ) by Karl GartungA talk at the Chicago Poetry Project, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Preface: I’ll write here on what I've learned, or more accurately what I am learning since any state of knowledge for me is strictly provisional. My motto: I ca
December 31st, 2009
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( News / Articles ) |
Sibling Rivalry Brews
Success
by Jim Loew
One part sibling
rivalry. Two parts brothers. One
part beer. Could be a recipe for
disaster.
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December 7th, 2009
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( News / Articles ) | by Jim Loew ~photos by Janice Christensen
Amidst a time of many protests and demonstrations — over the war, the evils of big business — sprang a little natural foods store on the
2400 block of North Murray Avenue — where Cory The |
November 1st, 2009
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( News / Articles ) | Riverwest Co-op Grocery & Café
by Lisa Knapp, Photo Vince Bushell, Mary front, Doug and Shelly
Since the Riverwest Co-op Grocery & Café has been open, they have
worked to become a staple in our community. Starting as |
October 3rd, 2009
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( News / Articles ) | Riverwest Breaks the Rules Again!Scandalous Readings of Banned Books |
October 2nd, 2009
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( News / Articles ) by Catherine Jozwik, photos by Jan Christensen
What began as the East Kane Street Food Co-op in 1970, a small store
completely owned and staffed by volunteers, became Outpost Natural
Foods, Milwaukee’s main p
August 2nd, 2009
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( Features / Features ) | Editorial: Letter from Zagora
ED. NOTE: Every few months the Riverwest Currents receives a mysterious missive that seems to be from the future.
They come with clear instructions about how and when to publish them |
August 2nd, 2009
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By Karen Schaefer
The Milwaukee Water Works system is one of the best in the nation. Our
water is clean and inexpensive. We are situated on the most bountiful
source of freshwater on the globe. But in a desperate response to a
city-level fi |
June 29th, 2009
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ReThreads 2943 N. Humboldt Blvd.
414.263.1690 www.rethreadsclothing.com
Hrs: 11-7 Mon-Sat 12-5 Sun
by Will Mueller
There is a new clothing store in Riverwest that owner Beret Isaacson says is “the only store of its type in Milwa |
April 2nd, 2009
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( Op-Ed / Editorial ) |
by Malachi Lyonsdove
The wall is there.
Although invisible for some, it is still there. I look outside and find communities segregated still.
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April 2nd, 2009
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( News / Articles ) | by Erin Kanuckel, MUG Executive Director
The weather is changing, the snow has melted, and people are outdoors soaking up the sunshine in celebration of spring.
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April 2nd, 2009
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