Local Activist Inspires Riverwest Youth
photo/text by Darrell Smith
A thin wiry woman with a pleasant smile entered the room inconspicuously and took a seat in the back. Students from Pierce Elementary did not notice her, as they were busy participating in a daylong workshop at the Peace Learning Center.
Third Ward Plan
by Janice Christensen
The Neighborhood Plan and Guidelines were prepared jointly by the Milwaukee Department of City Development and by Jim Piwoni, AIA, and American Design Inc., in cooperation with the Historic Third Ward Association, Business Improvement District # 2, and the Third Ward Architectural Review Board.
Goals of the Neighborhood Plan are to (1) guide new development in areas that are vacant or underutilized, (2) provide a predictable regulatory process, (3) Reflect a shared vision of the neighborhood, and (4) generate consensus among businesses, property owners, residents and associations.
Northeast Side Development Planning
According to the DCD website, “The Plan will provide a blueprint for future development of the area and will identify specific projects that will be undertaken to support that development. The Plan will provide policies based on shared values that will shape the character of development for years to come. The Plan will also outline an implementation strategy and a framework for community partnership.”
First Person: Uninsured
by J. Carl Fischer
With health insurance, I might have visited a doctor sooner and done without the eventual trip to the emergency room and overnight hospital stay. I might have visited a doctor directly after leaving sick from work, after the first sharp pains in my abdomen, and not waited until I lost so much blood that I lost consciousness.
By working full time at a tree nursery, and with the gracious help of my aunt who charged me no rent, I was able to pay for the five classes I attended at UWM.
Summer is for Kids!
by Janice Christensen
Clip and Save this listing of kid-related events scheduled for Riverwest and the surrounding area this summer…
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