“I came to Riverwest in 1986,” says Margaret. “I was living on the east side, and the duplex was sold. I had thirty days to get out. I had two children living with me. And two dogs. And a cockatiel. I was working for Curative and was contracted to Froedtert.” A child that Margaret was […]
Carl Hedman
Neighbor Spotlight – Paul Atwater
Story and photo by Peggy Schulz Paul Atwater has owned his Weil Street duplex, on its typically small 120’x30’ Riverwest lot, for almost 18 years. Before buying his current home, he lived in the house to the north, as a renter. But he has a love for the neighborhood, and, more importantly, his neighbors, that […]
Celebrating Ten Years of “Food for People, Not for Profit”
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 & Cafe about its tenth anniversary, they’re always in awe of the accomplishment. “Ten years!” they exclaim, wanting to make sure I realize how amazing that is.
People’s Books Reborn
If you pass by 2122 E. Locust St. you may notice that the old People’s Books has a shiny new look and that the front canopy now bears the name People’s Books Cooperative.
Beatnik Beat: Who Said the Spirit of the 60s and early 70s Is Dead?
by Carl Hedman Given the historical importance of such things as the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement, it’s easy to forget the less spectacular aspects of the 1960s and early 1970s. I refer to the building of alternative institutions: food co-ops, housing co-ops, free schools, communes, etc. Yet, even as some of the […]
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