1 SATURDAY — HAPPY NEW YEAR! Complied by Lee Ann Gutowski BREMEN CAFÉ David Ryle 10pm; Jazzcore Friction 10:30pm; Lunar Moth 11:15pm; Nasty Boys 12:15amMAD PLANET Starman: A David Bowie Dance Party! Come dressed as Ziggy Stardust, The Thin White Duke, Halloween Jack, Major Tom or any other Bowie persona you like, or just come […]
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The most important election in our lives.
by George Martin Trump’s first term, in which he lost the popular vote, has been the absolute worst in US history. His administration has the greatest turnover in cabinet members, appointees, and staff. It has been clear from the beginning that this Trump administration has been self-centered and based upon Trump’s personal point-of-view, not one of […]
Posted inCommentary & Opinion, Neighbor Spotlight, Telling Our Stories
Neighbor Spotlight: Richard Franklin
by Adam Krueger “Good morning, Riverwest. This is Richard and Bagel.” It is a welcome many in the community see every morning on social media. They are the routine words written almost daily by the unofficial Mayor of Roverwest, Richard Franklin speaking in part on the behalf of everyone’s favorite neighborhood beagle, Bagel. Both are […]
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Policing Politics
by George Martin Have you seen Trump’s campaign tv ad that is intended to strike fear in your heart about ‘defunding’ the police?The tv ad states that, “You have reached the 911 police emergency number. If you called to report a rape, a murderer, a home invasion and all other crimes; due to ‘defunding’ of […]
Posted inCommentary & Opinion, Community Commentary, Harambee Connection, Neighborhood News, Telling Our Stories
Change the World
by George Martin George Floyd’s daughter Gigi, 6, shouted “Daddy changed the world!” after her dad’s arrest-death. The country and the world saw George Floyd’s life squeezed out of him by a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck. Since his death on May 25, 2020, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement mobilized over seven […]
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