Story & photos by Tim Lambrecht On Saturday, May 5, Brady Street will be in full bloom with Flower Power. Merchants and residents will be decorating their porches, storefronts, streets, and sidewalks to make a bright, bold statement, using flowers and other organic materials, to create warm visual interpretations of spring. There will be a […]
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Ask the Ecologist:
by Belle Bergner Q: I grow vegetables and herbs in pots on my deck and last year some of my herbs did not do as well as my tomatoes and peppers. I watered them all the same amount and kept the soil moist. Any idea what could have happened so that I dont do the […]
Why Ellen Bravo Wants Us To Take On The Big Boys
by Jean Scherwenka Milwaukee author and labor activist Ellen Bravo why she didnt run for political office. We all thought she was just the ticket smart, gutsy, funny, well connected, and a speaker you actually enjoyed hearing. Her answer was always the same: she thought she could be more effective in the labor movement […]
Club 99: Muy Sabroso
Story and photos by Ellen C. Warren Muy sabroso means very tasty in Spanish. Probably, the free tacos on Wednesday nights at Club 99 are muy sabroso ( I havent tried them, yet!), but so is the bar. Its tasty, in the sense of many flavors. The jukebox serves up a choice of syncopated, highenergy, […]
Mike Marek
Story by Jan Christensen , Photo by Vince Bushell Even though it was a rainy day, Mike Marek was working on his landscaping business. April is the start of a busy season. He was on his way back from Jackson with eight yards of soil for a small native plant nursery that hes working on, […]
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