Tanya Cromartie-Twaddle Ask Sunny Benson what he thinks should be done to the Kilbourn Reservoir hill and he can sum it up for you in one word: Recreation! Sunny, a Riverwest native, believes his peers in the neighborhood want a safe place to be when they are not in a community center or at school. […]
February 2002
Kilbourn/Reservoir Park: A Brief History
by Donna Schlieman In May of 1998 I submitted a document to Milwaukee’s Historic reservation commission nominating Kilbourn/Reservoir Park as an historic site. It is known by its appearance to the public — it sets up 40 feet in the air and is covered with earth, grass, and trees. North Avenue curves sharply around the […]
Diversity at Work Through Education and Music
Diversity! If there is one word that describes Riverwest, diversity would be it. All a person has to do is spend an observant afternoon in the neighborhood to notice the differences in musical tastes, speech, socio-economic background, race, religion, philosophies, etc. This diversity is what draws many, if not most, of our neighbors to live and stay here. A person is free to exist as the person they wish to be.
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