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Beatnik Beat: Jazzin Up the Children

by William Morder Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears … -The Tempest In my dream, a white monster creeps behind me. Next, I am swallowed by inches. My head remains. Then I awaken in a sweat. Riverwest, my Storyville, crumbles at the edges. But the problem is much bigger. Radio is […]

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Further Down Stream July 2002

A five-alarm fire caused an estimated $3 to $4 million in property damage last month to several condominuim units under construction on Commerce Street. The buildings, which were unfinished, are owned by Legacy Real Estate Partners. Although police couldn’t pinpoint a cause, they are investigating suspected arson.

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Gentrification: Artists and Yuppies Working Together

Artists who just want a space of their own may have difficulty with the idea that their own way of life might drive them and other people out of the neighborhood. This special feature includes links to many readings on the web, excerpts from Milwaukee’s Housing Strategy, a poem about Chicago’s Wicker Park Yuppification, and Gentrification Resistance Tools for Freak Bohemians.