Garbage incident – National Trails Day – Annual Hank Aaron Trail Project Run – Block Clubs Cleanup – 2004 National Green Convention in Milwaukee – Funds for Block Parties – Scam Artists – First Annual Preserve Milwaukee Picnic – Tamarack Trips – Candidate Folaron in Riverwest – Denis Kitchen – Frank Zeidler and others at Riverwest Community History Book Reception – Mising Mail – Milwaukee Bicycle Collective – Annual Garfield Avenue Blues – Trees for Center St. – Gordon Park Splash Pad
July 2003
Will the Real RNA Please Stand Up?
by Sonya Jongsma Knauss
It would only make sense for two groups that care about the neighborhood and have similar names to work together, or at least respect each others’ work… right? Anything else would be wasted energy. Not so. River Neighbors has recently sent letters on legal letterhead asking the Riverwest Neighborhood Association to change its name.
Locust Fest Review!
Sun, rain, sun. Tents, umbrellas, and ponchos mushroomed all over the street as fest-goers, vendors, and musicians scrambled to keep the 27th Annual Locust St. Festival going despite the rain.
July 2003
Pictured above: “Untitled,” an acrylic painting featured at Greer Oaks Gallery, 2463 N. Palmer St., 264-2049. The artist, Daryl Harris, is a member of ABEA. He has created a stir with his “Train” series, a 40-painting study of national and global race relations focusing on African descendants and whites, though the above painting is not part of that series. For more info, contact Harris at 507-4611 or dhahbop17@aol.com.
Gallery Night: The History of Milwaukee’s Most Well-Attended Art Event
by Mark Lawson One of the most successful reoccurring events in Milwaukee’s art scene is Gallery Night. This event was begun in 1987 by staff members of the Milwaukee Art Museum and members of the East Town Association. Originally it included only a few of the major galleries and museums around town, but now it […]
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