The Urban Shaman knows more than herbs. The Urban Shaman knows a little bit about a lot of stuff. To prevent being revealed as a jack of all trades but master of none, the Urban Shaman would like to invite a guest writer for next month. The Urban Shaman knows of at least one Gnostic […]
September 2003
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Down by the River… Urban Fishing is Back!
by David Coles / photo by Andrew Stiff
The fish are biting again in our own backyard – the ever-improving Milwaukee River. Since the removal of dams at North Avenue and in West Bend in recent years, the river channel is narrower, the water temperature cooler, and the current more free-flowing. Though sewage dumping and other problems persist, there is much cause for optimism surrounding this precious resource. To a degree once unthinkable people and wildlife are returning to the river.
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What’s the Buzz?
by Darrell Smith At this time of year, Milwaukeeans are enjoying their last tastes of summer, picnicking in the warm weather, and looking ahead to the cooler temperatures and fall coloring ahead. It’s a beautiful time to be outside… until you notice the commotion in your coleslaw or the flurry in that fall flower you’re […]
Posted inNeighborhood News
Community Picnic and Celebration
As part of a continuing response to racist flyers distributed in the neighborhood a month earlier, about 150 people gathered on Thursday, August 14, for a diversity celebration in Riverwest.
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Community Union Holds MPS Accountable in Hiring Initiative
The Community Union has been challenging MPS for ten months for failing to enforce the local hiring agreement. The union points to more than 200 workers they say are qualified and should have been hired, according to independent certifiers John Anderson of Esperanza Unida and Cristal Binn of the Milwaukee Urban League.
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