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Aristide Under Lock & Key, Delegation Says

March 9, 2004–A delegation from the United States has arrived in the Central African Republic to meet with overthrown Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. President Aristide was taken involuntarily to the Central African Republic following a U.S. coup d’etat on February 28. The group was granted visas on Thursday and Friday and departed the United States on Friday evening.

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UWM/Gallery Paradiso: Film installations Jennifer Gutowski and Yevgeniya Kaganovich

Art Exhibition The UWM/Gallery Paradiso Collaborative Series presents: REPINE Film installations by Jennifer Gutowski and Yevgeniya Kaganovich March 5th through April 3rd Opening reception: Friday March 5, 6:00 – 9:00pm. Gallery Paradiso, 816 West National Avenue Milwaukee WI 53204. Gallery hours by appointment only: (414) 672 9478. Jennifer Gutowski and Yevgeniya Kaganovich are visual artists […]

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Invitation to Artists

Gallery 218/WPAA invites you to join our core gallery artists in exhibiting in our March show: “Spring Showcase” which runs March 12-31, with an opening reception March 12, 7-10pm. All media is accepted (special rules for 3D). Non-member artists may enter two pieces. The entry fee is $30. Drop off work: Feb 29, 1-5pm, and […]

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Holton Street: Where East Meets West

by Tess Reiss and Carrie Trousil

Holton Street is an 18-block stretch of urban contrasts — from the industrial and commercial bustle of Capitol Drive on the north, to a tumble of shops, churches, bars, and gas stations, down to the bridge at Brady Street on the south end. It is chock-full of houses, both carefully cared for by diligent homeowners and careworn by negligent owners. It is a street of timeworn commercial edifices that once teemed with the interchange of neighborhood commerce.