Ok… you’ve got way too much time on your hands to come up with this one. Or… you’re a very scent-observant person! That brown stuff that most of us stay as far away from as possible consists of more than just minerals and nutrients. In fact, soil closest to the surface is largely a combination of fungal hyphae (the root-like structures of mushrooms), bacteria (mostly the good kind that plants need), and decaying leaves, roots, and other organic material (anything that is or was living at one point).
April 2004
Posted inNeighborhood News, Politics
Voting Judiciously
After months of mudslinging, heated accusations and controversy, the Court of Appeals race between Joan Kessler and Charles Schudson will soon end; but some local experts claim the race has left voters more confused than informed. “The truth is the typical Wisconsin citizen is given virtually no information about candidates in judicial elections by which […]
Posted inBrady Street Beat
Proposed “Green” Development to Overlook the River at E. Kane Place
A one-and-a-half lot, city-owned parcel on E. Kane Place could soon be home to a small, “sustainable, green building” development including a unique “strawbale” house. Julilly Kohler, Brady Street developer and community activist, is hoping to buy the property at 1152-1158 E. Kane because she’d like to live there.
Posted inBusiness Briefs
April 2004
Russ Davis has moved his Mondo Brothers Bella Luna Pasta manufacturing operation to Riverwest. The old Biopac building at 2730 N. Humboldt Blvd. will house Mondo Brothers Market & Deli, where customers can pick up a cup of coffee, bakery, and a sandwich and browse the mostly natural and organic food, beer, and wine available […]
Posted inBusiness Spotlight
Eden Excursions: Riverwest Couple Launches Bike Touring Company
by Suzanne Zipperer
Eden Excursions bike touring company, recently launched by Jeff and his wife Linda Rosland, is for cyclists who like an unhurried bike ride and a hot tub at the end of the day. Modeled after Vermont Inn bike tours, Eden Excursions offers small group extended weekend tours that average 50 to 60 miles a day and end with enjoying the small towns of eastern Wisconsin.
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