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This Weekend in Riverwest

FRIDAY, MAY 7 RUMMAGE, 10AM-6PM Three Holy Women Parish at St. Rita’s Church basement, 1601 N. Cass (& Pleasant). THE TRACKS, Humboldt & Locust Friday Fish Fry, served from 11AM (lunch) to 11PM. CLOSING BENEFIT FOR THAI JOE’S, 5PM Thai Joe’s in the Prospect Mall is closing permanently. Last performance w/Freshwater Collins, The Westfall, Mississippi […]

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WAMI CONGRATS TO MAC’S RED EYE!!

Mac’s Red Eye located at 3865 N. Richards St., the newest music venue in the up and coming Riverwest neighborhood, is pleased to announce that we have been selected as the WAMI Peoples Choice Music Venue in southeastern Wisconsin for 2004. As a relatively new venue we are thrilled to know that the musicians and […]

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Recycling = Profit: A Milwaukee Company Finds Savings in its Scraps

As I walked through the cavernous Milsco Manufacturing plant on the north side, I contemplated the size of the cows whose hides lay on rows of shelves in front of me. Freshly tanned and imprinted with a range of patterns, hides are the artist’s canvas of the leather product industry. Everything from “vascular” to “pigskin” imprinted leather.