What does a middle-class, married, Jewish mother have in common with a comedian living in public housing, women struggling on general assistance, or women dealing with fathers of their children who are in jail, dead, or missing?
May 2004
Posted inNeighbor Spotlight
Rafael Acevedo
Rafael Acevedo still remembers the day he arrived in Milwaukee. He was four, and his family had just immigrated from Puerto Rico. “It was intimidating,” he said. “We couldn’t talk to anyone. We couldn’t even talk to our teachers at school.” The family struggled. Acevedo’s father worked as a sweeper to support his family until […]
Posted inBusiness Briefs
May 2004
Here comes the sun! Owner Dan Fischer has unshuttered the windows of the Quarters bar on Center and Bremen. The new, expansive windows give quite a lift to both the building and the corner. A little sprucing up of the interior is also in the works. . . . . . . . . . […]
Posted inBusiness Spotlight
Mondo Brothers Market & Cafe / Bella Luna Pasta
by Peter Schmidtke
In the spacious rooms of their new manufacturing space at the 2730 N. Humboldt Blvd., part-owner Russ Davis explains how the Seuss-like contraption in the main processing room creates the pasta and tortellini that is featured in Italian restaurants and delis across America…
Posted inNeighborhood News
Fighting to Save Our Schools
Lisa Samper is a K-4 teacher at Elm Creative Arts, and she loves it. Recently, however, she learned that after this school year she won’t be returning to her classroom. “I can’t imagine teaching anywhere else,” she says. “It’s my dream school.”
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