Posted inBrady Street Beat

New food festival on Brady Street

Get ready for feasting on locally made goodies and merrymaking on the East Side. Milwaukee has a new summer festival: the Brady Street Artisan Food Festival. The festival, which will held Sunday, July 25, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., celebrates artisan, craft, and organic foods made by Wisconsin businesses. The fest, created by the […]

Posted inHarambee Connection

On King Drive

Bean Head Cafe is alive and well…so stop the wondering. The building was experiencing some plumbing issues and was closed due to repairs for a hot minute. All is good. Join B.L.A.C.K.A.R.T. on Thursdays for poetry open mic and call to check out all the events and offerings the Cafe has lined up for the […]

Posted inHarambee Connection

New Life in Harambee!

Churches have long been the glue that holds the fabric of community together.

New Life Presbyterian Church on the corner of Palmer and Concordia is one of several neighborhood churches that does just that.

Posted inNeighborhood News

Future Prospects

Prospect Mall, the well-known East Side location with a somewhat dusty image, has been sold to an investment partnership with Milwaukee and Chicago roots. Despite the building’s familiarity to East Siders, its popularity as a destination had not reached its potential, and some tenants have closed their doors.

Posted inRNA News

June Meeting Minutes

Committee Reports / June, 2004 • YMCA CDC – Riverwest Minutes taken by Lorraine Jacobs Announcements Ted Anderson, representing Wisconsin Community Services, provided information on the many services and programs available to Milwaukee citizens who encounter the criminal justice system. Materials were distributed to those attending. Committee Reports Holton Street Revitalization Don Sargent (Riverworks Development Corp.) […]