Just opened, Pam’s Frame Center at 2974 N. Fratney (& Chambers Street). The shop offers a full range of frames, prints, posters, gifts, and accessories. Frames can be made to order, with same day service if you’re in a hurry…
October 2004
Posted inNeighborhood News
Common Council Approves Alterra Coffee Purchase of Post Teldyne Building
On Sept. 21, the Common Council approved the sale of the Post Teldyne Building and adjacent sites to Alterra Coffee Roasters, Inc. for $10,000. Alterra business partners Lincoln and Ward Fowler and Paul Miller had originally agreed to buy the building from the city for $125,000. (See “Alterra Coffee is Coming to Riverwest,” March 2004.)
Posted inRNA News
RNA Report
minutes taken by Lorraine Jacobs Announcements: George Martin mentioned a potential source of funding for mediation services in the Riverwest neighborhood. Presentations: James Pekrul, Foster Youth Independence Center of Milwaukee, Inc., has submitted an application to the Zoning and Neighborhood Development Committee requesting approval for operation of a social service agency. This agency would be […]
Posted inEditorials
No More Ms. Nice Guy
Helloooo, Riverwest!
It’s great to be back! I’ve spent the last year on the other side of the river, working in a nice big brick building. Oh, how I missed Riverwest.
I missed the neighborhood; the cynicism, the optimism. I missed the long discussions that had no need for conclusions or action outcome lists. I missed the simple things — shopping in the alleys on moving day, visits to the free box.
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The Plant That Ate Bradford Beach
It was a warm, muggy September morning. Summer, which had been missing in action, arrived for a while to welcome students back to school. So I decided to check out Bradford beach. I drove down to the parking lot on the lake with my windows up and the air conditioner on. I wasn’t prepared for what happened next, but when I opened the door it hit me, or more correctly, assaulted my nose. The unmistakable smell of rotting organic matter…
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