One of the earliest names for the Riverwest neighborhood was a Polish word meaning “Beyond the Green Hill.” As new residents moved north across the river from the Brady Street area, they thought of the reservoir hill as a defining boundary of the neighborhood….
2004
Posted inHarambee Connection
Choosing The Reader’s Choice
Perhaps if there were as many neighborhood bookstores as there are neighborhood liquor stores, communities as a whole would be more literate. Then again, there is a slight possibility that people would just walk a little farther to get drunk. Not, however, if they had bookstores abundant with endless reading options like The Reader’s Choice, 1950 N. Martin Luther King Dr.
Posted inNeighborhood News
Radio For The People
“Radio for Milwaukee” is soon to be more than just that little voice of hope in supporters’ ears. Plans have been approved for a group of prominent Milwaukeeans to take over WYMS-FM, currently the Milwaukee Public Schools’ station, and Radio For Milwaukee (RFM) could be riding the airwaves by mid 2005. The school board approved the takeover in a 9-0 vote on Nov. 23.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
No Socks Please
‘Twas but one day after Halloween when I had my first glimpse of the holidays-to-come in a department store. The costumes had orange clearance stickers on them, and the Christmas trees, sparkly decorations, and more, were peeping out of cardboard boxes. In the air was a feverish hum as employees scrambled to shift the inventory from goblins and ghosts to Hanukkah and Christmas. Thanksgiving, it seemed, was to be but a bump between Halloween and the shopping frenzy ’til year’s end.
Posted inNeighbor Spotlight
Robin Leenhouts
Robin Leenhouts isn’t sure if she is worthy of the Neighbor Spotlight. “I don’t know if I’ve been such a good neighbor,” she says with a surprised laugh when contacted for an interview.
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