Defying the predictions and surprising prognosticators, native son Nik Kovac beat fellow
Riverwest resident Patrick Flaherty by a cheesecloth thin 71 vote margin on April 1 to claim
Milwaukee’s coveted Third District aldermanic seat.
But for Alderman-elect Kovac, the election isover, and the celebration is old news.
May is for Mothers. This month we’re spotlighting a pair of mothers who are themselves a mother and daughter, Liioness Gwendolyn Barnett and Alexandria Barnett. Both are familiar and appreciated figures in the neighborhood, especially at the Riverwest Co-op, where Alex works in the café and Liioness volunteers in the store.
Liioness, left, holds picure of youngest daughter, Diamond. Middle daughterI’Nity is center rear. Alex, right, holds her babies I’Jah & Tafari.
Photo by Barbara Miner
Q: I heard that walking behind a lawn mower for an hour is like hanging your head behind your car tailpipe for 100 miles. Could this be true? – Nick
A: According to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), 2006 lawn mower engines contribute 93 times more smog-forming emissions than 2006 cars. Why are lawn mowers so much worse than cars? Mowers use a single-stroke spark engine with no catalytic converter. That means these engines burn a lot more oil and gas and there is virtually no filter for their emissions.
CENTER ST NEWS – At long last, the Riverwest Artists Association is vacating its Post Office Box. RAA recently became the proud new owner of the former Jazz Gallery at 926 E. Center St., another building
previously owned by Bob Klavetter. Watch for a grand opening on Sat, July 26. The fresh energy being generated by all the new property owners on the street is spurring talk of getting a Center St. business association going again.
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Local resident and endurance runner Samuel “Sam” Huber takes a simple yet ingenious approach to fighting the filth of Riverwest’s streets and sidewalks.
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