1 THURSDAY 4TH STREET FORUM Special Location: UWM Union, Fireside Lounge. Wisconsin Higher Education: Do You Need It? Can ou Afford It? NOON Free & open to the public. EDUCATORS CREDIT UNION 2243 N Prospect First Day Open for Business 10AM-6PM G-DADDY’S BBC 2022 E North Off the Hook STONEFLY 735 […]
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Further Down Stream • September 2009
Further Down Stream September 2009
IN:SITE ART – As the September issue of the Currents goes to press, a week of events celebrating the temporary art project in the
Park East Corridor is running from Aug 23-30. This unique and creative use of public art is open for public viewing at 11 IN:SITE art
installations covering a 16 block area. The project was created to foster temporary publi cart in Milwaukee and make use of the Park East space. Project chair Pegi Christiansen said, “Thanks to the support of the Milwaukee Arts Board, stakeholders have provided thirteen local artists the opportunity to create installations that invite people to explore the Park East.” The Arts Board unanimously voted to award artist stipends for the work and a number of special events held throughout August have helped to showcase the project.
Neighbor Spotlight: Larry “Spike Bandy”
Did you know that “Hey Fredrick,” a historical predecessor of Quarters Bar, at 900 E Center St., was the first bar to be named after a softball team, not the other way around?
Our Milwaukee: Laacke & Joys
by Catherine Jozwik, Photos Vince Bushell
Milwaukee’s oldest retailer knows a little bit about providing quality and great customer service. For 165 years, Laacke and Joys has been Milwaukee’s main store for outdoor sporting goods and gear, and despite the economic downturn, business is still going strong. The store has four locations: downtown Milwaukee, Brookfield, and Mequon, along with an equestrian sports shop called Hall Saddlery in Sussex. It also has a manufacturing division on the two top floors of the downtown location, which produces fabric products such as parking meter hoods, bags, and curtains.
Butler’s Garter Snake • Snakes in Paradise
Snakes in paradise. I doubt that reptiles have a conscious mind that defines paradise, but a study has
shown that they like wetland prairie, worms as food, places in the sun, and a drier upland area to
while away the winter in a communal ball.
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