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Year in Review: October 2016 Neighbor Spotlight Chuck Stebleton -followed by RAA Artist Profile Johnothan Laws

by Peggy Schulz “It’s home,” Chuck Stebelton says of Riverwest, the place he’s lived longer than any other, including his childhood in western Michigan and several years in Chicago. It’s fitting that Stebelton feels so comfortable here.  Many of the positive aspects of the neighborhood – diversity, dynamism, openness, stability and even an element of […]

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Year in Review – November 2016 Celeste Contreas Neighbor Spotlight & RAA Artist Profile Kevin Lynch – Jazz Medicine

by Ellen C. Warren photos by Alice Waraxa Imagine a cheerful, bubbling, joyful person. We will call her Celeste Contreras. Then think about death. Why? Because, as incongruous as it sounds, she does, much of the time. Because it is a subject that has drawn and intrigued her for a long time. Because it led […]