Neighbor Spotlight: Nellie Vance: Volunteer/activist/communicator plants seeds of positive change in Riverwest story by Peggy Schulz photo by Alice Waraxa When Nellie Vance first came to Milwaukee 10 years ago to attend UWM, she lived on the outskirts of Riverwest. But, as she got to know the neighborhood—and the neighbors—better, she physically moved […]
December 2016
August 2016 Neighbor Spotlight
Neighbor Spotlight Erika Wolf: Former national organizer now approaches change on a block-to-block level by Peggy Schulz photo by Alice Waraxa Erika Wolf, volunteer coordinator at the Riverwest Co-op, has an impressive background as an organizer and activist, on state-wide, national and even international levels. But she’s more than happy to be back in her […]
August 2016 RAA Artist Profile
RAA Arist Profile Josie Osborne – Curated Worlds by Elizabeth Vogt photo by John Ruebartsch Josie Osborne creates dioramas for the mind. Diorama: from the Greek di (through) and orama (a sight to be seen): a model we look into, often in three-dimensional miniature form, of an event or a location; a construction that references the […]
September 2016 Neighbor Spotlight
Neighbor Spotlight: Shannon Molter: An eye, an ear, a feel – and a pitchfork – for creativity photo and story by Peggy Schulz For many of us, our day jobs are completed at less-than-inspiring locations, and our minds turn on and off to the tasks associated with those jobs in concert with our working hours. […]
September 2016 RAA Artist Profile
RAA Artist Profile September 2016 Anne Kingsbury – Ways of Connecting text by Elizabeth Vogt photo by John Ruebartsch READ RIGHT…HERE NOW. This seems impossible, marveling at the scripted façade of the Woodland Pattern Book Center while driving down Locust Street. The precisely arranged texts and natural patterns ask for time to take […]
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