by John Gerlach, photograph by Vince Bushell Ed. Note: Mike Salem is well known in Riverwest as the owneroperator of Sunrise Foods at the corner of Locust and Weil Streets. Recently, reporter John Gerlach had a long conversation with him. Here is Mikes story, in his own words. I like to hear different opinions, or […]
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Ask the Ecologist:
by Belle Bergner Q: Is ethanol really an environmentally sound alternative to regular car fuel? A: There are four main ecological issues with ethanol: the energy, water consumption, and land required to produce ethanol are the three major impacts on the production side, and the greenhouse gas emissions coming out of the tailpipe is the […]
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Garden of the Month
by Jackie Reid Dettloff, photo by Kurt Johnson May is the month of mowing. Everywhere in our neighborhood, people were cutting grass last month, sprucing up their yards after the long winter dormancy. But there seems to be at least one yard on every block this year where people are not mowing, where lawn has […]
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East Side Thought: From the Mind of a Smart 16-Year-Old
by Laura Richard What were you doing when you were sixteen? I was a part-time busgirl in a local restaurant, and my hobbies included driving my parents to drink. At sixteen, Tom Cramer is not like many kids his age. In 2003, when he was only twelve, Tom started a publication called The East Side […]
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NOTES FROM CITY HALL
compiled by Currents Staff Up On Downer Historical Society Throws a Curve In February, over the loud objections of most nearby residents, the City Planning Commission (CPC) and the Common Council voted to approve plans for a five story parking garage on the southeast corner of Downer Avenue and Belleview Place, which would displace a […]
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