by Jackie Reid-Dettloff, photograph by Melody R. Carranza The Mexican on Pierce Street. Bertha Zamudio smiles at the title her friends gave her when she first moved to Riverwest. From grade school in Mexico City to high school in Chicago to college in Racine to community organizing on Milwaukees south side, Bertha moved steadily northward […]
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Riverwest Artists Contribute to Performance Art Showcase
by Pegi Taylor In January of this year, John Loscuito, associate producer for the third annual Performance Art Showcase, was initiating discussions with a diverse group of artists. For its first two years, the showcase consisted of a series of acts. Loscuito felt that since the showcase was held inside a theater space, Vogel Hall […]
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Much Ado About Shakespeare
by Jan Christensen Milwaukee Shakespeares first production this season is Much Ado About Nothing, September 16 through October 15 at the Broadway Theatre Center Studio Theatre, 158 N. Broadway in Milwaukees Third Ward. Milwaukee Shakespeare is the only professional theatre in Milwaukee currently devoted exclusively to the presentation of Shakespeares works. Not only is this […]
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To the Editor: I read with great interest the lead story in your July issue, Student Housing 101. I have lived across the street from UWM for seventeen years and can testify that, despite the best efforts of the City, MPD, and UWM, things here are getting worse. It is entirely due to the […]
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Marianne herrmann & Wendy basel & Darby & Alex
Story and Photo by Ellen C. Warren Theres a flourishing subculture in Riverwest which is outside the radar of many of its inhabitants. This bunch doesnt actually recognize itself as a group, but the members are quite likely to recognize each others faces and, even more likely, to recognize each others dogs. For that matter, […]
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