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Garden of the Month

by Jackie Reid Dettloff This month’s garden is a tiny jewel. Pat Buckett’s front yard at 3053 North Pierce St. is a miniature work of art. Five years ago when Pat moved here from Wauwatosa, she inherited a steeply-sloped yard with grass and a clump of day lilies. What she wanted for herself was a […]

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For The Sake of Our Children

stories and photo by Charlesetta Thompson Malcolm Townsend, Tevin Byrd, Adonis Mitchell and Dell Luckett of J.O.Y. House. Anthony Drane, a young parent and educator is busy trying to make a difference in the lives of young people. Drane has begun a parents’ association on the north side of Milwaukee. It is his dream that […]

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Rrrrrreving Up For Rrrrrrrockerbox!

by Tea Krulos Rockerbox is the crowd. “That’s the cool thing about Rockerbox,” Scott Johnson tells me. We’re sitting outside his flagship business, Fuel Café. This type of conversation will be impossible to conduct here August 11, when the street will be filled with revving motorcycles for the fifth annual Rockerbox Motofest. Johnson thought of […]

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Vibrant Night Life Returns to King Drive

by Charlesetta Thompson Finesse Finesse: A Jazz Supper Club located at 2722 N. Martin Luther King Drive features jazz elegance and neo soul. They hosted their grand opening on Friday, January 26. According to proprietor Tatia Jackson, the club will showcase local and national jazz artists on a regular basis. “I’ve dreamed of opening a […]