by Belle Bergner Q: I want to give up all meat products for Lent but dont want to completely eliminate protein from my diet. Can you recommend some environmentally low-impact fish? A: This is a great time to get eco-savvy about meat eating, including fish. Once Lent is over, try limiting your beef, pork, chicken […]
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Garden of the Month
by Jackie Reid Dettloff The golden rod is flowering and that means our growing season is moving into the home stretch. It has been a gorgeous season. Block after block, as I look around our neighborhood, I see gardens that have been tended with obvious care. And Im just talking about front yards here. Who […]
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Brady Street Beat
The first Saturday of May didnt feel like spring yet – it was cold and overcast – but Brady Street was in full bloom for Flower Power. Merchants and residents decorated their porches, storefronts, and sidewalks to make a bright, bold statement in support of spring. Channel 4s Mike Jacobs and WUWMs Bob Reitman judged […]
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A Million-Dollar View, and Free Music, Too!
by Jean Scherwenka, photo by Nik Kovac At the new Kadish Park on the curve of East North Avenue music lovers, children, and friendly dogs turned out three Tuesday evenings in July to enjoy local groups Christophers Project, The Misfits, and Berkeley Fudge perform free music that wants to be heard. Their drums, keyboards, guitars, […]
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Riverwest Numbers: Midterm Election Roundup
by Adam J. Lovinus With the votes all cast and counted, the political winners and losers determined, the time has come for the Democracy Hangover that lasts up until inauguration time in January. This is a time of peaceful closure for politicians and the electorate alike, both burned out from the trench warfare that is […]
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