Neighbor Spotlight – Riverwest Currents

Neighbor Spotlight: Sharon McMurray and Charles Hampton

by Publisher and Editor BushellSeptember 2023September 2023

by Ellen C. Warren You could call Sharon McMurray and Charles Hampton prayer warriors. Their religious roots and associations make it clear that God is a big part of their action plan. They are also the fiercest of warriors in an arena where the odds are stacked against them; helping the formerly incarcerated to find […]

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Mighty Miss Erica: Neighbor Spotlight

by Publisher and Editor BushellJuly 2023July 2023

By Ellen C Warren Starting around the age of two or three, “My mom said I always just sang, sang, sang all the time, through the house,” says Ms. Erica Johnson. “My dad was a record collector of the Blues. There was always Muddy Waters or KoKo Taylor going on in the house. Every day! […]

Remembering George Darrow

by Publisher and Editor BushellJune 2023July 2023

by Ann BabePhotos courtesy of Nancy Peske George Darrow died at age 70 on May 30, 2023, in Milwaukee. A New Yorker by birth, and a Milwaukeean by choice, George was a proud Riverwest resident whose community shaped him as much as he shaped it, through his many creative pursuits, his care for people, his […]