Neighbor Spotlight
The monthly neighbor spotlight.
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Neighbor Spotlight: Mary Ellen Pride,”Mystic Oracle”
by BB Bishop On a brilliant midsummer afternoon, MaryEllen Pride is at the top pf Reservoir Hill in Riverwest, explaining the practice of calling the quarters, part of the Neo-pagan protocol of casting a ritual circle, to a crowd of several dozen nonbelievers and practitioners alike. The occasion, a hand-fasting, or Wiccan wedding, is a […]
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Neighbor Spotlight: Sharon McMurray and Charles Hampton
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 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! […]
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Remembering George Darrow
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 […]