“I used to be the tour dad when we would be driving around in the van,” Bobby Reitman told me over a cup of coffee at Fuel Café late on a sunny morning in May. By “tour dad,” he’s referring to his roles as designated driver and road manager in his music outfit’s gigging days. […]
Neighbor Spotlight
The monthly neighbor spotlight.
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Neighbor Spotlight: Bruce Wiggins
by Lee Gutowski Riverwest boasts a talented, caring, imaginative, motivated and downright interesting population, which makes for a seemingly unlimited font of inspiration to draw from for each month’s Neighbor Spotlight. This month’s subject, Bruce Wiggins, is another such Riverwester who we’re proud to feature in this space. He is a well-traveled Milwaukeean-by-birth who was […]
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Neighbor Spotlight – Paul Atwater
Story and photo by Peggy Schulz Paul Atwater has owned his Weil Street duplex, on its typically small 120’x30’ Riverwest lot, for almost 18 years. Before buying his current home, he lived in the house to the north, as a renter. But he has a love for the neighborhood, and, more importantly, his neighbors, that […]
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Neighbor Spotlight – Alyssa and Peter Murphy
by Peggy Schulz, photo by Vince Bushell Building community, one positive, enthusiastic couple at a time Riverwest is home to many prospering businesses and co-operatives that offer a bright future for the area. But it’s the neighbors who truly define and make up the neighborhood. Who better to focus our spotlight on, during the month […]
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Neighbor Spotlight – Julie Brandenburg
Story and photo by Lee Gutowski Riverwest musician, composer, educator, artist and community supporter/promoter Julie Brandenburg is inspired, and an inspiration. Recently transplanted back to the neighborhood after owning and living in a home in Wauwatosa for over a decade, the Wisconsin native has been literally taken hostage by music – quite happily so – […]
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