The monthly neighbor spotlight.
Nathan Moomaw
by Nick Kotecki, photo by Lisa Marie Knapp
Nathan Moomaw has his hands in the dirt. He runs the show every Sunday at the Riverwest Gardeners Market. He keeps the grounds clean. He coordinates the vendors. He assists customers. He makes sure everyone’s happy, fills the five-gallon jug of ice cold drinking water. He sets up tents and tears them down at the end of the day.
Claiming Their Space in Riverwest • Neighbor Spotlight
by Suzanne Zipperer. Photo by Spencer Chumbley
How do you start a neighborhood tradition? Launch it and then hand it over to the pros.
by Lucy Benka
Patricia has suffered a lifetime of neglect and abuse from those who were supposed to love and protect her. Patricia was abandoned by her mother at age twelve and sent to live with her grandmother. Her first night there she was raped by a family member. Even after telling her family what was happening, the sexual and physical abuse continued and Patricia was made to feel like she was a liar, and a bad person. She had no one to turn to, so she started drinking, “to numb the pain, and become invisible to people.”
by Tiffany Donald
In her role as director of COA’s Adult Basic Education/GED program, longtime Riverwest resident Wendy Green has the important job of demonstrating to her young students that life can change in positive and unexpected ways. Her journey is a great example of this, and her devotion to the teenagers who come to her looking for a second chance at education is yielding real rewards.
photo by Spencer Chumbley
Dr. Ian Harris is known as the “Father of Peace Education.” He has spent most of his 32 years at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee pioneering in the field of peace studies.
But his passion, and his inspiration, is the tract of wilderness between the Friends Meeting House and the Milwaukee River.
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