by Ken Leinbach A motor boat… at least that’s what it sounds like… under the Locust Street Bridge? How did it get there? Is it legal? Who’s in it? These were the questions going through my mind as I led a small group in Riverside Park. I ran ahead to a view point and sure […]
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Riverwest Investment Co-op Purchases Home to Rehab
The Riverwest Investment Co-op (RIC) saved a historic house from the wrecking ball last month. Literally.
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Fair Housing Is Your Right: Protect Yourself!
Seeking housing is never an easy task. For many Wisconsin residents, illegal discrimination makes finding and keeping housing much more difficult than it should be. Housing discrimination is common, yet most people remain unaware of its prevalence. Equal housing opportunity — the idea that all people should have equal access to all the housing they can afford — is still an elusive dream for our community.
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November
THROUGH NOVEMBER 13 UWM UNION ART GALLERY: “Crossing Over,” artwork by 2003 scholarship and fellowship recipients. NOVEMBER 6-16 MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Films will be screened at the Oriental, Downer, Times and Union Theaters. Call 831-1776 or visit http://www.milwaukeefilmfest.org for film schedules. NOVEMBER 6-December 5 CHARLES ALLIS ART MUSEUM: Jane and Donald Doud’s collection of […]
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Transracial Adoptions: Changing People & Communities
by Sonya Jongsma Knauss
Caramel baby, white momma, black daddy. White father, Latina mother, Asian child. Italian mom, German dad, Guatemalan toddler. The permutations are endless. The colors and variations are beautiful. Blood-related or not, they’re family.