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Neighbor Spotlight – Didier Leplae

by Ellen C. Warren Didier Leplae. Say it aloud. Accent the last syllable of each. It rhymes. It even has a certain rhythm. Which, in this case, is perfect, as Didier lives in a very musical world. “I’ve always had an interest in music and I’ve always been into recording music, but at some point, […]

Posted inEcology and the Environment, Green Spaces Briefs, Riverwest History, Telling Our Stories

Our History Begins With The River

by Tom Tolan (Editor’s nore: This was first published in the January 2003 edition of the Riverwest Currents) You could argue that it was the Milwaukee River, threading its way between glacial ridges, that determined the future character of the Riverwest neighborhood. By digging a deep valley, it created steep banks that would be attractive […]