Administrator Lori Barien answers a few questions about Waldorf education and the Tamarack Community School. Q: Where did the name ‘Tamarack” come from? A: The name “Tamarack” refers to the Tamarack tree, which used to be very prevalent in Milwaukee. The roots of the Tamarack were harvested and used extensively in the shipbuilding industry. You […]
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The River’s Bend: Mandel’s Housing Development Plan for Humboldt Yards
by Vince Bushell
A housing development is being proposed for the nearby bluff and slopes of the Humboldt Yards. The entire development goes by the name of RiverCrest, which at least rhymes with Riverwest. As part of the development, a pedestrian bridge may someday link the east and west banks of the Milwaukee River pictured here between Caesar’s Park and the Humboldt Yards. The bridge would sit atop the remains of the North Avenue dam.
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Emil Kuester
by Sonya Jongsma Knauss
Emil Kuester has watched Center Street change from a quiet neighborhood with stores on every corner to a street peppered with empty storefronts. Now, from his front porch, he’s watching it come back to life.
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Ooooh! She Said What????
by Tanya Cromartie-Twaddle
Check this out! I heard that a small group of Riverwest women get together at a local bar to stitch and bitch! Yeah!
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Tamarack Community School Offers Waldorf Education
The aim of Waldorf schooling is to educate the whole child, “head, heart and hands.” The curriculum balances academics with artistic and practical activities and is designed to respond to the various phases of a child’s development.