By Cameron Cook and Monique DiGiorgio Local coordinator Cameron Cook is gathering a team to clean the North Avenue Dam area as part of the Great American Cleanup 2002 River Cleanup. Anyone interested in helping should meet at the east end of Riverboat Road, past the Wheelhouse Dinner Theatre, on Saturday, April 27. Cleanup will […]
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Reach for a STAR ! Sharing Treatment and Recovery for Women
STAR is a National Organization that stands for Sharing Treatment and Recovery for Women. The Greater Milwaukee Chapter seeks to expand and enhance women’s recovery networks. Our Present Goals Include: • Identify community resources available to assist women in maintaining their sobriety. • Educate the community at large about the issues of addiction for women […]
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Pub Crawl makes almost $3,000 for Children’s Charities
by Erik Peterson The Riverwest Beer Fest. & 2nd Annual Pub Crawl began in the former dentist office suites above the Riverwest Artists Association on Holton Street.Each suite had a different func-tion:registration, food, silent auction, beer samples.Sprecher, Purple Foot, Water St. Brewery, and Harbor City Brewing Co. all showed up to give free samples at […]
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What Would “Green” Restoration and Remodeling Work Look Like?
by James J. Godsil, President, Community Roofing, Inc. I think there are many things that restorationists and remodelers could do to increase the planet-friendly nature of their work. In roofing, for example, I would argue that complete tear-downs and oriented strand board or plywood decking is contrary to the essence of green restoration. Why not […]
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Summer Adventures at the Urban Ecology Center
by Beth Fetterley and Jenny West The Urban Ecology Center will soon be kicking off an array of summer programs for young people who have completed grades one through 12. Jenny West, who participated in last year’s Outdoor Leaders program for high schoolers, says “you would be surprised at what nine strangers and a handful […]