by Jackie Reid Dettloff This is a story about connection: connection between two places on opposite sides of the globe. It has to do with the announcement early last month that Milwaukee has adopted Morogoro, Tanzania, as its sister city. On May 8, Alderman Joe Davis, Chair of the Sister Cities Committee, called a press […]
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A Quest For Quality
By William Morder Chris Chiu defies easy description. He is extraordinarily well read, politically informed, an inspired cook, diligent gardener, social activist, occasional teacher, and, for many years now, my friend. While he is uncomplicated, he has seen and done so much that it boggles the mind. Peoples Books was always there or, was […]
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Rabbi
Story by Ellen C. Warren, Photo by Vince Bushell – Micaela Olson Greets Rabbi at the Bremen Cafe Im not going to tell you much about Rabbis feisty side. Somehow it feels like an oxymoron coupled with his name. Yet, the man who keeps a keen eye sharpened for intolerance, has fought for his life […]
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Incident at Gordon Park Pavilion
by Nik Kovac, photo Vince Bushell If your living room wont fit 75 people, but you need to host a party that big, one local option since 2002 has been the pavilion in Gordon Park, just west of the river and south of Locust Street. That first year, recalled Riverwest County Supervisor Willie Johnson, it […]
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P.M.- Post McGee Council Leadership in the 6th District
by Vince Bushell It is time to put the perils of McGee Jr. behind us. He has his supporters and detractors, for sure. He certainly bears responsibility for the mess hes in. The courts will decide his future, and if past history of recent council investigations are any predictor, his future on the Common Council […]