Story and Photo by Ellen C. Warren Seven years ago Mark Thomas saw an ad for a national all-volunteer organization called Rebuilding Together. They offer free home repairs for lowincome elderly and disabled homeowners and families with children, especially if the children have special needs. He called the number and found that they were very […]
Restoring Lake Trout: Signs of Hope at the Mid-lake Reef
by Casey Twanow Its a chilly afternoon out on Lake Michigan. Scientists John Janssen and Rob Paddock, from UWMs Great Lakes WATER Institute, are 40 miles and four hours offshore on the research vessel Neeskay. In the onboard laboratory, they are glued to a monitor showing an eerie, green-tinged landscape. They are viewing the Mid-lake […]
The Pool: From Milwaukee to Sundance…with a detour
by Kevin Mundt Its very cold, exclaimed Venkatesh Chavana while out having some lunch on Brady Street. The people are good and the food (in general) is OK. Venkatesh, 17, seems shy for someone who played the leading role in a movie that just a couple of weeks ago had a showing at the Sundance […]
New Urbanism on Downer: Ready Or Not, Here It Comes
by Adam J. Lovinus The new-urbanism aesthetic envisioned two decades ago by former Mayor John O. Norquist a city of densely populated, self-supporting neighborhoods, diversely zoned with lots of green space and walking-distance amenities has come to life in Milwaukee. It shows in the new high-rise luxury condos on the Lower East Side […]
Letter from Zagora
by Janice Christensen Oh, my life is changing every day in every possible way. ~ The Cranberries So, no nothing stays the same forever. And its time to make some changes here at the Currents Inc. Probably the biggest change is going to be my role with the Riverwest Currents. With this issue, I plan […]