by Janice Christensen David Kennedy is coming back to Milwaukee. His first visit here was as the featured speaker at Mayor Barretts Common Ground Collaborative Meeting on March 9, when he proposed a new approach to crime prevention in the city. The Common Ground initiative is designed to shut down street-level drug dealing by […]
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The 411 on FYI
By Michael Timm Homelessness, poverty, crime, unplanned pregnancy, sexual abuse, and underemployment are very real threats to thousands of young people nationwide who age out of the foster care or other out-of-home care systems. Upon turning 18, they are cut off from the state support system. If they have not been prepared for social and […]
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The Visual Pleasures of the Flesh
By Tea Krulos Atomic Tattoo opened on Valentines Day, and owner Sam Bielinski wants to dispel some rumors. Were not part of a large corporation, and our guys dont get paid salary, he explained. Were an artist run shop, which is rare. Bielinski lived in Milwaukee until 2000, when he moved to Tampa, Florida. It […]
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Student Housing 101
By Daniel Ginsberg-Jaeckle The RiverView Residence Hall, a seven-story dormitory on North Avenue and Humboldt Boulevard, will usher in the new year of 2008 with the addition of nearly 500 UWM (University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee) students to the Riverwest neighborhood. There already are quite a few off-campus student renters in the area. Simone Velasquez, a […]
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Crystal Ball Tie Vote Common Good
by Vince Bushell I have peered into my crystal ball to see what 2007 will bring for our neighborhood. The view ahead gets a little blurry after a couple months, but my eyes will strain to see. As I peer into the future here is what I can discern. Property values will stabilize. Crime will […]