Story by Ben Elmadar The ceremonial lighting of ordinarily vacant storefronts inaugurates the tax season. Lady Liberty plays his boom box on the street corner. Seems everyone is in the fiscal spirit. local guys Brian Dettmering is a year-round accountant with 25 years experience. He has spent the past 12 years helping people in Riverwest […]
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Milwaukee Waves: 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Tunes Into Community
by Tea Krulos I was listening and Alicia Keys faded into Phish, which is a train wreck on paper, but it worked out on the air and I was like Yeeeeeeeeeahhh! No, it was more like YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH! Im listening to the new 88.9FM on a Saturday night, and this is a prerecorded spot in between […]
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Edible Schoolyard Project Aims to Reclaim Education
by Ellen C. Warren Coming Soon To a School Near YOU! Fresh, homegrown, yummy, nutritious food! That is, if the Food Reclamation Society has its way. Stephanie Phillips, Nicole Penick and Ginger Lee, founders of the Food Reclamation Society, have a vision. It begins with a garden space with raised beds and a greenhouse (to […]
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Raising the Bar on Sustainable Homes
by Belle Bergner Have you noticed different styles of residential architecture emerging these days? On the one hand, single or two-family homes built 75 to 125 years ago still make up most of the fabric in Milwaukees quilt of residences. Many are being beautifully restored to their original charm. On the other hand, we have […]
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Woodland Pattern: A Humbling Experience
by Mary Vuk Working at Woodland Pattern has been a humbling experience for Robert J. Baumann, Bookstore Assistant. He doesnt seem like someone who actually needs to be humbled, but 25-year-old Baumann, who loves his job at Woodland Pattern, simultaneously feels awed and intimidated by the poets and people who come his way. I often […]