by Jackie Reid Dettloff The golden rod is flowering and that means our growing season is moving into the home stretch. It has been a gorgeous season. Block after block, as I look around our neighborhood, I see gardens that have been tended with obvious care. And Im just talking about front yards here. Who […]
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Brady Street News
by Tim Lambrecht Brady Streets first Urban Playground Run & Ride is set for Saturday, September 9. The Urban Playground Festivals intent is to highlight the recent completion of the bicycle and pedestrian bridges, and to promote exercise and the accessibility of the Brady Street area to other neighborhoods. The Urban Playgrounds inaugural festival will […]
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Lakefront Puppet Theatre
by Jason Hart Many who saw the dragon and the twelve foot tall giant wandering around Locust Street Festival this June had questions. Whats your name? Who are you? and Are you Jesus? (addressed to the long-haired, robe-wearing giant, not the dragon) were the most common. Since well encounter similar baffling apparitions at the upcoming […]
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Mark Caldwell
by Ellen C.Warren, photograph by Melody R. Carranza Mark Caldwell looks like an ordinary guy. A Riverwest ordinary guy, that is. Dred-locked and fresh-faced, with a pleasant demeanor, you probably wouldnt really notice him until he opened his mouth. Then youd quickly discover that the word ordinary would probably never land in the same sentence […]
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Crazy Daze: Center Street Daze September 23
by Jim Loew A positive and a positive is a positive. Remember that from your high school math class? This lesson is relevant as Riverwests popular Center Street Daze and RockerBox MotoFest are joining forces and converging into one big festival this year. The extravaganza will take place Saturday, September 23. With this partnership, the […]