by Belle Bergner Q: Ive heard that our honey bees are dying. What is killing the bees and is this going to affect our crops? A: Its true: bees are critical for the fertilization of many of our agricultural crops and we might have to figure out an economical surrogate fertilizer if current rates of […]
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Rrrrrreving Up For Rrrrrrrockerbox!
by Tea Krulos Rockerbox is the crowd. Thats the cool thing about Rockerbox, Scott Johnson tells me. Were sitting outside his flagship business, Fuel Café. This type of conversation will be impossible to conduct here August 11, when the street will be filled with revving motorcycles for the fifth annual Rockerbox Motofest. Johnson thought of […]
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Darrell Smith
By Janice Christensen, Photo by Vince Bushell Its about 7 pm on a warm summer evening, and Darrell Smith is driving around the East Side, dropping off plants that he just picked up from a nursery in Waukesha. At this time of year, the only way to talk to a landscaper is to ride along […]
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Riverwest Cycling Services
photo by Johannah Rose Doug McKey has a Pedicab Drivers license from the city of Milwaukee. Its numbere 001 the first and only one issued this year. So if you get a ride with him, you know youre getting something unique. Doug is offering rides to people at festivals and events throughout the summer. […]
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A Long, Hot Summer of Peace
by Jim Loew After four-year-old Jasmine Owens was killed in front of her home by a stray bullet this past May, many Milwaukeeans were fed up with the random violence seemingly all around them. People were outraged, yet many felt helpless. What could they we do? One of the answers to that question […]