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Calendar March 2013 frontpage

Saturday March 2nd  • RIVERWEST FOLLIES FalconBowl,801 E Clarke,Talent Show, Auction, food, beer!  7PM $5

1 FRIDAY    March 2013    March 1st. CATHOLIC EAST SCHOOL 2480 N Cramer (just south of church) Fish Fry, dine-in or take out, Fridays in March,  4-7PM $5-$9  CIRCLE A 932 E Chambers, Circle A Presents… 8PM / DJ The French Connection 10PM  CLUB TIMBUKTU 520 E Center, Reggae Dancehall   FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY 1342 N Astor, First Friday Films: Iron-Jawed Angels (women’s suffrage) 6:30PM free LINNEMAN’S  1001 E Locust, Old Shoe, Honest Monday, 9PM  MIRAMAR THEATRE 2844 N Oakland, Deadman’s Carnival, 8PM

 

    

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Calendar March 2013

1 FRIDAY    March 2013 CATHOLIC EAST SCHOOL 2480 N Cramer (just south of church) Fish Fry, dine-in or take out, Fridays in March,  4-7PM $5-$9 CIRCLE A 932 E Chambers, Circle A Presents… 8PM / DJ The French Connection 10PM CLUB TIMBUKTU 520 E Center, Reggae Dancehall   FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY 1342 N Astor, […]

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Where Will They Sleep? New Dorms on East Side

by Janice Christensen and Vince Bushell
Image – Prospect Mall Area Design, architects rendering

It won’t be in Riverwest. Althought three of the eight sites that submitted proposals for a dorm were in Riverwest, none were finalists. You may be relieved or disappointed, depending on your perspective. Alderman Nic Kovac is hoping to get open minded feedback on the three remaining locations under consideration.

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Aldermanic candidates for Milwaukee’s 3rd District speak out

The Question:

What is your strategy to coordinate a plan for the Hometown development site at the east end of the North Avenue bridge? 

There are three powerful stakeholders in this issue: Mandel, the developer; the East North Avenue BID; and the community groups gathered under the Milwaukee River Work Group who have a zoning proposal before the Council that impacts future development.

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Community Benefits Agreement: An Overview

It sounds simple, doesn’t it? Either you are for or against benefits to the community. While it isn’t quite that simple, an ordinance that’s been shuttled around City Hall for a few months is based on a relatively simple premise: that when the city sells public land or uses public money to subsidize a development, there should be some kind of public benefit.