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September 2003

Through sept 26 CHARLES ALLIS ART MUSEUM: Paintings and Drawings by Will Kolstad. sept 21-oct 26CHARLES ALLIS ART MUSEUM & VILLA TERRACE DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM: Andre Ferrella’s organic digital images. 1 MONDAY BREMEN CAFE: Open Mic. 8 PM. COA: Adult Basic Education/GED: 8:30-2 PM. Free. Call Wendy Green at 263-8383, ext. 105 to enroll. Creative […]

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Down by the River… Urban Fishing is Back!

by David Coles / photo by Andrew Stiff

The fish are biting again in our own backyard – the ever-improving Milwaukee River. Since the removal of dams at North Avenue and in West Bend in recent years, the river channel is narrower, the water temperature cooler, and the current more free-flowing. Though sewage dumping and other problems persist, there is much cause for optimism surrounding this precious resource. To a degree once unthinkable people and wildlife are returning to the river.

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August 2003

1 FRIDAY BREMEN CAFE: Desperate Measures String Band. 8 PM. $5. CIRCLE A: Rockin’-A Friday with Chuk Le Fuk. COA: Creative Playground: 2:30-6 PM for ages 7-10. KING LIBRARY: Read-to-me Story Time. 10 AM. LINNEMAN’S: Finch and Parduhn. MAC’S RED EYE: Geoff Lanton & The Wolfpack, WAMI nominee. 9 PM. $5. MAD PLANET: Retro Night. […]

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RAM “Riverwest Anti-Nigger Movement”

by Tanya Cromartie-Twaddle / photo by Tess Reiss

Even the ugliest things in this world serve a purpose. RAM’s pathetic attempt to incite unrest, fear, and racial division served a higher good. The race war didn’t happen. There are too many good souls in Riverwest. We know better. This ugly episode has brought many diverse members of our community closer together. Several of us are having the much-needed sensitive conversations, taking action, and committing ourselves to improving the quality of life in our neighborhood for ALL.