1. Invocation by George Singleton. 2. August 20 minutes approved. 3. Announcements a. Jan Christiansen distributed a set of maps noting the location of crimes in the Fifth District. b. Tess Reiss reminded everyone of the Center Street Celebration c. “Slow Down” signs are being used throughout the neighborhood, particularly on Sunday at the Garden […]
Center Street
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Owning Your Own Gallery
“It’s really hard to run a gallery in Riverwest. And just when you realize that it’s hard, it gets a lot harder.” -Marnie Elbaum
“One important factor which could contribute to a gallery’s success
is to own your own building” -Brad Blaeser
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Down-Home Car Repair at Joe’s East Coast
by Peter Scmidtke
A quick peek around Joe’s East Coast Car Shop on the 600 block of East Center Street reveals a thriving twelve-year-old business whose wheels are greased with the personal attention and care of its owner, longtime Riverwest resident Joe Fix.
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Eighteenth Annual Artwalk: A Community Celebrating the Creative Spirit
Each year at the height of the fall season, members of the Riverwest Artists Association put down their rakes and open their homes, studios, and galleries for one of the finest walking art tours in the Great Lakes Region.
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Studio Space in Rivewest
by Mark Lawson In last month’s issue of the Riverwest Currents, this column outlined some of the original reasons that many artists decided to make Riverwest their home and studio location. Primarily, they were attracted by the abundance of storefronts and other relatively inexpensive spaces that were usable as studios and galleries. Originally these spaces […]
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