Now Budget Director for the City of Milwaukee, former Alderman Nic Kovac shares his thoughts on being our Alderman for 14 years withCurrents’ writer Austin Greenberg. Only the first two segments were included in the July 2022 Riverwest Currents printed edition. ( Humboldt Blvd. redo and Creation of the Greenway) Following those two segments on-line […]
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An Interview with Cavalier Johnson: Focus Campaign Funding, Public Land, Policing, a broad range of questions
By Austin Greenberg Acting Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson spoke with Riverwest Currents on March 21, 2022.. The mayoral election between Johnson and former Alderman Bob Donovan is April 5th. RC: There was an ad made for you by a group called Fair Future Action. Does Chris Abele fund that? CJ: I can’t tell you who […]
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Neighbor Spotlight: Ralph Larsen
HISTORY HAS ITS EYES ON US… AGAIN.WHAT CAN THE PAST TEACH US ABOUT THE PRESENT MOMENT. by Brenna Gonderman Long time Lower Eastside and now Riverwest resident Ralph Larsen, 79, recollects memories of activism in Milwaukee during the late 60’s. It has been a long hot summer. Thousands of protesters across the country take to […]
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Change the World
by George Martin George Floyd’s daughter Gigi, 6, shouted “Daddy changed the world!” after her dad’s arrest-death. The country and the world saw George Floyd’s life squeezed out of him by a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck. Since his death on May 25, 2020, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement mobilized over seven […]
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The Riverwest Currents Asks Candidates About the Issues
by Monica Reida Mayor of Milwaukee Neither campaign responded to our requests to ask these questions. 1). The downtown area is seeing a renaissance with the planned Bucks arena and new developments for apartments, hotels and businesses. What would you do to encourage more development to the downtown area and how can that help the […]
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