Common Council
Posted inFurther Down Stream

October 2003

by Editor

Riverwest hosts all-city gathering potluck – Common Council news – Empty Bowls Project, MATC – Progress on Baby Park Makeover – Greens Fundraiser – National Latino Heritage Month – La Escuela Fratney expansion/renovation – DNR festival – Johnson Controls tests Weil-Auer lot – Picture Milwaukee Places – Mandel adds path from North Ave to bike trail to RiverCrest condo plan – Progress on plans for Reservoir – River Revitalization Foundation, Mayor and MMSD secure land purchase for Beerline Bike Trail – Proposals for Post-Teledyne Building

Posted inEditorials

$6,650,000,000 Freeway Proposal

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by Vince Bushell

Taxes! Everyone’s talking taxes. The Republicans are saying the Democrats are responsible for not freezing taxes. County Executive Scott Walker says in a letter on the Republican Party’s website that he will not raise the property tax levy for 2004. Is this good news or bad?

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Summer Chillin’ on the Porch: Reclaiming “Front Porch Culture”

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by Eryn Moris, photos by Peter DiAntoni

In Milwaukee the population appears to rise with the temperature, and July is a month for lazy afternoons and sticky summer nights best spent on the porch. In fact, July 7-13 is National Porch Awareness Week – a campaign dedicated to leisurely time spent on our neglected front porches, steps, and lawns, with an emphasis on “front-yard culture” and interaction with neighbors and passers-by.