by Tim Lambrecht Scott Scooter Schmidt enjoyed life to the fullest. Regular patrons of Water Street bars and businesses knew Scooter from his time spent working at Rosies. He also worked security for Summerfest. I met Scooter when I worked for the Shepherd Express when their offices were on Water Street. He always had a […]
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Learning About Work, Nature And Life Along the Milwaukee River
by Jim Loew, photo Vince Bushell On July 26 the Washington High students joined with others to celebrate the completion of the East Bank Trail running along theriver valley from Riverside Park to Caesars Park and the pedestrian bridge over the old dam. Take a hike along the new trail and youwill see the work […]
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Mark Caldwell
by Ellen C.Warren, photograph by Melody R. Carranza Mark Caldwell looks like an ordinary guy. A Riverwest ordinary guy, that is. Dred-locked and fresh-faced, with a pleasant demeanor, you probably wouldnt really notice him until he opened his mouth. Then youd quickly discover that the word ordinary would probably never land in the same sentence […]
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Gimme Shelter! Housing Trust Fund
by Adam J. Lovinus Two thousand homeless on a given night in Milwaukee. Twenty percent spend more than half their income on rent. Thousands are overcrowded, with two and three families in a single house. Behind the numbers are the people, many of them our friends and neighbors. Rents in Riverwest have become prohibitive for […]
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Jackie Robinson, My Grandmother and Me
by George Paz Martin Recently, news headlines commemorated Jackie Robinsons 60th anniversary of breaking the racial barrier in major league baseball. To America generally, Jackie Robinsons legend was not only being the first Negro to integrate major league sports but also of being one of the greatest baseball players ever. To Negroes at that time, […]
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