by Emily DeLeo There are many individuals in this community who do not have access to affordable health care. A recent Riverwest survey shows that 40% of respondents reported that cost had kept them from seeing a doctor or buying medication in the previous year (2004- 2006 Riverwest Community Health Assessment). There is hope for […]
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Closing a Violent Loophole
By Emily DeLeo and Nik Kovac In a community where gun violence has become so prevalent, how can you be safe? How can you ensure responsible gun ownership? One strategy might be to keep handguns away from minors, criminals, and the mentally ill. Right now in Wisconsin such buyers are prevented via background checks […]
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A Place for Nature in the City
by Laura Richard For the past eight years, a small group of dedicated volunteers representing a diverse array of folk from the community (business people, land owners, non profit leaders, government officials, teachers and neighbors) have been working together toward the common goal of forever preserving and protecting the 5.5 mile natural corridor that borders […]
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A b j e c t P o e t r y
by Mary K. Vuk Marie Larson, director of marketing at Woodland Pattern, will leave Milwaukee in August to pursue graduate studies in poetry at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Larson said that working at Woodland Pattern has been a priceless education. It was an opportunity for me to immerse myself and learn about whats going […]
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Fidel Screens at New York Film Festival
by Adam Lovinus Milwaukee hip-hop entrepreneur and emcee Fidel brings Milwaukee underground hip-hop to the global stage as the subject of the short film documentary Fidel, which will be screened at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival November 10. Directed by local anthropologist Ise Olatunji, Fidel is a gritty 13- minute portrait […]
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