by Ellen C. Warren If the timing had not been impeccable, our Valentine Couple would most likely never have met. In an amusing twist of fate they were each about to delete their online dating accounts, nearly simultaneously, and then this happened…It was fall of 2015. Lucky still had kids at home, and she was […]
community
Jilly Gokalgandhi for Schoolbord
(this posting has been updated from the published version at the candidates request.) Jilly Gokalgandhi is a progressive, multilingual, millennial immigrant who is deeply committed to social justice. Through her work as a Community Schools Coordinator and in youth employment, as well as helping grow MPS STEM programs in K-8s and high schools, Jilly has […]
RUHS Newsletter Featuring Belzella Family Alumni and Scholarship
SUPPORTING MILWAUKEE’S OLDEST PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL The Bezella Family Establishes Scholarship In 2020 the RUHS Foundation awarded its first Bezella Family Scholarship. The family has an extensive history at Riverside and the family’s business, Kellner Greenhouse on Humboldt Avenue, was well known in Riverwest and on the east side. An applicant for the yearly renewable […]
Neighbor Spotlight: Richard Franklin
by Adam Krueger “Good morning, Riverwest. This is Richard and Bagel.” It is a welcome many in the community see every morning on social media. They are the routine words written almost daily by the unofficial Mayor of Roverwest, Richard Franklin speaking in part on the behalf of everyone’s favorite neighborhood beagle, Bagel. Both are […]
Beat of his own drum
by Vince Bushell, photo Lorraine Jacobs The placard on top of the drum reads: “F— THAT BRING ARE (sic) BABIES BACK!” I am not sure what Bernell Trammell meant. But he certainly was not shy about sharing his vision.Turns out I saw him with a Vote Trump homemade sign on the busy corner of Humboldt […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.