Starting at 10:00 AM on Saturday,January 27th hundreds of poets, writers and lovers of the arts will set up camp at Woodland Pattern Book Center. Fifteen hours later they will leave exhausted yet also refreshed! It’s time, once again, for Woodland Pattern’s day-long celebration of poetry and performance! Indulge in 15 hours of literary revelry […]
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Metamorphosis
METAMORPHOSIS What will urban agriculture in Milwaukee look like without Growing Power? When Will Allen announced his retirement in November, 2017, one could almost feel the foundations of the urban agriculture movement do a little seismic shuffle. A potful of micro- greens teetered and fell off a shelf. Worm castings sifted through a screen of […]
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Neighbor Spotlight: Sarah Zahner
by Lee Gutowski Sarah Zahner (pronounced “ZAYner”—and she goes by her last name) was downright giddy to be featured in this space when I asked her if she’d participate. As you will learn—unless you already know Zahner, and in that case, it’s no surprise—the woman is an enthusiastic, active community member who’s been involved in […]
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Neighbor Spotlight – Lisa Knapp
by Tea Krulos, photos Vince Bushell Lisa is from Lansing, Michigan, but she became bored with life there. There just wasn’t much to do. She recalls that she spent her time with her youthful friends going to the mall, bowling, and hanging out at an arcade called Pinball Pete’s smoking cigarettes, then hanging out at […]
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Neighbor Spotlight: Margaret Vasterling
“I came to Riverwest in 1986,” says Margaret. “I was living on the east side, and the duplex was sold. I had thirty days to get out. I had two children living with me. And two dogs. And a cockatiel. I was working for Curative and was contracted to Froedtert.” A child that Margaret was […]
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