As I visit the Aurora Weier Educational Center, I am carried in by a stream of rambunctious children tumbling out of the yellow school bus across the street. They have just returned from a field trip to Circus Day at Veterans Park. They are fresh faced, singing happy tunes as they are shepherded into the school gymnasium. A little boy with a tiny hoop in his ear winks at me and giggles as he passes me
by Vince Bushell
A housing development is being proposed for the nearby bluff and slopes of the Humboldt Yards. The entire development goes by the name of RiverCrest, which at least rhymes with Riverwest. As part of the development, a pedestrian bridge may someday link the east and west banks of the Milwaukee River pictured here between Caesar’s Park and the Humboldt Yards. The bridge would sit atop the remains of the North Avenue dam.
The aim of Waldorf schooling is to educate the whole child, “head, heart and hands.” The curriculum balances academics with artistic and practical activities and is designed to respond to the various phases of a child’s development.
Garden Park at Bremen and Locust needs to form an official group to manage and lobby for long term ownership as a community run pocket park and market. NOW IS THE TIME.
by Janice Christensen It took years of hard work to make the neighborhood a safe, inviting place. Naturally, now more people want to live in it. Property values skyrocket, and the very people who did the work can’t afford to stay. It just doesn’t seem fair. But the people who live and work in these […]
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