by Donna Schlieman In May of 1998 I submitted a document to Milwaukee’s Historic reservation commission nominating Kilbourn/Reservoir Park as an historic site. It is known by its appearance to the public — it sets up 40 feet in the air and is covered with earth, grass, and trees. North Avenue curves sharply around the […]
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New Urbanism on Downer: Ready Or Not, Here It Comes
by Adam J. Lovinus The new-urbanism aesthetic envisioned two decades ago by former Mayor John O. Norquist a city of densely populated, self-supporting neighborhoods, diversely zoned with lots of green space and walking-distance amenities has come to life in Milwaukee. It shows in the new high-rise luxury condos on the Lower East Side […]
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Locally grown: Feeding our hunger for a and knowledge about a local food
by Belle Bergner Its hard to pick up a newspaper anywhere in the U.S. these days and find an article about how healthy and well fed people are. Milwaukee is no exception. How can that be? In the third wealthiest country in the world, how is it possible that we could have undernourished children? Or […]
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Condo Development Removed from Shorewood Master Plan Pending Completion of Land Use Study
by Jean Scherwenka The Master Plan for Shorewoods redevelopment along Oakland Avenue south of Capitol Drive and west to the Milwaukee River received a public hearing at the Village Boards July 10 meeting. After comments and discussion from citizens and Village officials, some changes were made in the Plan, whereupon it received Board approval. The […]
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Where the Gubernatorial Candidates Stand
by Belle Bergner and Timothy Schaefer Weve taken four specific issues, presented some history on each, and the positions of Republican, Democratic and Green candidates for Governor. You make the choice for whom to vote but read carefully and consider the legacy that the next Governor of Wisconsin is capable of leaving for the […]
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