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Garden Park: A Catalytic Project

by Jan Christensen

The topic at the April Riverwest Neighborhood Association meeting: Garden Park. The mood: annoyed.
The result was a carefully worded, polite letter from the RNA to Bob Rodini, Chairman of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (RACM).
“Residents of the Riverwest neighborhood have a keen interest in the development of Garden Park (821-33 East Locust Street),” the letter reads,

Posted inFurther Down Stream

Further Down Stream February 2009

by Jan Christensen

CHILI MADNESS – Once again, local radio station WMSE plans to holds its Rockabilly Chili contest, and competition in Riverwest is hot and heavy. You won’t want to miss the Riverwest Co-op’s Chili Cook-off scheduled for Sun, Feb 22 at 5:30 PM at Club Timbuktu, 520 Center St. To enter your prized vegan or vegetarian recipe, contact Michelle Jones at virgotron@ hotmail.com; deadline is Feb 15. Then go to the WMSE competition and vote vote vote on Sun, March 8, 11AM- 4PM at the MSOE Kern Center.

Posted inNeighborhood News

Where Will They Sleep? New Dorms on East Side

by Jan Christensen

by Janice Christensen and Vince Bushell
Image – Prospect Mall Area Design, architects rendering

It won’t be in Riverwest. Althought three of the eight sites that submitted proposals for a dorm were in Riverwest, none were finalists. You may be relieved or disappointed, depending on your perspective. Alderman Nic Kovac is hoping to get open minded feedback on the three remaining locations under consideration.

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Calendar October 2008

by Jan Christensen

October 2008 1 WEDNESDAY      Arts Center Lecture Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd. DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ART: ARTISTS NOW! GUEST LECTURE SERIES-PAUL McMULLAN: BENEATH THE SURFACE: THE CERAMIC ART OF PAUL McMULLAN. 7pm. Free.  Paul McMullan investigates the making of his current ceramic sculptures and his twenty years of art making, “a journey that has included […]