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Open Letter to the Residents of Riverwest

Ms. Tess Reiss Riverwest Neighborhood Association 733 E. Clarke St. Milwaukee, WI 53212 RE: Open Letter to the Residents of Riverwest Dear Tess: On behalf of Tandem Developers, I would like to thank the Riverwest Neighborhood Association for allowing us to present our plan for new single family homes on the Johnson Controls site. We […]

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SUMMARY OF GENERAL CAPITAL RESPONSE TO RFP

Riverwest Johnson Controls Property A 24-unit Traditional Neighborhood Development Milwaukee, Wisconsin The following is an excerpt from General Capital’s response to the City’s RFP. Submitted by General Capital Group c/o Sigurd Strautmanis 10532 North Port Washington Road Mequon, WI 53092 (414) 240-4605 GENERAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLP CONTENTS PROJECT OVERVIEW TND WITH A TWIST TRADITIONAL DESIGN […]

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$10 Million Addition to La Escuela Fratney

In September 1998, the school community at La Escuela Fratney submitted an expansion plan to the Board of School Directors. It was the result of years of planning that involved parents, school staff, and the community. Not being part of the Neighborhood Schools Initiative that built additions to the most crowded schools in the city, Fratney’s building plan was put on the back burner until now. Before the end of the school year, ground breaking will be held for a long-awaited $10 million addition that will nearly double the school’s current space.

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Katy Van Dunk

Katy Van Dunk has lived in Riverwest almost her entire life, but that’s doesn’t mean she has been a Riverwester for 50 years. In fact, she’s lived in the neighborhood for nearly 14 years, and as a young resident, she’s got some insights to share.

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Diversity is Byword of Urban-Rural Food Systems Conference

In Riverwest, the Diversity is Our Strength signs refer to the ethnic and economic diversity of our community. But when Gail Kahovic, Food Systems Program Director at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, talks about diversity being strength, she is referring to crop and animal breed diversity, diversity in the farm ecosystem, and diversity in the ownership […]