A story in serial format by: Darlene Wesenberg Rzezotarski January: Wherein the caretakers of the English basement apartment successfully finish off the semester at UWM, but face ongoing challenges with caretaking, parenting and academics. Jay shares a true Pandora’s Box story from his Ottawa heritage. Frank visits in the night. Jay sells blood. The sea […]
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NIk Kovac looks back as he starts his new role as Milwaukee Budget Director
Now Budget Director for the City of Milwaukee, former Alderman Nic Kovac shares his thoughts on being our Alderman for 14 years withCurrents’ writer Austin Greenberg. Only the first two segments were included in the July 2022 Riverwest Currents printed edition. ( Humboldt Blvd. redo and Creation of the Greenway) Following those two segments on-line […]
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Neighbor Spotlight: Davey Noble
by Lee Gutowski Davey Noble’s business is art – wait, strike that. His life is art. It’s doing his art, which is the same as doing his life. Since 2020, he’s run his custom framing and art restoration shop, Noble Arts, out of a storefront in Riverwest, and (go figure) he loves his work.Noble comes […]
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February Neighbor Spotlight 2016
Neighbor Spotlight — Johanna Rose by Ellen C Warren “Music is what I do.” It is not the answer to a question. It is a pronouncement. An explanation. Her big upright bass, leaning against the wall, stands witness. Musician, vocalist, artist, songwriter Johanna Rose has thrown her heart into her greatest love, music. And even […]
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Calendar September 2016 Riverwest
Sep 9-11 WOODLAND PATTERN at INDIAN SUMMER (Summerfest grounds) Ojibwe language workshops for kids & adults; performances by the Swamp Singers; Native reader theater; Wisconsin Poet Laureate Kimberly Blaeser; group readings by Milwaukee Native poets. Sep 14-17 RIVERWORKS WEEK Celebrate Milwaukee’s Creative District with a variety of events and networking opportunities; see RiverworksMKE.org for more […]