by Jean Scherwenka Jim Plaisted, one of those people dedicated to making our communities the best they can be, was chosen as the new Executive Director of the Shorewood Business Improvement District (BID). Hell be working on behalf of the BIDs board of directors in areas of management, promotions and economic development. Coming from the […]
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Crystal Ball Tie Vote Common Good
by Vince Bushell I have peered into my crystal ball to see what 2007 will bring for our neighborhood. The view ahead gets a little blurry after a couple months, but my eyes will strain to see. As I peer into the future here is what I can discern. Property values will stabilize. Crime will […]
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Student Housing 101
By Daniel Ginsberg-Jaeckle The RiverView Residence Hall, a seven-story dormitory on North Avenue and Humboldt Boulevard, will usher in the new year of 2008 with the addition of nearly 500 UWM (University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee) students to the Riverwest neighborhood. There already are quite a few off-campus student renters in the area. Simone Velasquez, a […]
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Letter from Zagora
by Janice Christensen Oh, my life is changing every day in every possible way. ~ The Cranberries So, no nothing stays the same forever. And its time to make some changes here at the Currents Inc. Probably the biggest change is going to be my role with the Riverwest Currents. With this issue, I plan […]
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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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