COMMUNITY CASH? Efforts are underway to create a local currency, potentially for use in Riverwest and beyond. The goals of the currency include supporting local businesses, cultivating community self-reliance, strengthening our local economy, and fostering environmental, social and economic sustainability. To get involved or find out more, call 263.1513 or email mkecurrency@gmail.com. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7pm.
ecology
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Help us make 2008 the Year of Phenology
“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.” -Aldo Leopold
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North Avenue Dam Pedestrian Bridge
Links Riverwest, Lower East Side Neighborhoods
Tying together two red ribbons, Third District Alderman Mike D’Amato and Sixth District Alderman Mike McGee, Jr. celebrated the opening of a pedestrian bridge linking their two neighborhoods as Mayor Barrett declared the North Avenue Dam Pedestrian Bridge open at a ceremony on December 15.
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Middle School Students Help Stock Walleyes
On October 6, a team of Department of Natural Resources staff and local seventh grade students released about two thousand “extended growth” walleyes into the Milwaukee River near Lakefront Brewery.
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WEEKDAY HAPPENINGS IN RIVERWEST
MONDAY, AUGUST 23 1st Annual Meeting of the Riverwest Investment Cooperative, 7:30PM at the beautiful RIC House, 2543 N. Holton St. Reception Party at 6:30PM to eat, socialize, and give people the opportunity to learn about RIC and its members in a casual setting. ========================= TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 ========================= Outdoor Leadership Experiences in Wyoming Tuesday, […]
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