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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Posted inNeighbor Spotlight, Telling Our Stories
Betty Nikia & Lucky Tomaszek, Neighbor Spotlight February 2021
by Ellen C. Warren If the timing had not been impeccable, our Valentine Couple would most likely never have met. In an amusing twist of fate they were each about to delete their online dating accounts, nearly simultaneously, and then this happened…It was fall of 2015. Lucky still had kids at home, and she was […]
Posted inCommentary & Opinion, Editorials
The most important election in our lives.
by George Martin Trump’s first term, in which he lost the popular vote, has been the absolute worst in US history. His administration has the greatest turnover in cabinet members, appointees, and staff. It has been clear from the beginning that this Trump administration has been self-centered and based upon Trump’s personal point-of-view, not one of […]
Posted inBlack History, Commentary & Opinion, Editorials, Telling Our Stories
Black Lives Matter
The Riverwest Currents will add comments and information about the struggle for justice and fair and equitable treatment for all citizens and residents of our neighborhood, city, state, and country. To view full version of archived stories below click on the Headline. A message from Historic Milwaukee Inc. Links to Americas Black Holocaust Museum, Wisconsin […]
Posted inEcology and the Environment, Green Spaces Briefs, Riverwest History, Telling Our Stories
Our History Begins With The River
by Tom Tolan (Editor’s nore: This was first published in the January 2003 edition of the Riverwest Currents) You could argue that it was the Milwaukee River, threading its way between glacial ridges, that determined the future character of the Riverwest neighborhood. By digging a deep valley, it created steep banks that would be attractive […]
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