Riverwest is home to old-timers, students and, of course, the artsy riffraff: hipsters, bohemians and musicians. At first glance, Jon Hanson could be pegged as any of those. He sets a meeting at Fuel. He is skinny and wears a band shirt. His hair is artfully disheveled when he pulls off his hat. He carries a Fleshies coffee mug. He is in five bands whose names he carefully writes down. Then, he lists his other hobbies: bicycling, kickball and cooking.
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Posted inUnder Currents
Empowerment Through Expression
Artists for Social Change and the Sojourner Truth House have issued a call for artists, musicians, sponsors, and donations for an upcoming event at Milwaukee’s Historic Turner Hall.
Posted inBusiness Spotlight
Sunrise Foods
Retirement would be too boring for someone like Dr. Robert Wetzler. His career covered chiropractic care, Ob-gyn and general practice. Not to mention being the backstage doctor at Alpine Valley and having opened his home to his famous “patients” like the Grateful Dead. Helping to put a group together to open the Riverwest Clinic, 826 E. Center St., was a logical step.
Posted inHarambee Connection
A Slice of American History: Carter G. Woodson
by Charlesetta Thompson In February of 1926, Carter G. Woodson, an historian and visionary, established Negro History Week, the event that turned into what is now Black History Month. Dr. Woodson came from humble beginnings. The son of emancipated slaves, Woodson spent his childhood working in the coal mines of Kentucky. He enrolled in high […]
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Urgency without Despair
Several UW-Milwaukee students recently explored the Urban Ecology Center as part of a requirement for their “Environmental Dynamics” class taught by Professor Christina Buffington. Bravo to Christina for developing the most meaningful service-learning project I’ve seen yet! Students are required to choose a topic, observe and volunteer for a related experience in the community, then […]
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