By Stacy Conroy Just over six years ago I adopted my German Shepherd, Jade, from the Humane Society. I knew this 10-month-old pup was going to need some training. She was brought in as a stray, and except for some previous house training, she didn’t know how to sit, stay, or lay down on command. […]
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Gatherin’ Moss – Book Review and Interview with Andrew Stone
by Abigail Wolfe Abigail Wolfe: Why do you live in Riverwest? Andrew Stone: Riverwest is my place. It’s been good to me. I wouldn’t live anywhere else in Milwaukee — even if I could afford to. A. W.: Do you think Jim McNeil, the main character of your novel Gatherin’ Moss, would like Riverwest? Stone: […]
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Beatnik Beat: Beautiful Names
by William Morder Once upon a time, I fell in love with a woman’s name. ‘Twas no ordinary name, such as mere mortals are wont to use, but rather methought a Divine Name that I knew only by legend and song. It took me a while to distinguish between the woman and her name, but […]
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An American Classic: Fourth of July at Gordon Park
by Jan Christensen It happens every year…early in the morning on the Fourth of July, you hear it. The sounds of a marching band, faintly at first, getting closer… Quick, pull on some clothes and run out to the street! It’s the Fourth of July parade in Riverwest. A neighborhood dignitary heads up an enthusiastic […]
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EARTH DAY: Keeping our Neighborhood Green
by Vince Bushell Green Infrastructure is a term that describes the web of parks, fields, trails, woods, vacant land that make up the undeveloped portion of the urban landscape. Milwaukee neighborhoods need to develop a vision to preserve, promote, and link these resources with a comprehensive plan. Milwaukee River Valley neighborhoods like Riverwest, Brewers Hill, […]
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