The beginning of this story was published in December, 2002. I wrote it in November of 2002. Nine years ago.
I walked into the Falcon Bowl and slid onto a bar stool and gave barkeep John Okopinski a nod.
“Hi John, gimme a Klisch.”
The Old Ways
By Vince Bushell, photos Sarah Kurowski (top, and Michelle Jones & Shelly McClone following)
The beginning of this story was published in December, 2002. I wrote it in November of 2002. Nine years ago.
I walked into the Falcon Bowl and slid onto a bar stool and gave barkeep John Okopinski a nod.
“Hi John, gimme a Klisch.”
Neighbor Spotlight – Tess Kenney
by Sue Blaustein, photo by Peter DiAntoni
Theresa Kenney – Riverwest Neighborhood Association’s 2010 “Neighbor of the Year” – gets up early. Her morning routine includes brewing a cup of green tea and then surfing the listservs of activist organizations in Riverwest. She scans the latest chatter from the Riverwest Co-op, the RNA, and Riverwest Health Initiative, the Victory Garden Initiative, Transition Milwaukee, Milwaukee Urban Gardens and Concordia Gardens.
1 JAN THURSDAY
NEW YEAR’S DAY
Art Bar 722 E. Burleigh Happy 2009! Open All Night! Bloody’s $5 all Day!
Bremen Café 901 E. Clarke Open Mic
New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge Bradford Beach. Noon
People’s Books Open House 2122 E. Locust Noon – 5 PM
If you’ve been to the Riverwest Co-op, you’ve seen Mary Germain. She’s the young lady with the dark-brown-andpink-and-blue hair.
After last month’s East Side sojourn, it’s time for a return to the taverns of Riverwest. So I’m back. And it was night. So, black. Yeah. That works.
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