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Eating From the Earth

Eating locally grown produce is a delicious and rare treat for city residents. When shopping at a supermarket, we usually find a wide variety of fruits and vegetables that have every appearance of freshness. But most of our produce has traveled hundreds or even thousands of miles before arriving in our stores.

Posted inNeighborhood News

2003 Riverwest Events Calendar

These neighborhood events attract hundreds, even thousands of people to Riverwest. If you are interested in participating, contact the person listed beneath each event. All events are posted monthly on the Riverwest Currents website. March 15 — St. Patrick’s Pub Crawl (3rd annual) The Pub Crawl was started in 2001 by Erik Peterson. The Crawl […]

Posted inCommentary & Opinion

In Light of All in the Riverwest Community

On December 7, the Riverwest community surrounding St. Casimir’s Church on Bremen and Clark Street will be “lighting up” the neighborhood. The intention is to bring our neighborhood into light, a symbolic action to “ignite” neighborhood safety, community, future restoration projects, and activities to come. Neighbors will not be in the dark; we will be lit in action.

Posted inFurther Down Stream

November 2002

Sewer work on Humboldt – St. Casimir and St. Mary of Czestochowa parishes merger-related rumors laid to rest – Strive media/GTV – Holton-Burleigh gas station update – Construction Grant for Beerline bike path approved – Pagan Unity Council formed – Gun violence – Pedestrian bridge over river to Caesar’s Park – Riverwest Shady Bars