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Crazy Daze: Center Street Daze September 23

by Jim Loew A positive and a positive is a positive. Remember that from your high school math class? This lesson is relevant as Riverwest’s popular Center Street Daze and RockerBox MotoFest are joining forces and converging into one big festival this year. The extravaganza will take place Saturday, September 23. With this partnership, the […]

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Brady Street News

by Tim Lambrecht Brady Street’s first Urban Playground Run & Ride is set for Saturday, September 9. The Urban Playground Festival’s intent is to highlight the recent completion of the bicycle and pedestrian bridges, and to promote exercise and the accessibility of the Brady Street area to other neighborhoods. The Urban Playground’s inaugural festival will […]

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A Long, Hot Summer of Peace

by Jim Loew After four-year-old Jasmine Owens was killed in front of her home by a stray bullet this past May, many Milwaukeeans were fed up with the random violence seemingly all around them. People were outraged, yet many felt helpless. What could they – we – do? One of the answers to that question […]

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Flower Power

Story & photos by Tim Lambrecht On Saturday, May 5, Brady Street will be in full bloom with Flower Power. Merchants and residents will be decorating their porches, storefronts, streets, and sidewalks to make a bright, bold statement, using flowers and other organic materials, to create warm visual interpretations of spring. There will be a […]