RIVERWEST FOLLIES! – Come on out for a great night in the neighborhood with local talent, a Radio Show, and plenty of family fun and food on Sat, March 15 at Falcon Bowl (see banner story) COMMON COUNCIL CHANGES – With the sudden resignation of Alderman and Common Council President Willie Hines on Feb 1, […]
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Posted inNeighborhood News
Milwaukee Film Festival 2013
by Lee Gutowski
It’s that time of year again! From September 26 until October 10, our town will host movie makers, students, fans and out-n-out “film geeks” from all over the world for the fifth annual Milwaukee Film Festival. Movies of all genres will roll all day and into the night.
Posted inNeighbor Spotlight
Neighbor Spotlight March 2012
Story and Photo by Janice Christensen
Rebecca Nole is your typical Riverwester, inasmuch as Riverwesters are not typical people.
She was born in the Bronx and grew up in New York City and went to Farello Laguardia High School For Arts And The Performaing Arts. If that sounds familiar to anyone, it’s the school where the movie “Fame” was set.
Posted inNeighbor Spotlight
Sean Kafer • Neighbor Spotlight
by Janice Christensen, photo by Greg Thompson
Sean Kafer has a map of the Mississippi near Madrid, Iowa from 1877. It shows the main channel of the river surrounded by wide meandering channels colored red or blue, wandering miles into the surrounding countryside. “That’s the way the river was. It changed course every year,” Sean says.
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