by Stacy Conroy Fleas are always an issue in the summer for pets who spend time outdoors. However, due to the unseasonably warm winter we experienced last year and the stretch of heat and humidity so far this summer, we’re seeing the flea population skyrocket. Dogs and cats allowed to lounge in the cool dirt […]
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The River’s Bend: Mandel’s Housing Development Plan for Humboldt Yards
by Vince Bushell
A housing development is being proposed for the nearby bluff and slopes of the Humboldt Yards. The entire development goes by the name of RiverCrest, which at least rhymes with Riverwest. As part of the development, a pedestrian bridge may someday link the east and west banks of the Milwaukee River pictured here between Caesar’s Park and the Humboldt Yards. The bridge would sit atop the remains of the North Avenue dam.
Emil Kuester
by Sonya Jongsma Knauss
Emil Kuester has watched Center Street change from a quiet neighborhood with stores on every corner to a street peppered with empty storefronts. Now, from his front porch, he’s watching it come back to life.
Beatnik Beat: Jazzin Up the Children
by William Morder Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears … -The Tempest In my dream, a white monster creeps behind me. Next, I am swallowed by inches. My head remains. Then I awaken in a sweat. Riverwest, my Storyville, crumbles at the edges. But the problem is much bigger. Radio is […]
Lena’s is Coming to Riverwest!
“We have a very strong family atmosphere and would like to bring that to Riverwest.”
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