by Tea Krulos, photos Vince Bushell Lisa is from Lansing, Michigan, but she became bored with life there. There just wasn’t much to do. She recalls that she spent her time with her youthful friends going to the mall, bowling, and hanging out at an arcade called Pinball Pete’s smoking cigarettes, then hanging out at […]
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September 2016 Neighbor Spotlight
Neighbor Spotlight: Shannon Molter: An eye, an ear, a feel – and a pitchfork – for creativity photo and story by Peggy Schulz For many of us, our day jobs are completed at less-than-inspiring locations, and our minds turn on and off to the tasks associated with those jobs in concert with our working hours. […]
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Year in Review – November 2016 Celeste Contreas Neighbor Spotlight & RAA Artist Profile Kevin Lynch – Jazz Medicine
by Ellen C. Warren photos by Alice Waraxa Imagine a cheerful, bubbling, joyful person. We will call her Celeste Contreras. Then think about death. Why? Because, as incongruous as it sounds, she does, much of the time. Because it is a subject that has drawn and intrigued her for a long time. Because it led […]
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11th Annual Riverwest Follies: Reach for the Sun! Saturday March 19 – Show at 7 PM Falcon Bowl
by Vince Bushell Saturday March 19, Show at 7 PM Falcon Bowl Clarke and Fratney Streets Free! Donations accepted for Re-volv Solar Installation At Riverwest Co-op On Saturday March 19th at 11:30 p.m. central time, the Sun will cross the equator in its apparent move northward. The Follies should have just about […]
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Community Garden Farmers School Program Plans 2016 Season
Health crisis? Hunger crisis? Local food production can address them both. According to the Zero Hunger Challenge, a program presented by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2012, the only way to end world hunger is through sustainable small-plot farming. Some think this kind of initiative is only needed in third world countries. However, UN […]
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