by Erik Peterson The Riverwest Beer Fest. & 2nd Annual Pub Crawl began in the former dentist office suites above the Riverwest Artists Association on Holton Street.Each suite had a different func-tion:registration, food, silent auction, beer samples.Sprecher, Purple Foot, Water St. Brewery, and Harbor City Brewing Co. all showed up to give free samples at […]
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Teens Seek Meaningful Activities in Neighborhood
by Peter Reese Ask a young person what there is to do in Riverwest and you will get a variety of answers. Playing basketball seems to top the list with “hanging out” being a close second. The days of paper routes and odd jobs seem to be a thing of the past. While most young […]
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Pet’s Diet Plays an Important Role in Health
If you own a pet, you probably depend on your veterinarian and pet food manufacturers to tell you what your pet needs. But if you rely on television and magazine advertisements to tell you how to keep your pet healthy, you may want to think again. Can we really trust what the ads say? How will what they are selling make a difference in your pet’s health and quality of life?
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Beatnik Beat: Who Said the Spirit of the 60s and early 70s Is Dead?
by Carl Hedman Given the historical importance of such things as the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement, it’s easy to forget the less spectacular aspects of the 1960s and early 1970s. I refer to the building of alternative institutions: food co-ops, housing co-ops, free schools, communes, etc. Yet, even as some of the […]
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Summer Jobs For Kids: Mayor Barretts Summer Youth Jobs Initiative
by Ellen C. Warren, photo by Kurt Johnson Karina Turner worked with volunteer coordinator Gib Caldwell this summer. Milwaukee kids were working this summer, thanks to an initiative put together by the City of Milwaukee and funded by the State. Mayor Barretts Summer Youth Jobs Initiative offered 350 jobs to young people in a variety […]
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