by Emily DeLeo Your home should be a comfortable place where you and your family can feel safe. However, your home may not be safe if you leave medications or other dangerous substances where children or pets can reach them. Cosmetics, cleaning supplies, medications and even vitamins can be very dangerous to children. All of […]
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A Million-Dollar View, and Free Music, Too!
by Jean Scherwenka, photo by Nik Kovac At the new Kadish Park on the curve of East North Avenue music lovers, children, and friendly dogs turned out three Tuesday evenings in July to enjoy local groups Christophers Project, The Misfits, and Berkeley Fudge perform free music that wants to be heard. Their drums, keyboards, guitars, […]
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Locally grown: Feeding our hunger for a and knowledge about a local food
by Belle Bergner Its hard to pick up a newspaper anywhere in the U.S. these days and find an article about how healthy and well fed people are. Milwaukee is no exception. How can that be? In the third wealthiest country in the world, how is it possible that we could have undernourished children? Or […]
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Brady Street Beat
by Tim Lambrecht For those of you picking up the Currents early this month, just a reminder that on Saturday, July 28, The Brady Street Festival featuring Cheesefest will be held from 10am- 10pm. You can sample or buy from local and regional cheesemakers and organic farmers. There will also be Milwaukees only outdoor fashion […]
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Scooter Foundation Helps Kids, Keeps Memories Alive
by Tim Lambrecht Scott Scooter Schmidt enjoyed life to the fullest. Regular patrons of Water Street bars and businesses knew Scooter from his time spent working at Rosies. He also worked security for Summerfest. I met Scooter when I worked for the Shepherd Express when their offices were on Water Street. He always had a […]
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