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Waiting to be Filled: Vacant Commercial Spaces

by Tess Reiss

Attention local entrepreneurs, techies, foodies, artists, hair stylists, professionals, and shopkeepers of all stripes: If you’ve got a business idea or are ready to expand your existing business, here’s a list of some of the currently available commercial spaces in Riverwest.

Posted inRNA News

RNA Meeting Minutes: Committee Reports, March 2004

Holton Street/Center Street Revitalization Committee The Riverwest Currents article regarding Holton Street was discussed. Holton Street Revitalization committee members plan to go door-to-door along Holton Street to distribute information about Riverwest Neighborhood Association, city services, listen to resident concerns, and note buildings in need of repair. Revitalization Committee The committee will draft a position paper […]

Posted inFurther Down Stream

April 2004

Props to the Shepherd Express for running a lengthy article on our neighborhood — it’s good to see some in-depth local content on the cover of our city’s news and entertainment weekly. The March 3 story, “Riverwest: From Working Class to Creative Class” was a nice overview of the ‘hood by free-lancer John Rondy. You […]

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Holton Street: Where East Meets West

by Tess Reiss and Carrie Trousil

Holton Street is an 18-block stretch of urban contrasts — from the industrial and commercial bustle of Capitol Drive on the north, to a tumble of shops, churches, bars, and gas stations, down to the bridge at Brady Street on the south end. It is chock-full of houses, both carefully cared for by diligent homeowners and careworn by negligent owners. It is a street of timeworn commercial edifices that once teemed with the interchange of neighborhood commerce.