Jan Christensen
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An American Classic: Fourth of July at Gordon Park

by Editor

by Jan Christensen It happens every year…early in the morning on the Fourth of July, you hear it. The sounds of a marching band, faintly at first, getting closer… Quick, pull on some clothes and run out to the street! It’s the Fourth of July parade in Riverwest. A neighborhood dignitary heads up an enthusiastic […]

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Getting Paid to Dream

by Currents Staff

by Jacob Hey & Jan Christensen Take seven kids between the ages of 16 and 19, add the usual suspects of Riverwest activism, put them all to work on neighborhood projects for the summer, and you’ve got some interesting alchemy. You can be sure you’re going to break boundaries, expand viewpoints, and clash cultures. That’s […]

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Happy Birthday, Riverwest Walkers!

by Currents Staff

compiled by Jan Christensen One year ago, at the February, 2006 Riverwest Neighborhood Association meeting, Kate Hannah introduced the idea of the Riverwest Walkers. She described a “spontaneous group which walks for an hour in different sections of the neighborhood once a week, or perhaps more…” The group used RNA Mail email to communicate details […]

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Mike Marek

by Currents Staff

Story by Jan Christensen , Photo by Vince Bushell Even though it was a rainy day, Mike Marek was working on his landscaping business. April is the start of a busy season. He was on his way back from Jackson with eight yards of soil for a small native plant nursery that he’s working on, […]