On June 11, Locust Street Festival turns 30 years old, making it one of the longest running neighborhood festivals in the city. The festivities started as a celebration of neighborhood triumph. City engineers had a plan to widen Locust Street into a Boulevard, bulldozing fifteen businesses and displacing over fifty families and individuals. In anticipation […]
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KRS Hair Studio:Turning Heads on Locust Street
by Ellen C. Warren When Chris Wilder, owner of the recently opened KRS Hair Sudio, began buying equipment for his future salon he had no real idea where or when the salon would happen. Much like in Field of Dreams he figured, If I buy the equipment, it will come. A little over two years […]
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The Act of ExplorationMaking Movies in Riverwest
by Jason Hartt The day I talked to Xavier Leplae, he was getting ready for another trip to India. Leplae, the owner of Riverwest Film and Video, was diving into the unknown he was going to India to shoot a film, but didnt know exactly who would be on camera. A Bombay talent agency […]
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Outsourcing Health Care
by Jackie Reid Dettloff The day I talked to Xavier Leplae, he was getting ready for another trip to India. Leplae, the owner of Riverwest Film and Video, was diving into the unknown he was going to India to shoot a film, but didnt know exactly who would be on camera. A Bombay talent […]
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When Artists Are Your Neighbors
On Saturday, November 12, the Marcus Center will be hosting a second “Performance Art Showcase” featuring local talents in Vogel Hall at 8 pm. This show simply wouldn’t be happening if it weren’t for Riverwest.
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