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Milwaukee School Board Fractured Representation

A Race For Half
of Riverwest

The upcoming April 5 election for Milwaukee School Board members is potentially confusing to Riverwesters. Like our representation on the City Council, our representation on the School Board is split between two officials.

The northern part of our neighborhood, which includes La Escuela Fratney at 3255 N. Fratney St. and Gaenslen K-8 School at 1250 E. Burleigh St., is in District 3, represented by Kenneth L. Johnson, whose term expires in April 2007.

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Fidel Screens at New York Film Festival

by Adam Lovinus Milwaukee hip-hop entrepreneur and emcee Fidel brings Milwaukee underground hip-hop to the global stage as the subject of the short film documentary Fidel, which will be screened at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival November 10. Directed by local anthropologist Ise Olatunji, Fidel is a gritty 13- minute portrait […]