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Ask the Ecologist

Q. How concerned should I be about the recent sewage dumping in Lake Michigan?

A. You should be aware of some things before heading out to the beach or river for a swim…

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This Weekend in Riverwest

FRIDAY, JUNE 11 SNAIL’S CROSSING PARK, Bremen & Burleigh, 1-7PM Grand Opening Celebration! 1PM: Opening Ceremony w/guest speakers, parade w/school children & Milwaukee Public Theatre, entertainment by Jahmes Finlayson, and Root Beer provided by Lakefront Brewery. 2PM: Reception at Beginning Dreams Forever w/wine from Art Bar and appetizers by Wesley & Barbara Jean Miller. 3-7PM: […]

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June

1 TUESDAY ART BAR: Local Talent Quartet. 8 PM. $2. CIRCLE A: Savage Jook Juke Challenge. COA: Adult Basic Education/GED: 8:30-2 PM. Free. / Family Drop-In Time: 9:30-11:30 AM. / Computer Lab: 10:30-11:30 AM. / Creative Playground for ages 7-10: 2:30-6 PM. / Teen Leadership Council: 4:30-5:30 PM. / Parent Support Group. 263-8383. The foundation: […]

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June

June is busting out, so go go to Luckystar’s June 5 benefit for the Hotboards, www.thehotboards.org, a Riverwest based non-profit to help at-risk youth learn the life skills skateboarding provides. 6 p.m. 207 E. Buffalo — the place to silently bid on decks painted by the likes of Von Munz, a Stonehouse named Tony, Adam & Laine from Adam Bomb Tattoo, Jenny Bohr and more. DJ Rock ‘n Roll Evan entertains, and eats are a treat from Riverwest’s Foundation. South a bit, at KMArt, RW artists Mark Lawson and Mike Fredrickson wax nostalgic until June 19 in Lil’ Buddies: Memories We Always Wanted…

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The Walker / Finley Walk of Shame

May 28 — As Memorial Day approaches, Citizens Allied for Sane Highways invites Wisconsin residents to view some of the graves in Wood National Cemetery and Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery that will be covered by a freeway lane if the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has its way. [The pictures can be found here.] …