Sewer work on Humboldt – St. Casimir and St. Mary of Czestochowa parishes merger-related rumors laid to rest – Strive media/GTV – Holton-Burleigh gas station update – Construction Grant for Beerline bike path approved – Pagan Unity Council formed – Gun violence – Pedestrian bridge over river to Caesar’s Park – Riverwest Shady Bars
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Don’t Borrow Trouble!
Homeowners: Are you thinking about refinancing your mortgage in order to get cash for home repairs or debt consolidation? Renters: Are you thinking of buying a house? Please BEWARE! There are some lenders out there that will take advantage of you and you could lose your home as a result! These lenders, called “predatory lenders,” are targeting the elderly and low to middle income residents in Milwaukee County.
Posted inNeighborhood News
Kilbourn Reservoir Park Master Plan Revisited
What would you put in a neighborhood park if you had a chance to help design it almost from scratch? That’s the question more than 30 Riverwest residents tried to answer in a meeting held October 9 at Pierce School. They met with Carrie Lewis, Superintendent of the Milwaukee Water Works, and members of Schreiber Anderson Associates, a landscape architecture firm, to help develop a new master plan for the park. An earlier plan was developed with neighborhood input in 2000.
Pictured here: grading has begun in Kilbourn Park. Mayor Norquist, Ald. Marlene Johnson-Odom, and Tom Schneider, Executive Director of COA Youth and Family Centers, all spoke at a press conference announcing the links that will be created to Riverwest and Harambee.
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Dogs Find Health and Happiness through Vigorous Exercise
by Stacy Conroy Dogs need a lot of exercise, especially large breeds that often have an abundance of energy. Many city dwellers find they are hard pressed to give their canine companions the opportunity to burn energy due to time constraints and lack of dog-friendly parks in Milwaukee. Like people, dogs can become overweight couch […]
Posted inNeighborhood News
Final Gordon Park Pops Concert & Candlelight Vigil 9/11/02
by Abigail Wolfe
Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood joined together for a candlelight vigil at the Gordon Park Pops summer music series, which concluded with a performance by Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans.
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