by Lee Gutowski Technical glitches and computer frustration caused some extra work for our featured neighbor, Kim Kosmitis, and I in making this article a reality. Kim, the founder and executive director of Riverwest Outdoor Educational Adventures (FB @riverwestoutdoors; website riverwestoutdoors.org), cracked me up when he called the computer and phone stuff “the bane of my […]
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Posted inSerial Fiction
Tannenbaum Arms – Chapter 4 December 1969
Darlene Wesenberg Rzezotarski Dear Readers,I offer a few thoughts as you embark on Chapter 4 of Tannenbaum Arms.Who among you remembers living through the Draft Lottery ordeal of December 1, 1969? Readers born on September 14 between 1944 and 1950 especially–you might have felt you had lost by winning. To this day, most friends of […]
Posted inNews
NIk Kovac looks back as he starts his new role as Milwaukee Budget Director
Now Budget Director for the City of Milwaukee, former Alderman Nic Kovac shares his thoughts on being our Alderman for 14 years withCurrents’ writer Austin Greenberg. Only the first two segments were included in the July 2022 Riverwest Currents printed edition. ( Humboldt Blvd. redo and Creation of the Greenway) Following those two segments on-line […]
Posted inBicycling, Green Spaces Briefs, Riverwest History, Telling Our Stories
A Riverwest Beer Line Walk
By Cari Taylor-Carlson Distance-Two miles, the round trip to Gordon Park and back.Time- An hour, or more, if you linger by the riverWhere to eat-Lakefront Brewery, 1872 N. CommerceBeerline Café, vegetarian, 2076 N. CommerceStubby’s Gastrogrub, 2060 N. HumboldtStart-2134 N. Riverboat RoadParking-Along Riverboat Road More Photos at bottom of story You know you are at the right place to start this […]
Posted inEcology and the Environment
Psychology of Green Space
Turn Off those Screens you are always looking at and get outdoors. by Jordyn Noennig Diversity is something that urban areas try to encourage in cities. Diversity of people, diversity of cuisine, diversity of festivals, and diversity of experiences. But something that can be easily overlooked in developing urban areas is diversity in nature. Studies […]
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