“I’m not a landlord advocate; I’m not a tenant advocate. I’m an advocate for strong, healthy, safe communities.”
Milwaukee River
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Nature’s Velcro
This spring the multitude of golden- and ruby-crowned kinglets flitting through trees along the Milwaukee River reminds me of a lesson learned while teaching a group of Franklin Pierce Elementary students more than three years ago. Kinglets are some of the smallest birds in the park, and the tale that follows is one that serves as a reminder of an unusual danger triggered by a common, aggressive, non-native plant.
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Riverwest: A Railroad Ran Through It
by Carl Swanson
Six decades ago in Riverwest, a kindergarten boy stood at the edge of the Fratney Street School playground and watched a steam locomotive struggle past with a seemingly endless train of railroad cars.
“Those engines would shake the school,” Jim Albrecht said. “The smoke and steam would be so thick that I’d miss the first three or four cars.”
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The Milwaukee River as Our Guide
by Tim Vargo Quick quiz: Dorothy, Toucan Sam, and the three wise men. What do they all have in common? They all had a destination and something to use as a guide. Dorothy had the yellow brick road, Toucan Sam had his nose, and the Wise Men had the star of Bethlehem. Interestingly, our Riverwest […]
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Putting “Green” Into the Park East Redevelopment Plan
by Vince Bushell
One proposal that has been getting short shrift in discussions is the inclusion of Green or Open space into the plan. Neither Peter Park nor the demands arising out of the CBA place much emphasis on this goal. A few parcels have been identified as “green,” but that designation seems to be driven by the unsuitability of the parcels for anything else.
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