by Lee Gutowski Zashary Torres is a young Riverwesterwho has lived here since she was three.She turned 23 this July, when we satfor a “socially-distanced” interview in herback yard. “Yep! I’ve lived here for 20 years.I consider myself a hard core Riverwester,”she agreed as we started our chat.Zashary (who goes by “Zashy” or“Zash”) has boundless […]
Neighbor Spotlight
Neighbor Spotlight – Dale Jones
by Lee Gutowski Dale Jones sat on a porch in Riverwest recently for an interview with the Riverwest Currents. Porches are his natural element at the moment; from this porch, Dale can point out more than one that he’s built or worked on right on this very block. And if you happen to be passing […]
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Spotlight: Jennifer Casey
Neighbor Spotlight – Didier Leplae
by Ellen C. Warren Didier Leplae. Say it aloud. Accent the last syllable of each. It rhymes. It even has a certain rhythm. Which, in this case, is perfect, as Didier lives in a very musical world. “I’ve always had an interest in music and I’ve always been into recording music, but at some point, […]
Neighbor Spotlight – Reggie Jackson
Who Is Reggie Jackson? by Dan O’Keefe To some, the name Reggie Jackson brings up the image of a celebrated New York Yankee home run hitter. Milwaukee’s Reggie Jackson, however, is a bookish fellow with thick glasses who reads, writes, and gives talks. He talks to us about our own neighborhoods, our parents, […]