by Ellen C.Warren, photograph by Kurt Johnson If Riverwest ever starts its own historical society, they may find Jim Albrechts memory to be their greatest asset. Talking with him is like taking several giant steps back into a time when life was simpler, but brimming over. The streets of his youth were lined with flourishing […]
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Milwaukee Waves: 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Tunes Into Community
by Tea Krulos I was listening and Alicia Keys faded into Phish, which is a train wreck on paper, but it worked out on the air and I was like Yeeeeeeeeeahhh! No, it was more like YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH! Im listening to the new 88.9FM on a Saturday night, and this is a prerecorded spot in between […]
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Incident at Gordon Park Pavilion
by Nik Kovac, photo Vince Bushell If your living room wont fit 75 people, but you need to host a party that big, one local option since 2002 has been the pavilion in Gordon Park, just west of the river and south of Locust Street. That first year, recalled Riverwest County Supervisor Willie Johnson, it […]
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Brady Street Artisan Food Festival
copy & photos by Tim Lambrecht For those who are picking up this issue early, heres whats going on at the Brady Street Artisan Food Festival on July 30. The festival runs from 10 am to 10 pm, and is a celebration of local and regional agriculture, arts and crafts. A partnership with the Michael […]
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All Saints: A Conversation with Liam Callanan
by Ben Elmadari Liam Callanan, a popular creative writing professor at UWM, is author of two nationally acclaimed novels. His latest, All Saints, has been praised for capturing the voice of a 50-yearold woman who struggles with her temptations and their consequences. Callanan responded to the Currents from a coffee shop in Alexandria, VA, where […]
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