by Eric Griswold Hey people! It’s time to put on your gaudy finery and march along the streets with fire spinners and kazoo players…. in winter? Who would be crazy enough to do such a thing? Riverwest people, that’s who. The parade started in 2006 as a collaboration between the IFT (the local Burning Man […]
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Manifest Riverwest
by Janice Christensen Since January, 2012, many residents of Riverwest have been participating in a new style of community organizing. The first phase of the project was called Abundant Riverwest. It was inspired by a book, The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods, by John McKnight and Peter Block. Abundant Riverwest At […]
Further Down Stream – March 2014
RIVERWEST FOLLIES! – Come on out for a great night in the neighborhood with local talent, a Radio Show, and plenty of family fun and food on Sat, March 15 at Falcon Bowl (see banner story) COMMON COUNCIL CHANGES – With the sudden resignation of Alderman and Common Council President Willie Hines on Feb 1, […]
Neighbor Spotlight – Paul Atwater
Story and photo by Peggy Schulz Paul Atwater has owned his Weil Street duplex, on its typically small 120’x30’ Riverwest lot, for almost 18 years. Before buying his current home, he lived in the house to the north, as a renter. But he has a love for the neighborhood, and, more importantly, his neighbors, that […]
2014 Riverwest Follies – Saturday March 15th – Falcon Bowl
by Lee GutowskiIn the time honored tradition of inviting the neighbors over, rollin’ up the rug and having a party, the Riverwest Currents brings you (drumroll, please …) the 2014 edition of the Riverwest Follies! Yes, folks, that’s our very own, homegrown, local talent show! Coming at you on Saturday, March 15, from the funky […]
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