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FOLLIES

by Jan ChristensenMarch 2009November 2013

What Happens at the Follies stays at the Follies.

Riverwest. It’s a place like no other, ain’a? Where else in the world could youbegin your Saturday family adventure with Mass and end up at the Art Barwith the Squeezettes and some of the funniest polka dancers on the planet?
And in between you can watch your friends and neighbors entertain and amuseyou in a neighborhood talent show and eat supper from the local food co-op andparish kitchen. If your busy evening of entertainment allows, you could fit in a trystat Milwaukee’s newest make-out bar, Two. Might be crowded at intermission, though– it only holds 38 very friendly customers.

Editorials

Riverwesters Reflect:

by Jan ChristensenFebruary 2009December 2013

Where Were You When the aradigm Shifted – Part II

… on the morning of inauguration, thousands of folks stood patiently, obediently, and quietly in line waiting for our gates to open, clutching
our precious purple tickets. Every once in a while someone would start a chant of “O-BA-MA!” or “Fire it up, ready to go!” But the chants would die out in 10-20 seconds from lack of response.

Further Down Stream

Further Down Stream February 2009

by Jan ChristensenJanuary 2009

CHILI MADNESS – Once again, local radio station WMSE plans to holds its Rockabilly Chili contest, and competition in Riverwest is hot and heavy. You won’t want to miss the Riverwest Co-op’s Chili Cook-off scheduled for Sun, Feb 22 at 5:30 PM at Club Timbuktu, 520 Center St. To enter your prized vegan or vegetarian recipe, contact Michelle Jones at virgotron@ hotmail.com; deadline is Feb 15. Then go to the WMSE competition and vote vote vote on Sun, March 8, 11AM- 4PM at the MSOE Kern Center.

Neighborhood News

The View from RiverView

by Currents StaffJanuary 2009April 2017

In a January, 2003 article for the Currents, “Where is Riverwest? ” Dan Knauss wrote that Riverwest is “in-between space—porous, amorphous, and not as fixed in its identity—or as rigid—as some other neighborhoods” with “an interesting future that you can help create.” As students living here at RiverView, we feel that we are also in […]

Neighborhood News

Catching the Wolly Bear by its Tale

by RWCurrentsJanuary 2009November 2013

As the story goes, the woolly bear, a caterpillar found in our river valley, can predict the harshness of winter.
To download the radio play Northern Lights copy the link below and paste into the address bar on your browser.
http://www.mediafire.com/?tmuyi0mynnt It takes some time as the file is 40mb. but it is worth it. Feel free to share the MP3 file with others. You can also type in the address if you prefer.