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How to Deal With Problem Landlords

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by Wendy Mesich and Sonya Jongsma Knauss

This is the first in a series of articles that will look at the business of renting and managing properties in the neighborhood. We will explore a number of questions throughout this series, including: Who owns rental properties in Riverwest? How well do they take care of them? What does this say about their regard for the neighborhood and for the rest of us who live here? What can tenants do about “deadbeat” landlords? What can landlords do about “deadbeat” tenants? How can one pick a good landlord, or a good tenant?

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Oriental Drugs: A Family of Chance

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by Vince Bushell

“Oriental Drugs,” that’s what the sign said… and it was not the place to score some hash, although one had to chuckle at the thought. But you could buy film, hardware, contraceptives, candy, and a myriad of other stuff. It was open late, if not all night. In an era before AIDS, when STD might mean something as serious as crabs, you could go and buy pesticide shampoo to rid your naughty bits of the creatures.

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Dr. Dave

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by Sonya Jongsma Knauss, photo by Peter DiAntoni

Dr. Dave was David Schemberger, MD, in a previous life, but he stopped practicing more than a decade ago. He became convinced modern medicine was causing more problems than it was solving. “I saw myself giving pills to people who continued to abuse themselves in habitual ways — it kept them from ever getting healthy,” he said, referring to patients with cardiovascular and other problems.

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July 2003

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Garbage incident – National Trails Day – Annual Hank Aaron Trail Project Run – Block Clubs Cleanup – 2004 National Green Convention in Milwaukee – Funds for Block Parties – Scam Artists – First Annual Preserve Milwaukee Picnic – Tamarack Trips – Candidate Folaron in Riverwest – Denis Kitchen – Frank Zeidler and others at Riverwest Community History Book Reception – Mising Mail – Milwaukee Bicycle Collective – Annual Garfield Avenue Blues – Trees for Center St. – Gordon Park Splash Pad

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One Drum: A Review

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by Jeremy Berg

At first it seems that Shank Hall is the wrong venue for One Drum. There are tables and chairs right up front, and if ever there was a band to get up and dance to, it’s One Drum. Inside of 20 minutes, though, I’m proved wrong…