In September 1998, the school community at La Escuela Fratney submitted an expansion plan to the Board of School Directors. It was the result of years of planning that involved parents, school staff, and the community. Not being part of the Neighborhood Schools Initiative that built additions to the most crowded schools in the city, Fratney’s building plan was put on the back burner until now. Before the end of the school year, ground breaking will be held for a long-awaited $10 million addition that will nearly double the school’s current space.
Puerto Rican
Posted inUnder Currents
¡Olé!
The Iberian Spanish Dancers offer their audiences something unique and, frankly, hot — a welcome word in the land of nine-month winters.
Since their start in 1958, the group has featured Hispanic dance from countries such as Portugal, Chile and Mexico. Puerto Rican dance has a strong African influence, which is somewhat limiting for a few members who are “a little too old to do some of the moves,” claimed Brian Dettmering, a member since 1989.
Posted inMusic & Events
WEEKDAY HAPPENINGS IN RIVERWEST
MONDAY, AUGUST 23 1st Annual Meeting of the Riverwest Investment Cooperative, 7:30PM at the beautiful RIC House, 2543 N. Holton St. Reception Party at 6:30PM to eat, socialize, and give people the opportunity to learn about RIC and its members in a casual setting. ========================= TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 ========================= Outdoor Leadership Experiences in Wyoming Tuesday, […]
Posted inNeighbor Spotlight
Rafael Acevedo
Rafael Acevedo still remembers the day he arrived in Milwaukee. He was four, and his family had just immigrated from Puerto Rico. “It was intimidating,” he said. “We couldn’t talk to anyone. We couldn’t even talk to our teachers at school.” The family struggled. Acevedo’s father worked as a sweeper to support his family until […]
Posted inBusiness Briefs
May 2004
Here comes the sun! Owner Dan Fischer has unshuttered the windows of the Quarters bar on Center and Bremen. The new, expansive windows give quite a lift to both the building and the corner. A little sprucing up of the interior is also in the works. . . . . . . . . . […]
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