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When Every Day Is The Best Day!
by Ken Leinbach, Urban Ecology Center Executive Director
What a great day to be alive! It’s pouring rain like cats and dogs outside my window and I can’t wait to get outside! As a kid I remember the great regattas when the street gutters became our fantasy world and popsicle sticks became elegant racing canoes.
NEWS IN OUR AREA
GUILTY – Former alderman Mike McGee was found guilty on all nine federal counts of extortion and bribery on June 24 following six hours of deliberation by the jury. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct 24 where he faces up to 30 years, but likely much less. “Based upon the evidence, Ald. McGee’s guilt was his own and was not shared by the rest of the Common Council, the License Division, the city attorney’s office, or the Milwaukee Police Department, all of whom sit on every license hearing as active participants,” said Ald. Willie Hines. Still pending is the state’s case which is expected to resume in July unless a plea deal is reached.
I need to get in shape. On a pleasant spring afternoon I rode with Paul Kjelland and Mike McGarry, two of the event organizers of RW24, along the route of the upcoming 24-hour Riverwest bike race. They wanted to check for potential kinks and checkpoint changes.
By Jason Hart, Photo by Barbara Miner
Jeremy Prach has a huge backyard. It’s grassy and dotted with trees. There’s enough room here for a dozen or more people to sit and talk. Prach makes use of this space: he holds neighborhood watch meetings here (he’s the block captain), here is where planning takes place for the Riverwest 24- hour bike race (he’s the main organizer), and most importantly here is where he spends time with his wife, children, and neighbors.
Kovac vs. Flaherty Delineating the Differences
On Tuesday February 19, voters of the Third District braved the cold to choose two Riverwest residents to vie for the opportunity to lead arguably the city’s most politically active and economically important district.
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