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RNA 6/8 Meeting Minutes

by Currents Staff

Riverwest Neighborhood Association General Meeting-Minutes, June 8, 2004 Center St. YMCA/CDC In Attendance: Don Sargent (Riverworks Development Corporation), Nancy Centz (RNA Board), Jim Wilson (YMCA), Lorraine Jacobs (RNA Board), Tim Vertz (RNA Board), Self Wise Allah (RNA Board), Vince Bushell, Jeff Schmidt, Sonya Knauss (RNA Board), Ted Anderson, County Supervisor Willie Johnson, Crystal Graf (Assistant […]

Posted inNeighborhood News

Sculpture to be Installed in Riverwest’s Gordon Park

by Editor

Milwaukee, WI — World-class artist David Middlebrook is giving Riverwest a new landmark: a spectacular sculpture in Gordon Park. The arch-shaped sculpture will be installed at the entryway to the park, facing the southeast corner of the Humboldt Boulevard and Locust Street intersection. The arch marks the beginning of the new Beerline Trail and will be visible to thousands of commuters each day.

Posted inMusic & Events

WEEKDAY HAPPENINGS IN RIVERWEST

by Editor

You are invited to the GRAND OPENING & OPEN HOUSE for: MONDO BROTHERS MARKET & CAFE 2730 N. Humboldt (& Center) THURSDAY, JUNE 10 11AM-8PM – Open House (stop by anytime) 11:30AM – Grand Opening with Mayor Tom Barrett The new market features bakery, coffee, deli, wine, natural and organic grocery items. Saturday and Sunday […]

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Riverwest: A Railroad Ran Through It

by Editor

by Carl Swanson

Six decades ago in Riverwest, a kindergarten boy stood at the edge of the Fratney Street School playground and watched a steam locomotive struggle past with a seemingly endless train of railroad cars.

“Those engines would shake the school,” Jim Albrecht said. “The smoke and steam would be so thick that I’d miss the first three or four cars.”