By Ellen C WarrenI know that there is a lot to take in and digest right now regarding the injustices heaped upon Black people, as well as other people of color. But I invite you to continue learning, even when it gets painful. Some folks don’t have a choice.On that note, I wish to share […]
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Neighbor Spotlight – Dale Jones
by Lee Gutowski Dale Jones sat on a porch in Riverwest recently for an interview with the Riverwest Currents. Porches are his natural element at the moment; from this porch, Dale can point out more than one that he’s built or worked on right on this very block. And if you happen to be passing […]
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Random Musings While “Safer at Home”
by Eileen Ciezki You are reading this in the month of May and I have had to write this in mid-April, in the midst of “Safer at Home.” This is a time of fear, worry, sadness, grief, hardship. But we just celebrated Passover and Easter— both fitting promises for these hard times we are all […]
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Neighbor Spotlight: Bob Bruch
*The reader will find the word G-d written with a dash to avoid defacement. By Joshua Becker In chess a pawn mostly moves one step at a time; only when a pawn reaches the other side can it be swapped—and transformed—to a higher level. In communism, on the other hand, the pawn has a different […]
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Mike Fredrickson: Practicing the Pursuit of Sanity
by Laurie Hertz I met with Mike Fredrickson at the Uptowner with the intent of writing a profile on him. He’s lived in Riverwest for years, is an accomplished artist and musician, and is without a doubt the most prolific person I know. I had intended to write the article with the angle of “local […]
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