FRIDAY, APRIL 9 OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE, 3PM Holy Week Service: Good Friday, at St. Casimir, Bremen & Clarke. WOODLAND PATTERN, 720 E. Locust, 5-8PM Artist Talk & reception: Katherine Ng. ONOPA, Center & Fratney Friday Fish Fry at The Bistro. Later on, Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans. LAKEFRONT BREWERY PALM GARDEN, Commerce St. […]
Urban Ecology Center
Posted inGreen Spaces Briefs
April 04
Participate in the 2004 Great American Cleanup Saturday, April 24 from 9 a.m. to noon. The cleanup is sponsored by Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, Inc. Go to http://www.kgmb.org for information and to download a registration form. Can’t do it on this day and want to organize your own neighborhood cleanup? Contact KGMB at 414/272-5462. . […]
Posted inColumns
The Milwaukee River as Our Guide
by Tim Vargo Quick quiz: Dorothy, Toucan Sam, and the three wise men. What do they all have in common? They all had a destination and something to use as a guide. Dorothy had the yellow brick road, Toucan Sam had his nose, and the Wise Men had the star of Bethlehem. Interestingly, our Riverwest […]
Posted inNeighborhood News
Nature Lovers Find Love on the Fly
Romance was in the air Wednesday, February 11, along with a sense of caring for the community as the Twisted Fork hosted the Urban Ecology Center’s fundraiser, Speed Dating for Nature Lovers.
Posted inNeighbor Spotlight
Lorraine Jacobs
by Peter Schmidtke
A Dalmatian, a file chock-full of Urban Ecology Center materials, a formidable pile of sociology books, and several hardwood shelves laden with scrap booking paraphernalia. These are what catches the eye as Lorraine Jacobs sits at her dining room table in her light-green, walk-up home on the 2400 block of Dousman and talks about her life after retiring this past September. She worked a combined 30 years with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and Milwaukee Public Schools.
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