Steve Servais, a Riverwest neighbor, shared his experience and knowledge regarding rain barrels and water conservation systems. He provided a handout with background on Milwaukee’s waste water system difficulties and the benefits of rain barrels…
Urban Ecology Center
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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, […]
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Weekday Happenings in Riverwest
NOTE: Listings are arranged by time (more or less). Weekday Listings do not usually include club/cafe gigs unless it’s something new, special, or exciting. Thanks for your cooperation. WEEKDAY HAPPENINGS IN RIVERWEST: SPLASH PAD, GORDON PARK, 11AM-5PM DAILY, weather permitting. BREMEN CAFE, Bremen & Clarke Mondays & Thursdays, Open Mic. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of […]
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Perseid Meteor Shower
Enjoy the Perseid Showers this August!
No I’m not talking about rain. The Perseid showers happen every year in August and offer a wonderful display of “shooting stars.” The term shooting star is a misnomer in that the brilliant lights traveling across the night sky are not stars, but comet dust. As comets revolve around the sun, dust is left behind in their orbits…
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Homeless
At the end of a day walking “The Circuit” from breakfast at St. James, to “The Breach,” to dinner at St. Ben’s, the homeless look for shelter. And if the missions are full, or inebriation has been a part of that particular day’s circuit, they look for a place to hide. Often the Riverwest riverbanks offer such a refuge. A daytime walk along the river paths will reveal many such campsites.
Concerned about the shelterless people using Riverside Park as an encampment, the Urban Ecology Center hosted a forum on July 13 led by Dr. Jill Florence Lackey of Marquette University and Urban Anthropology, Inc…
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