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Observe and Interact

By Tree Moore cattle urine being sprayed gen-erously on reduced. The yearly visit of Baltimore ori- the farmland by “honey wagons” (great oles with their curious baglike nests is no PUBLISHER AND EDITOR s the sunrise wakes me up a tad name!) and highly effective – no glypho- more. The haunting cry of the loon across Vince Bushell [email protected] sooner every morning, and the eve- sates in their furrowed fields. the lake is absent. The whippoorwills are a Aning meal is post-poned until sunset, And so tonight my sensory organs are distance memory of my childhood. Oh yes, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR many of us are trembling with fear and being entertained by colors, sounds, and now one can travel long distances without Lee Ann Gutowski [email protected] excitement as to which way our present smells along with a soft south breeze. In the splattering of bug bodies across the PAST EDITORS world will turn, taking us with it. To me it synch with the first permaculture principle windshield. Few of us lie awake at night is delusional to think we will return to in- troubled by the disappearance of creeping Sonya Jongsma Knauss, Janice Christensen, Alice Waraxa adequate, often inhuman, cultural ways of crawling biting creatures. Yet Charles Ei- COPY EDITOR “normal.” Would we really want to? senstein states in his book, Climate: A New Lee Ann Gutowski Vince Bushell These days there are insightful, angry, Now is the fertile time of Story, “insects are a crucial part of all food imaginative folk who are protesting loudly chains as well as being instrumental in the ADVERTISING MANAGER the old ways of manipulation and control, in-between, life cycles of plants. Countless symbiotic Lee Ann Gutowski [email protected] consequently finding themselves in a space relationships between insects and fungi, of new constructive possibilities – cultur- bacte-ria, worms, plants and vertebrates CONTRIBUTORS ally an adventure leading us into a more maintain the web of life.” Insects are essen- Vince Bushell Lee Ann Gutowski beautiful, lov-ing world. of observe and interact, my advice is we tial to our existence. Cari Taylor-Carlson Ellen C. Warren Now is the fertile time of in-between, a all need to use this time to listen deeply Conventional farming practices with Tea Krulos Amy Schmutte time to slow down to listen, to come to our to experience what news is being brought the spreading of pesticides on our fields Lauren MIller Tree Moore senses, to keep asking what truly matters. to our sensitive organs. Not a time to grab is consid-ered a necessary boon for our Mitchel Horner Brenna Gonderman Presently I’m writing outside on our patio, onto quick solu-tions. Rather a time to re- food production. Much evidence (ignored E. Owen surrounded by a lush, green world, and spond slowly and thoughtfully to what we by the suc-cessful chemical companies) is COMICS EDITOR accompanied by birdsong. There are crows are experiencing. So-lutions hopefully may available that insecticides are the main cul- David Beyer, Jr. cawing in the distance. Closer in, I’m ser- come after we follow such a guideline. prits contrib-uting to the insect holocaust. enaded by much twittering and cheeping, I have a friend who has chosen to Droughts, soil erosion, habitat disruption COMICS CONTRIBUTORS as well as well as several clear throated me- weekly visit a somewhat out of the way all add to their fate. It goes without saying David Beyer, Jr. Luther Hall lodic patterns. For a moment, a goldfinch spot where she sits quietly, yet alert, ob- that the spreading of poisons on our soil Dan Hernandez Lance Orr de-lights my eyes. serving life around her. She is impressed by and in our air has a profound negative ef- L Maker Alex Groh Along with the evening concert various the myriad of changes from week to week – fect on the health of the human population. Drew Baumgartner John Sammis smells waft my way. A bouquet of lily of the both obvious and subtle. During this time I have shared a few of my observations. DESIGN AND LAYOUT val-ley on the table sends forth the loveliest on our earth, observation needs to be the There are more, but I wish to contribute aroma. The lilacs nearby are competing for first step we take as we are entering into others in the next article, along with en- Vince Bushell my nosey attention. genuine trans-formative change. couraging all of us to begin to clarify a WEBMASTER If I were to walk across the yard my I want to share some of my own obser- powerful heart-felt vision for the future; a Vince Bushell olfactory nerve could have a very differ- vations of the natural world, particularly vision where a spider is accepted as one of ent experi-ence. An organic farmer has focusing on the lowly bug. An obvious us, as quirky as that sounds. It may seem PHOTOGRAPHERS dumped a load of chicken manure on a change (at first welcome) is that there morbidly dramatic, but if we fail to treasure Lauren MIller Vince Bushell nearby field – po-tent stuff which will be are very few mos-quitoes torturing us at life in all its forms our planetary health will Amy Schmutte Olivia Richardson plowed under soon, but a bit smelly at this our summer cottage. There are fewer wa- wither, taking us with it. It is absolutely im- time. I’ve heard that the neighbors’ noses ter striders skimming the surface, which perative that we use this precious time to ACCOUNTANT are offended. It reminds me of riding my means less fish and bird food. Horseflies listen to the sorrowful voices in the world Brian Dettmering, Riverwest Accounting bike through Switzerland in 1958. I was and deerflies have become rare. Con- around us and respond with love. DISTRIBUTION MANAGER greeted frequently by the strong smell of sequently, the bird population has been Lee Gutowski CIRCULATION CURRENTS INC. Print 4,000 copies during Covid 1st of the month WEB - Riverwestcurrents.org The Riverwest Currents is a monthly newspaper serving Riverwest and surrounding neighborhoods. Copies can be picked up free of charge at most public neighborhood locations. Distribution includes Riverwest, Harambee, the east and lower east sides and downtown Milwaukee. CONTACT US Snail Mail:  Riverwest Currents, PO Box 716 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0716 Please use email to contact us on editorial matters. Thanks E-mail the Editor: [email protected] and/or [email protected] Advertising/Sales Contact: [email protected] Sales Manager–Lee Gutowski: 414-429-2092 Find us online at www.riverwestcurrents.org

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City Unveils Open-Access Wireless Internet in Milwaukee Parks I went and tested the signal strength Project to Provide Citywide Access Since 2003, the City has provided free wireless access at Pere it is indeed weak on the north side of the Kilbourn Marquette and Cathedral Square parks downtown. At the time, to Underserved Areas Reservoir hill. My home wifi signal is about 20 mbs, the Milwaukee was only the second U.S. city providing free web ser- signal is around 10 on the north side. As you approach vice in public areas. MILWAUKEE— Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced the top of the hill the signal increases. State statue limits the City’s ability to directly provide or sub- And when you are on top of the hill is it impressive. ten parks adjacent to City buildings are offering open-access sidize broadband internet service to residents. The City of Mil- wireless internet from 5 a.m. – 9 p.m. in underserved communi- As I walked along the path I noted signal strength of 50 waukee plans to expand wireless internet into additional parks mbs. This is significantly better then I get at home ties across the city. The project, at a cost of more than $100,000, with upcoming grant opportunities. was funded by CARES Act dollars and is a partnership between I discovered the repeaters, the devices that are Various efforts by the Environmental Collaboration Office, sending out the wifi signal are on the harp lamp posts the City’s Information Technology Management Division and Information Technology Management Division, and MKE other city agencies. on top of the southern edge of the reservoir hill. One Plays are under way to establish wireless access at Victory Over is on the western side and one is on the eastern side. Violence Park, the Garden District Community Garden and at “The COVID-19 pandemic has made affordable and reliable Two points where the signal is strongest, as one would a new City park at the intersection of W. Clybourn St. and N. expect if you are right under the lamp posts sending internet access a necessity for our residents working and school- 29th St. ing from home,” said Mayor Tom Barrett. “Now, in addition to the signal. I noted signals of around 80 mbs if I was near those free Wi-Fi access at public buildings like libraries and schools, Editors note: A reader noted that the name of the Park was in- individuals in underserved areas can look to our parks as other light posts. correct. Indeed the Park does bear the moniker of a past developer I went down the hill to Bremen Street and the locations to get online.” and Mayor as well as its use as a Reservoir for drinking water. This The public can access free wireless internet at the following houses close to North Avenue are in a great location to information was in the May issue of the Currents and the park was pick up the signal. I noted signal strengths of 50 mbs on Milwaukee parks by connecting a device to the “City of Milwau- refered to as only Reservoir Park.. kee WiFi” network: Bremen Street. The reader also noted that the signal was weak and residents I greeted a friend on her porch and told her what · Kilbourn/Reservoir Park, 801 E. could not access the signal. I do believe the intent was not to pro- I was doing. She invited me in and I ran a check of the North Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53212 vide serivice for residents but was to provide service to visitors to signal inside the home. It was still in the 50 mbs range. Kilbourn/Reservoir. In fact the text does say this. State stutue limits Some residents could take advantage of this free ser- the City’s abilityt provide broadband service to residents. But some vice, but not a lot and it was not intended to provide may benefit anyway. See sidebar. service to residents. Vince Bushell

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OWL (Older.Wiser.Local) is a program location does not pick up the radio signal, created to serve, enlighten and educate area you can stream the show live on riverwestra- seniors (50 and up). OWL is sponsored by dio.com. the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, along Our shows begin at 3pm and go until with Bader Philanthropies. 3:30pm, every Weds. and Thurs., every Normally we’d be gathering in-person week. Please tune in! for these programs, but to respect the safety If you miss the live broadcast, you can of everyone, we’re temporarily broadcasting catch it afterward at: our material, interview or lecture-style on https://www.riverwestradio.com/show/ Riverwest Radio, WXRW, 104.1FM. If your owl-older-wiser-local/ JUNE 2021

Weds. June 2: Garden Park Possibilities, with Vince Bushel and Tim Eichinger.

Thurs. June 3: Riverwest's Lawnmower Man, Greg Ryan.

Weds. June 9: BJ Ermenc, HLAA Walk4Hearing Promo.

Thurs. June 10: The Voyage of The Maori: Epic Poem with Music, presented by Karen Beaumont. This photo is looking east and has one Wifi broadcaster This photo is looking north west and has two Wifi below the harp lamp broadcastersbelow the harp lamp Weds. June 16: Amy Mlot on Stowell Associate’s “Care-Coaching”.

Thurs. June 17: Talks on Current Dual Exhibits at JGCA, with artists David Fenner, Tay Butler, and Jeanette Arrealano, along with Curator Katinka Hooyer.

Weds. June 23: Inside a Woodland Pattern Virtual Sharing Session for Writers, with Janine Arseneau & Co.

Thurs. June 24: Love Thy Neighbor Foundation: Eileen Soto and Al Emmons

Weds. June 30: Karen Beaumont Shares her New Short Story, “Outside Her”, along with Poetry-Reading and Organ Performances.

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A Call to Action : Save Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi : THE WOMAN THE meditation and non-violent action. Rightly WORLD NEEDS MOST RIGHT NOW understood, her actions reflect a nuanced and radical attempt to forge a path toward “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice truth, reconciliation and democracy in a everywhere. We are caught in an inescap- country that is still deeply entrenched in able network of mutuality, tied in a single the strongman grip of an authoritarian mil- itary regime. garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” In 2019, Daw Aung San Suu Ky ad- dressed the International Criminal Court -MLK JR. in the Hague, in defense of her native Myanmar, resisting the severe invocation of by Brenna Gonderman the 1948 Genocide Convention. Her point, which went unheard, was not an attempt to Today, the world comes face-to-face justify the military's brutal actions against with the brutal reality of words carelessly the Rohingya, but an attempt to address spoken. On May 24th, 2021, images sur- these war crimes through a domestic crim- faced of Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San inal justice process that would lend credi- Suu Kyi bound and guarded in a military bility to emergent democratic institutions. tribunal where she faces life in prison from a corrupt and torturous totalitarian Failing to recognize the nuanced na- regime. ture of this position, the media galvanized It is unconscionable and an urgent behind the presentation of her as a hand- moment where the world needs to stand maiden for genocide. This could not be up in defense of this courageous woman. further from the truth. Where are the activists, artists, filmmakers and journalists coming to her defense? Those who know the history in Myan- mar intimately know the tightrope Aung To understand this moment, it is im- San Suu Ky has walked in her unwavering portant to understand the ways misinfor- pursuit to bring the freedom of democ- mation and defamation of her character racy to her people. In 2008, the NDL was have enabled this wall of silence. prohibited from participating in the es- tablishment of a national constitution that In light of the recent coup in Myanmar, reserved 25 percent of parliamentary seats it is of utmost importance that we critically for military leadership. The military has re-evaluate the narrative that has been cir- continually discredited the NLD’s sweeping culated in international media about Aung wins in general elections. At various points San Suu Ky and seek to understand who in history ‘free and fair elections’ have been she really is. This is not a trivial matter but used as a way to target opposition members one of immense significance. for arrests or torture.

She is a unifying point of hope for mil- At this very moment, she is being pa- Aung San Suu Kyi, the elected leader of Myanmar (Burma) lions of brave men and women, students raded in front of a military tribunal under Photo from the Harvard Law School International Women’s Day event. Women Inspiring Change and professors, journalists and civilians blatantly false charges. This is the same risking their lives, and the lives of their regime that she has been purported in the our silence we have perpetuated it. It is time has stood these brave men and women families, for democracy in Myanmar – and media as aiding and abetting. Hypocrisy we admit our deceit and re-elevate this in- for over 40 years and today we must stand she is under attack. reveals itself plainly. spiring leader. We must seek wisdom in her with her. words. We must become wise if we wish to If we do not seek to understand her, we The dizzying spectacle of the news cycle recognize the incalculable sacrifices she has In 1996, when asked by Clements if ourselves are complicit in this tyranny. today has made us careless. Amidst all of made during her heart-centered approach to she had ever lost hope or became fearful the liking, sharing and reposting it is far too achieve democracy for her citizens. while detained by the military she re- I bring this story to your attention with easy to propagate ideas and be complicit in sponded with something quite remark- a degree of intimacy. Working in South- lies, or to fall into a narrative without full Now is not a time for confusion of du- able. No, she wasn’t afraid. She said that East Asia, I visited Myanmar may times. respect to the complicity of nuance for the ties. This is a clear moment for action. We she wasn't afraid because she didn’t hate During a particular visit, I was invited to circumstance that surrounds it. Aung San must demand that she be released. We must them: “I do not think you can truly fearful visit the Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha, a medi- Suu Kyi concludes her speech to the Inter- demand it now. We must demand it loudly of people you do not hate. Hate and fear tation center in Yangon. It was here that national Court of Justice with something - through any means at our disposal. She is go hand-in-hand.” I first met Alan Clements. In a matter of powerfully relevant in the world today, stat- more than just an icon. She is a true heroine minutes, it was explained to me that this ing “hate narratives are not simply confined and deserves to live out her remaining days *If you would like to learn more about particular center was the place where Daw to hate speech. Language that contributes in peace, celebrated for her legacy rather Myanmar’s ongoing struggle for democ- Aung San Suu Ky, and many other mem- to extreme polarization also amounts to than vilified in ignorance. racy please seek out “Burma’s Voices of bers of the National League for Democ- hate narratives.” Ironically, she herself has Freedom,” by Alan Clements.* Please use racy (NLD), received classical Buddhist become a victim of a hate narrative, and Right now, a country of 53 million your social media channels to spread this training from the late Venerable Mahasi this is because, quite simply, she has refused women and men are fighting for the most message. If you are interested to help cre- Sayadaw. to hate. basic of rights. They are fighting for the ate a rally in support of Aung San Suu Kyi ability to think and feel and express what is please reach out to: Clements had ordained as a Buddhist Alan Clements said it best in a Face- in their heart and mind. To think, feel and [email protected]. monk before ultimately being kicked out book live stream posted on 5/24/2021 : express without fear of being taken from of the country by the military dictatorship one’s own house in the dead of night to be at the time led by Ni – Win. The current "In 1988 Aung San Suu Ky began what imprisoned or tortured. Aung San Suu Kyi coup notably is being led by General Min would be called a revolution of the spirit. Aung Hlaing, Ni – Win’s grandson. She employed, along with the people of her country, an epic expression of non - vio- The connection does not stop there. lence. But it was Deeper than that - beyond Alan Clements intimately knows Daw a willingness to refuse using arms - the ab- Aung San Suu Ky. He met with her briefly solute refusal to villainize or demonize. The inside her home shortly after her first re- radiance of making friends with enemies. lease from house arrest in July 1995. The Refraining from violence. Refraining from conversations that they shared ultimately vilification. The courageous, open-heart- became the acclaimed book, Aung San Suu edness to reconcile even with those who Kyi, Voice of Hope: Conversations with rape and torture and persecute. It is beyond Alan Clements. imagination that today this woman, along with the president and numerous other It is from this book, and Clements re- elected civilians sit in a military prison in cently released four-part series, “Burma’s the capitol waiting to be sentenced to life in Voices of Freedom,” that I first witnessed prison. " the spoken work of Aung San Suu Ky and became intimately inspired by her polit- It is not enough for us to sit quietly in ical actions. For the first time, I under- our minds and our homes, thinking that stood these actions to be deeply rooted perhaps we did get it wrong. In our igno- in the ethical foundation of mindfulness rance we have accepted a false narrative. In

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A Walk Through Brewer’s Hill ------By Cari Taylor Carlson mounds safe from possible erosion. with a mix of incomes, lifestyles, and homes. fell into disrepair, this once elegant home Kilbourn’s obsession with water didn’t The neighborhood began its decline served as a rooming house with ten bed- Distance – Fourteen blocks rooms and two closets, and an undisclosed end with the canal. In 1870, he donated the around 1900 and this slide continued un- Time – A quick thirty minutes or a leisurely number of bathrooms. afternoon land now known as Kilbourn Park, which til 1970 as many businesses left the area. Bialk and Duckert, who purchased the Attire – Urban chic was soon to be the site of the city’s first public Homes were torn down, boarded up, or property in 1985, have worked nonstop to Where to eat – Breakfast and lunch: Uncle Wolfie’s water system. Starting in 1873, water from converted to rooming houses. Between bring the Sanger home back to its original Breakfast Tavern, 234 E. Vine Street. Dinner: View Lake Michigan was pumped and stored in a 1950 and 1970, approximately 700 homes elegance. And that’s just the beginning of MKE, 1818 N. Hubbard Street this amazing transformation at Palmer and reservoir on the hilltop, conveniently allow- were demolished. Brewer’s Hill had fallen Parking – On the street Vine. Bialk and Duckert also created a spec- Start – At the corner of West Reservoir Avenue and ing it to flow downhill to provide drinking to its lowest point. Urban blight and crum- tacular garden. They covered every inch of North Hubbard Street, at the roundabout. water to the homes on Brewer’s Hill. The bling former elegant homes had become the their property, two-thirds of an acre, with reservoir, which was twenty-five feet deep norm. gardens, 400 varieties of deciduous trees, elcome to Brewer’s Hill, a neigh- shrubs, conifers, perennials, annuals, and and covered three-and-a-half acres of sur- That was, until a group of youthful borhood bounded by North Av- tropicals. They call themselves “texture” Wenue, Martin Luther King Drive, face area, held twenty-one million gallons preservationists brought a spirit of renewal gardeners, an understatement when you Holton Street, the Milwaukee River, and of water, and was open to the elements, un- to these formerly stately homes, and one consider the number of perennial and an- Pleasant Street. til it was covered by a concrete roof in 1979. by one began to reclaim them and take nual flowers in this diverse garden’s com- These may be the official boundaries of In 1875, Beers Street, the road from the res- back the neighborhood. In 1981, these plex patterns, colors, shades of green, and yes, “texture.” this neighborhood, however the real Brew- ervoir to the neighborhood, was renamed urban pioneers formally incorporated as From the gardens, turn left on Vine, er’s Hill -- with its fascinating collection of Reservoir Avenue. the Historic Brewer’s Hill Association. and left again on Hubbard. At the corner of restored homes -- sits on top of an actual By the late 1800s, businesses close to Today, only a few homes remain works-in- Hubbard and Vine you’ll see two popular hill, overlooking Milwaukee’s downtown the Milwaukee River -- sawmills, tanner- progress, and of course, as property values restaurants, Uncle Wolfie’s Breakfast Tav- and the Milwaukee River. ies, and the Schlitz Brewery -- were thriv- soared, to the dismay of some residents, so ern, known for unique breakfast and lunch entrees, and across the street, View MKE, The neighborhood, platted in the 1850s ing, as were the merchants who colonized did their taxes. which offers dramatic views of Downtown. as Sherman’s Addition to Kilbourntown, North Avenue and 3rd Street, now Martin To complete this circuitous route through t’s a lovely area to tour. To see a few of looks down at the location of Byron Kil- Luther King Drive. Starting in the 1850s, Brewer’s Hill, walk up the hill to Reservoir these homes, walk one block south on bourn’s aborted canal, now Commerce people built their homes on Brewer’s Hill, and the roundabout where you started this Hubbard to Vine. Turn right on Vine, brief but spectacular tour of the best of the I st Street. We now know Commerce as a street as the location provided proximity to their and right again on 1 . Go left on Reservoir, nd Brewer’s Hill neighborhood. lined with condominiums, not exactly the jobs at local businesses and a place to shop. right on 2 , right on Lloyd, right on Palmer, “Like Lazarus, Brewer’s Hill has come waterway Kilbourn once envisioned as a Soon North Avenue and 3rd Street became and walk down the hill to the home of Ste- back from the dead,” John Gurda wrote phen Bialk and Angela Duckert and the route from Milwaukee to the Mississippi. the downtown for the residents of this in Milwaukee, City of Neighborhoods. Its Sanger House Gardens at 1823 N. Palmer In the beginning, indigenous Ameri- emerging neighborhood. resurrection stands as an object lesson Street. for similarly challenged neighborhoods cans who settled in the area used the hill for As you stroll these fourteen blocks, ma- Casper Sanger emigrated from Prus- in Milwaukee and throughout urban effigy mounds, long since destroyed by the jestic homes adjacent to modest worker’s sia and built this magnificent home with America.” its Italianate design in 1872. Sanger lived homes built by wealthy merchants and their cottages line the streets. Thanks to this eco- briefly in the home he built, less than two employees. A ravine, now Hubbard Street, nomic diversity, Brewer’s Hill was, and con- years, before selling it to Joseph Phillips. carried water down the bluff keeping the tinues to be, an integrated neighborhood, In the 1930s, as many surrounding homes

and unique flavors. They use a lot of lemon everything we ordered, it came with a serv- complemented the Somali flavors. The Blue Star Café which accounts for the tart edge we found ing of green sauce, yogurt sauce, and a slice smoothie was pure pureed mango, no fill; 1619 N. Farwell in many dishes. of lemon. the mango juice tasted of summer; and No one should leave Blue Star The Somali-style steak, the Beef chai tea, a soothing hot antidote to a chilly (414) 273-9744 without ordering at least one Sambusa, Platter, served with those same potatoes, spring day. triangles of flaky dough with crispy edges, onions, and peppers, was as tender as They also do a brisk take-out Hours:Tuesday- each priced at $1.50. Every culture has mom’s pot roast, not a tough bite on the business as evidenced by a steady stream of Sunday - 11am-9pm some variety of dough stuffed with meat -- plate. There was enough meat for a second customers coming and going. This restau- empanadas, momo, pierogi -- and at Blue meal at home. Even the base, basmati rice, rant is a not-to-be-missed gem. Star, the Sambusa. They fill the dough with hinted of cumin and cinnamon, raising it By Cari Taylor Carlson a choice of beef, chicken, or veggies, and above your average white rice. serve it with a green sauce, a cross between It’s hard to pick a favorite, but lue Star Café is hiding in plain sight pico de gallo and chimichurri. My Sambusa, mine might be the Chicken Platter, or on Farwell, just south of Brady. Look stretched to its limits, contained chunks of Chicken Sugaar, with Kay Kay for the base What makes the food at Blue closely and you will spot a tiny café B curried chicken, some tiny pieces of potato, (fried flatbread, delicious in itself, and even Star special are the spices. where they serve some killer Somali food and a few peas. When it was combined with more so, as it absorbed flavor from the cur- at ridiculously low prices. How they stay in their green sauce, it was a bundle of com- ried chicken0. We found hints of curry, business when they give customers so much plex flavors, You can order a sandwich for delicious for so little money is a puzzle, but cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, What makes the food at Blue Star $5.99, an eight-inch sub with, according they’ve been in business for nine years.That special are the spices. We found hints of to a companion, the best sandwich bread and garlic in every dish we says they know what they’re doing, because, curry, cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, and she’d ever had. The bread, a combination as we all know, serve great food and people sampled. garlic in every dish we sampled. of crunchy and soft, made eating the crisp will come. Even the Roasted Salmon, which well-seasoned tilapia an unexpected plea- Half a dozen tables, an oddly sit- my companion ordered from Create Your sure. The bread for the subs is the only uated TV, and some nice art, defines this Own Platter, had a breath of curry. It bread they don’t make in house. small space. After a couple of lunches with was moist, served on a bed of pasta, and Not to be overlooked were the friends, I can write with some authority, ev- topped with caramelized onions, fried po- drinks -- the Mango Smoothie, Mango erything we tasted had bold, bright, fresh, tatoes, and slices of sautéed peppers. Like Juice, and a house favorite, Chai Tea. Each

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Milwaukee - “Big Dogs” - Black Husky Brewery n Saturday May 15th Black Husky spon- dogs of big size but not as big as the M&M pair. sored with the Milwaukee Health Depart- Their master is Shelby and she is a dog trainer with Oment a Covid vaccination event. All were Suburban K9. As expected Genesis and Exodus welcome to come in and get the shot. Below a followed commands as Shelby had them sit up friendly nurse provided the injection. Those of together. They proudly stood together for their proper age were given a free beer. I have my shots photo with Shelby. All 4 dogs got a treat after the already and bought myself a Sproose pint. pictures were taken. Visiting the beer hall I ran into Marnie and And I sat down with my own treat, a snack Shelby. Marnie had two BIG dogs. Makalu and and a Sproose. Meriwether. They are white Pyrenees (pee ruh neez). Huggable, friendly, and did I say big. Marnie Photos and text by Vince Bushell is a mountain climber and has been on Everest. Makalu is the 5th highest mountain in the world PS. June 6th is your chance to meet the Door County in the Himalayas. Meriwether is named after the Sled Dogs at Fishbergers Variety Store. Photo lower great explored Lewis Meriwether. Marnie has a “m” left. thing going. At the same table were two biblicaly named

Meet N’ Greet the Door County Sled Dogs -All Ages Invited - Sun. June 6th 1:30 - 2:30 PM - At Fischbergers Variety Store All these good dogs are Teaming Up For Fun! -- 2445 N. Holton St. Come on out and visit for a big husky snuggles and photos galore! Donations are not expected but would be greatly appreciated. Door Dountyu Sled Dogs are al rescues, working dogs, indoor pets. *Weather Permitting

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NEIGHBOR SPOTLIGHT: Paul Druecke By Ellen C. Warren

n the land of creativity that some would identify as Riverwest live a plethora of Iartistic styles, motivations, modalities, licenses and worlds. Some have names ... like orchestrating, painting, sketching, photographing, poesy, belly dancing. And some are just garbage. Garbage so good the New York Times placed it on their list of recommendations for viewership of art on social media platforms. Paul Druecke’s project, American Pastime, appeared in NYT’s Five Art Accounts to Follow on Insta- gram Now at the end of March of this year. Let’s have the artist explain. “The core of it is still images of, essentially, other peo- ple’s litter. As Covid surged ... it started as ... a way of staying connected to the land and the people, I just began going around pick- ing up trash ... I was interested in a kind of back story ... I would arrange a little still life of these objects giving them a different amount of attention ... those images would be posted to Instagram ... and then that evolved to include a writing component ... an ongoing correspondence ... almost a bit of a love story ... definitely, the story of two people trying to connect to one another. It riffs off this idea of litter in the landscape.” I asked Paul who the people were/are? “It’s a complicated amalgamation. It does not simply reduce to two people, though that’s how it comes across. I guess ... There are composites. One of the people may be me, may be me from twenty years ago, may be me from yesterday. One of the people may be a current friend, past friend, cur- rent lover, past lover. It’s this mix.” He continues, “and the nice thing about this New York Times shout-out was that it was very specifically a feature where they say, ‘We recommend these 5 Instagram accounts’ ... the theme ... was, ‘Instagram accounts that are doing interesting things with the combination of image and word,’ and so it recognized the importance of the literary component that was playing out with the images. I see that as maybe a pri- mary focus for how it evolves.” Earlier on, in the years after he grad- uated from MIAD, Paul concentrated on traditional media. Now, not only does he not rely heavily on one medium; in most was an important step for me, engaging information is shared within such covers (if not all) cases, his work “begins with a directly with the landscape. The area has became the seed of Milwaukee Kitchen. project and fills in the media afterward.” changed dramatically in twenty years, but Conversations between Paul, Didier and As an interesting aside, Druecke feels that I don’t think that space will ever change ... Kiki Anderson built upon that concept, residing in Milwaukee (in general) and I like this space for its pure potential. If I and layers were added that captured some Riverwest (specifically) have allowed him put a piece of art there, it would all get lost.” of the somewhat absurd and open spirit of greater freedom with his art. He has not Mary L. Schumacher wrote about Blue Riverwest. been forced to specialize. Dress Park, “I’ve come to believe that idio- The premise of the show is of a person One example of another medium is his syncratic, creative form of can-do spirit on being in the kitchen, cooking, and a steady film-making venture, Milwaukee Kitchen. the part of some of Milwaukee’s more inde- stream of unannounced people arriving at Readers may recall details of this “cooking pendent minded artists is one of our city’s the door, being welcomed in (something show” from last year’s Neighbor Spotlight more defining assets. Mayor Norquist came we rarely experience in this age of texting on Didier Leplae, who has played a starring to the christening. and no surprise visits). Covid changed the role in the series. Shoreline Repast is a cast aluminum dynamic of the series, moving the land- “For Milwaukee Kitchen I was inter- sculpture that looks much like a Wisconsin Garbage scape into the kitchens of individual homes, ested in these new, broad platforms that Historical Marker. It is purposely skewed but the show continues. Filming is in the allow you to reach a broad audience. And so that it has a very dynamic relationship planning stages for the first post-pandemic I think that’s always been a kind of theme, to the landscape. It could be sinking. It show as we speak. sub-theme in my work,” supplies Paul, “us- could be rising. Removing that right angle In the preceding paragraphs there were ing the landscape to directly engage people. was an important part of the message of the allusions to two of Paul’s projects, Blue To experience Blue Dress Park, you don’t piece. Part of Sculpture Milwaukee, it was Dress Park and Shoreline Repast. have to go to an institution or a gallery. (It’s) formerly in O’Donnell Park and is now sit- “Blue Dress Park was very significant similar to having Shoreline Repast (another uated at Catalano Square. to me at the time,” says Druecke. “An open of Paul’s projects) out in the landscape. It’s A year-round bike rider, Paul can be patch of concrete with a distinct fence that available. And now you can share a video seen around the Riverwest he claims as his gives it a very distinct shape, it is at the around the world with YouTube.” anchor. He lives in the cottage he purchased southwest corner of Holton and Reservoir. In 2016, when his mother died, Paul in 1995 with his famous kitty, Penita, the I went into this very nondescript space, focused on a cookbook he inherited, The real star of the Milwaukee Kitchen. that had no function, (was) easily over- American Woman’s Cookbook from 1938. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/arts/de- looked, and christened it Blue Dress Park. The recognition of how much cultural sign/instagram-art-accounts.html And then I would host events there. This

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your Health is Important. • Adult Chronic • Mental Health and Disease Management Emotional Support • OB/GYN and Midwife • Podiatry • Infant, Child, Teen and • In-house Pharmacy The Daily Bird Adult Immunizations • Tele-health Available • Well-child Visits • COVID-19 Vaccinations By Adam Krueger, event space. At night soon there with be photo by Olivia Richardson space for private parties. But in the morn- ings, a part of Café Centro transforms into Following a year of quarantine, it is a coffee shop offering an evolving menu of Where healing, hope returning to the little things that make chai tea, espresso drinks, coffee, and an as- and community come first. the biggest differences. Sitting out in the sortment of locally made pastries provided warm summer sun on a Sunday morning by Honey Bear Baked Goods. They offer a with my family, eating a delicious gluten delicious variety of vegan and gluten free IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE free rhubarb breakfast cake, drinking iced products from and is run by a local baker 414-727-6320 Anodyne Coffee, and listening to live mu- who partnered with Dan recently due to 210 West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212 sic. It’s a unique acoustic medley of songs mutual interests and their children going by Green Day and Soundgarden by local to school together. It is also the children Outreach offers accessible and affordable healthcare musician Jeffrey Salczenko. For a moment of Dan Zwart that have inspired the name for everyone, regardless of insurance status. everything feels perfect, and I realize how of the café, two young girls named Birdie much I missed being able to do this on and Dayle. The newfound sobriety of Center Street spending morning drinking Zwart not only has made the café possible coffee at Fuel Café. Since its closing, an but serves as a theme for the art and signs opportunity for a new coffee shop was cre- painted by Zwart to create a friendly ego ated and seized upon by dedication of one free space. Milwaukee artist and the generosity of the Bigger ambitions for the café are still on Café Centro owners. the horizon. Zwart says he is looking for Since early April, 808 E Center Street is more musicians to play for the customers, the home of the newest café in Riverwest. getting group bike rides together, and cre- The owner of the Daily Bird, Dan Zwart ating a bonus checkpoint for the Riverwest is a Milwaukee transplant who fell in love 24 which Zwart is determined to take part with the neighborhood during the River- in this year. Additionally, the space is set to west 24 of 2019. He’s a cyclist, an artist, be home for the winter version of the Riv- and a Jack of all trades. Zwart has worked erwest Farmers Market. in plumbing, interior design, operating As the café and the vision for it evolves, heavy machinery, farming, painting, and Dan Zwart and his current two employees Its a secret, but this was on the tour in 2018, Hi, Jeffrey, Hi Chickens! customer service. Originally from San Di- aim to create a neighborhood staple offer- ego, Dan has lived in Virginia, New York, ing delicious food and drink and a growing Chicago, South Carolina, and Colorado. community around The Daily Bird. The iver All his life experiences and skills are being cafe operates from 6:30 am to 2:30 pm R w We’re BACK! put into the Daily Bird Café which Zwart on weekdays and 8:30 am to 2:30 pm on e e h s says took an obscene amount of work to get weekends. t off the ground. For months Dan found it T impossible to get a bank loan to start the Secret project, but thanks to Peg Karpfinger and Sunday Patrick Moore, an arrangement was made. Currently the owners of Café Centro Garden are set to rehab the building to create a dual T 1 o 2 July 18 u 0 r 2

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JUNE 2021 CALENDAR 5 SATURDAY CONTINUED 10 THURSDAY 15 TUESDAY 1 TUESDAY RIVERWEST FOOD PANTRY (St. Casimir site) 924 E BREMEN CAFÉ Music Bingo ALL PEOPLES CHURCH PRODUCE STAND 2nd & Clarke ALL PEOPLES CHURCH PRODUCE STAND 2nd & Clarke, For residents of 53202, 53203, 53211, 53212 and RIVERWESTRADIO.COM OWL programming (cur- Streets Food Pantry, Produce Stand 12 noon - 5pm Clarke Streets Food Pantry, Produce Stand 12 noon 53217 zip codes, 8:30-10:30am rently via radio broadcast only): The Voyage of The Maori BREMEN CAFÉ Karaoke w Trixie Mercury - 5pm STAND FOR PEACE at Howell & Howard Join Peace -- Epic Poem with Music, presented by Karen Beaumont. 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Same MOVIE: The Art of Racing in the Rain. On the big screen RIVERWEST YOGASHALA In-person class: Nurture, 53217 zip codes, 4-6pm location as last year, 2700 block of Pierce (Center to Had- in the Bocce Courts. Bring your favorite comfort items. Support & Restore w/Tracey, 6-7:15pm ley). 10am-3pm. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. Free TAI CHI CENTER, 733 E Locust Two new Tai Chi classes, 2 WEDNESDAY and open to the public. Donations accepted. Doors 6pm, beginning today! 11am and 6:30pm. Sessions both in- ALL PEOPLES CHURCH PRODUCE STAND 2nd & 7 MONDAY movie starts at 7pm. the-room and on Zoom! 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It’s been well over a year since laughing crowds came through Lakefront Brewery on its famous brewery tour. Lakefront is thrilled to announce that they’re officially back. Beginning on Tuesday, June 1st, the first post-pandemic tours kick off at 5 and 6:30pm. The new tour schedule is: Monday – Thursday 5 and 6:30pm Friday – Currently unavailable. Saturday – Every hour from Noon to 7pm Sunday – Noon, 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm Patrons can expect a 45-minute tour through the entire brewery on the weekend, and a smaller tour during the work week. Tours will consist of a maximum of 20 people, or a total of 8 groups. All tour tickets can be ordered online and are non-refundable. All patrons must be 21+ with a valid, unexpired ID. Anyone under 21 must always be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Tour patrons will receive two, 16oz pints of beer – one at the start of the tour and one part way through the tour. You will also receive a souvenir pint glass to take home at the end of the tour. Tokens are currently not accepted. “We’re finally back!” said Lakefront Brewery’s On-Site Business Manager, Dylan Mazurkiewicz. “Our tours are popular nationwide and have been on hold for too long. We’re thrilled to fire them back up.” Reserve your tour spot on lakefrontbrewery.com/brewery-tours. Any additional questions or concerns, please call 414-372-8800.

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JUNE 2021 CALENDAR

27 SUNDAY 19 SATURDAY 30 WEDNESDAY PINK HOUSE Dance in Kern Park! 11am-12:30. Down JUNETEENTH DAY PARADE & CELEBRATION 50th 23 WEDNESDAY ALL PEOPLES CHURCH PRODUCE STAND 2nd & Clarke the hill near the tennis courts. Anniversary of Milwaukee's annual celebration! Parade ALL PEOPLES CHURCH PRODUCE STAND 2nd & Clarke Streets Food Pantry, Produce Stand 12 noon - 5pm RIVERWEST GARDENERS MARKET It's back! Same starts 8am from 14th and Atkinson and will travel to Streets Food Pantry, Produce Stand 12 noon - 5pm BREMEN CAFÉ Riverwest Goes to the Movies location as last year, 2700 block of Pierce (Center to Had- Burleigh and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Opening BREMEN CAFÉ Trivia 8pm NORTHCOTT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 2460 N 6th St, ley). 10am-3pm. Ceremonies kick off at 9:30am, with festivities running NORTHCOTT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 2460 N 6th St, Food/Clothing Pantry (NorthcottHouse.org) for 53212 RIVERWEST YOGASHALA Hybrid: Foundations of along King Drive, between Burleigh and North Avenue. Food/Clothing Pantry (NorthcottHouse.org) for 53212 zipcode only 11am-2pm Yoga w/Tracey, 10-11:30am. // In-Person: Yoga Inversion All activities will end by 4 p.m. zipcode only 11am-2pm PINK HOUSE GIA 4 everybody, 9:30am Prep & Practices w/ Tracey, 12noon - 1pm. LINNEMAN'S MKE Music Night XIX w/Moonglow, PINK HOUSE GIA 4 everybody, 9:30am RIVERWESTRADIO.COM OWL programming (cur-

Nate Sheurell, Duwayne Davis, Peter Behlmer Experi- RIVERWESTRADIO.COM OWL programming (cur- rently via radio broadcast only): Karen Beaumont Shares 28 MONDAY ence. Doors 7pm, show starts 7:30pm. Masks required, rently via radio broadcast only):Inside a Woodland her New Short Story, “Outside Her”, along with Poet- BREMEN CAFÉ Comedy Open Mic 8pm; music open temps taken at door. $10 Pattern Virtual Sharing Session for Writers, with Janine ry-Reading and Organ Performances.. Live 3-3:30pm or mic after MIRAMAR THEATRE Brew City Boat Party on the Arseneau & Co. Live 3-3:30pm or listen later at https:// listen later at https://www.riverwestradio.com/show/ NORTHCOTT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 2460 N 6th St, Vista King -- w/Moses, Tista, Peter Pancake, Koshka, www.riverwestradio.com/show/owl-older-wiser-local/ owl-older-wiser-local Lisza Battikha … live art, djs, special guests. Tix at www. UWM PLANETARIUM, 1900 E Kenwood Blvd Full Food/Clothing Pantry (NorthcottHouse.org) for 53212 mkeboat.com Moon Hike – Led by NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambas- zipcode only 11am-2pm PINK HOUSE Self Awarness Through Martial arts sador. 7-8:30pm. Free-$14 PINK HOUSE Gentle Morning Yoga, 9:30am. with Sam Carrion, 3:15-4:30pm RIVERWEST FOOD PANTRY (St. Casimir site) 924 E 24 THURSDAY 29 TUESDAY Clarke, For residents of 53202, 53203, 53211, 53212 and BREMEN CAFÉ Music Bingo ALL PEOPLES CHURCH PRODUCE STAND 2nd & Clarke 53217 zip codes, 8:30-10:30am LINNEMAN'S Bill Camplin Band -- last Thursday resi- Streets Food Pantry, Produce Stand 12 noon - 5pm STAND FOR PEACE at Lincoln Memorial & LaFayette dency show. Live stream only. 8:30pm start. BREMEN CAFÉ Karaoke w Trixie Mercury Hill (focus on Cuba) Join Peace Action of Wisconsin for a RIVERWESTRADIO.COM OWL programming (cur- NORTHCOTT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 2460 N 6th St, weekly Stand For Peace, noon until 1pm rently via radio broadcast only): Love Thy Neighbor Food/Clothing Pantry (NorthcottHouse.org) for 53212 Foundation: Eileen Soto and Al Emmons. Live 3-3:30pm zipcode only 11am-2pm 20 SUNDAY or listen later at https://www.riverwestradio.com/show/ PINK HOUSE Meditation in Motion 4pm. KIS Yoga LINNEMAN'S Eccentric Acoustic (American Folk, owl-older-wiser-local/ 6pm Country, Swing era Jazz, Blues). Live streaming and VEGGAS RW's Hottest Karaoke Show! 8pm RIVERWEST FOOD PANTRY (St. Casimir site) 924 E limited in-person. Masks required, temp taken at door. Clarke, For residents of 53202, 53203, 53211, 53212 and 7:30pm 25 FRIDAY 53217 zip codes, 4-6pm PINK HOUSE Dance in Kern Park! 11am-12:30. Down PINK HOUSE African Dance w/ Roxanna and Yaya, RIVERWEST YOGASHALA In-person class: Nurture, the hill near the tennis courts. 6:15-7:30pm Support & Restore w/Tracey, 6-7:15pm RIVERWEST GARDENERS MARKET It's back! Same RIVERWEST YOGASHALA Hybrid: Continuing Yoga w/ location as last year, 2700 block of Pierce (Center to Had- Tracey, 9-10:30am ley). 10am-3pm. RIVERWEST YOGASHALA Hybrid: Foundations of 26 SATURDAY Yoga w/Tracey, 10-11:30am. BREMEN CAFÉ Kerse One 10pm, Rambunxious 10:30pm, Young B/DubbSaq 11pm, Dana Coppa 21 MONDAY 11:30pm, Taks One 12am, Odd Fellows 12:30am BREMEN CAFÉ Comedy Open Mic 8pm; music open JAZZ GALLERY CENTER FOR THE ARTS EXHIBIT OPEN- mic after ING: Artists Respond -- MKE's Creative Efforts to Stop NORTHCOTT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 2460 N 6th St, COVID-19. View exhibit in-person at the gallery, Saturday Food/Clothing Pantry (NorthcottHouse.org) for 53212 afternoons 1-5pm. Small, paced groups. Also by appoint- zipcode only 11am-2pm ment at [email protected]. PINK HOUSE Gentle Morning Yoga, 9:30am. PINK HOUSE Self Awarness Through Martial arts with Sam Carrion, 3:15-4:30pm 22 TUESDAY RIVERWEST FOOD PANTRY (St. Casimir site) 924 E ALL PEOPLES CHURCH PRODUCE STAND 2nd & Clarke Clarke, For residents of 53202, 53203, 53211, 53212 and Streets Food Pantry, Produce Stand 12 noon - 5pm 53217 zip codes, 8:30-10:30am BREMEN CAFÉ Karaoke w Trixie Mercury RIVERWEST YOGASHALA In-Person: Yoga in the Park NORTHCOTT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 2460 N 6th St, w/ Tracey (Snails Crossing Park, Bremen & Burleigh), Food/Clothing Pantry (NorthcottHouse.org) for 53212 10:30-11:45am zipcode only 11am-2pm STAND FOR PEACE at 76th & North Join Peace Action PINK HOUSE Keep it Simple! KIS Yoga 6pm of Wisconsin for a weekly Stand For Peace, noon until RIVERWEST FOOD PANTRY (St. Casimir site) 924 E 1pm Clarke, For residents of 53202, 53203, 53211, 53212 and 53217 zip codes, 4-6pm RIVERWEST YOGASHALA In-person class: Nurture, Support & Restore w/Tracey, 6-7:15pm UWM PLANETARIUM, 1900 E Kenwood Blvd Full Moon Canoe – Led by NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambas- sador. 7-9pm, $30-40

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