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2 November 29, 2010 The UWM Post

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Milwaukee, like any city, separates itself into neighborhoods. These neighborhoods have both spatial and cultural boundaries, giving residents an identity to hold onto amid the greater context of their city.

For this issue, the Post will highlight the elu-sive identity of Riverwest, in the annual issue we term “Riverwest Harvest.”

The neighborhood, as many know it, is bor-dered by the Milwaukee River to the east, North Avenue to the south, Holton Avenue to the west, and Capitol Drive to the North. However, its boundaries are not concrete, and the ties with the Eastside, Brewer’s Hill, Harambee and Shorewood are limitless.

There is no way to give an accurate pic-ture of Riverwest in 16 pages. The Riverwest

Currents, the community’s own newspaper, has that honor. We are simply trying to give you a taste, a sampling of what the neighborhood has to offer.

If you’ve written Riverwest off as a hip-ster-filled, crime-ridden area, or your parents warned you “not to go west of the river,” I highly recommend you reconsider. If you’ve only ex-plored the happening places – Mad Planet or Foundation, for instance – check out what’s going on at the Holton Youth Center, or peruse the farmer’s market.

This neighborhood is one of the most inter-esting, diverse, and progressive spots in town. Take a walk over the bridge and check it out.

-Kurt Raether, Editor in Chief

RIVERWEST

Letter from the EditorArt bar, located on Burleigh and Fratney Streets. Post photo by Sierra Risberg

Riverwest Harvest Issue

By Kurt RaetherEditor in Chief [email protected]

Many people get fired up over big-picture politics: health care, social security, or defense spend-ing, for example. Voter turnout

is highest for presidential elec-tions. Civil rights debates can degenerate into all-out riots.

It’s difficult to get people ex-cited about garbage pick-up and zoning laws. But, if you’re going

to get interested in politics, it makes a lot of sense to keep an eye on the politicians closest to you, whose decisions affect your daily life.

Meet Nik Kovac.

Kovac is the Alderman for the third district of Milwaukee, which includes the Eastside and most of Riverwest. The most important decisions that Alderpersons make, according to Kovac, involve zoning, li-censing and budget decisions.

Although that may not sound very interesting, the decisions he makes affect your day-to-day life, and the lives of your neighbors.

The Post sat down with Mr. Kovac to discuss his job and his affiliation with Riverwest.

UWM Post: How did you get your start in Milwaukee politics? Nik Kovac: I grew up in Milwaukee, went to Riverside High School, and then took 20 credits at [UW-Milwaukee] while at high school. That’s how I know the area so well. Then I went out east for col-lege, spent several years in New York as a journalist. I moved back to Milwaukee to work for the Riverwest Currents and Shepherd Express. I was a neigh-bor and a journalist, so I was paying attention to what was going on. I got into politics be-cause I didn’t like the incum-bent. So I ran against him and he ended up dropping out.

Post: The incumbent was Mike D’Amato? Kovac: Yes. I didn’t like a lot of things he was doing. And espe-cially in relation to the campus – didn’t like the tone he had set where everything was neigh-bors versus students. Students are neighbors too – neighbors like to party every now and then themselves. It’s not an ei-ther-or; everybody lives in the neighborhood. No one wants to live in a neighborhood where it’s total chaos and there’s beer cans everywhere, people peeing in the bushes, and people being irresponsible. Even if you’re 19 you don’t want that.

Post: How do you, as an alder-man, work with the university administration on such issues? Kovac: I go to them on a lot of neighbor issues. They come to me when they need a zoning change or they’re talking about

where to expand in the city. I had a lot of conversations with the administration about the dor-mitory, Cambridge Commons. That was a huge neighborhood process, and frankly the UWM Real Estate Foundation was very flexible [with neighbor-hood concerns]. Post: The residence hall has had a very successful opening. Kovac: Are the residents using the river trails?Post: The river trails, like Riverwest itself, seem to get a bad rap from some students who don’t think they are safe. Kovac: Well it’s not just students who think that. My own mother thought that. She had not been down there in decades, and I took her down there for a walk. Now she goes there pretty regu-larly. It used to be that the river was more polluted, and there were less trails. Now there’s enough traffic down there that it’s as safe as any other park in the city. Safety is never 100 percent guaranteed no matter where you are.

Post: Let’s talk more about Riverwest. Over half of the neighborhood lies in your dis-trict, and you yourself are a resident there. Can you tell us a little bit about the history of the neighborhood? Kovac: There’s been home own-ership in Riverwest for a long time. It used to be very Polish. Then you had for a long time a strong Puerto Rican commu-nity, more toward the west on either side of Holton[Street]. There are still some great Puerto Rican restaurants and stores on Holton. Then you also had the African-American migration that really heated up in the ’60s and ’70s; they came to Riverwest as well. Then the more recent trend – younger people, hipsters for lack of a better word, artists – who have always been a part of the en-tire city, but they certainly have a strong presence in Riverwest now which is obvious to any-one who spends time on Center Street.

A conversation with KovacThe third district Alderman talks about Riverwest

Post photo by Sierra Riesberg

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By Zach ErdmannAsst. News [email protected]

The Riverwest Film and Video store on Center Street is well known to the many fi lm stu-dents of UW-Milwaukee; it’s the only place in Milwaukee to buy fi lm supplies and home to one of the largest alternative video rental selections. The store is run by Xav Leplae, a Belgian-born fi lmmaker who has been a part of Riverwest since before many UWM students were even born.

Leplae opened his fi rst shop in Riverwest in 1990. A curio/oddities shop called Junk Cheap, it was also the home of a pirate radio station, Sugar Free Radio.

In 1997, Junk Cheap closed, and Leplae opened up a new shop at 820 E Locust St., the current home of Glass Aquatics. This was the fi rst incarnation of the Riverwest Film and Video Store and it only sold supplies. The video rentals wouldn’t be added until 2003, coinciding with the closure of Video Visions on Prospect Avenue and Ivanhoe Place.

In 2006, Leplae moved to the current location at 824 E Center St., a larger space next to the Fuel Cafe.

Leplae is also well known for his experimental fi lm work, for which he earned a Nohl

Fellowship in 2008. He says his work stems from his desires to travel and experiment with con-ventions. His fi lms are often low budget, although that aesthetic isn’t intentional, but rather a re-ality of this lifestyle.

His most recent project is a movie called Rasmalai Dreams, shot on location in Bombay, India. The fi lm is a talent video that features a day’s worth of ac-tors auditioning for a fi lm. The fi lm was shot in 3-D.

Leplae has seen things come and go in Riverwest during his tenure here, but some things remain the same. He says that Riverwest has lost some of its edge, but has grown in its sense of community. “It’s a kind of place where lots of diff erent parts of Milwaukee meet.”

The proximity of Riverwest to UWM has always created a sort of bohemian environment in Riverwest, explains Leplae. “There’s a lot of diff erent kinds of people who don’t have any money.”

Leplae is not totally enamored with the Riverwest image though. “It’s a lot of good, but it’s not the end of the world. This neighbor-hood used to be a Polish neigh-borhood with local bakeries on the street corners, and I’m sure that was interesting in a diff erent way, and whatever was here be-fore that was interesting too.”

Meet XavRiverwest fi lm and video owner and experimental

fi lmmaker Xav Leplae. Post photo by Sierra Riesberg


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By Jacob Schneiderfringe editor [email protected]

The Post: What organizations are you currently involved with?John Revord: I’m one of the lead coordinators of Milwaukee Network of Social Change (MNSC). We’ve been doing free markets in Gordon Park in Riverwest for four years, as well as the winter Free Van, which is essentially a mo-bile cold weather clothing dona-tion distribution program with St. Benedict’s downtown. So MNSC, I’m on the board of the Wright Street Resource Center as one of the co-founders, and I was elected to the board of the Riverwest Neighborhood Association, so I will be sitting on their next board.

Post: What is your role with the MSNC?Revord: It’s hard to say; we’re non-hierarchical so we don’t have roles or positions. I call myself a co-coordinator. There are three or four of us that you could call the four essential coordinators of the group. Basically we do all the volunteer organizing, the or-ganizing of work days for renova-tions. Between the group we all kind of formulate these programs and come up with ideas on how to do them.

Post: So the Free Store in the Wright Street Resource Center is an arm of MNSC then?Revord: Yeah, our main focus has always been the free mar-kets, which we’ve been doing for four years. But since the group started our long-term goal was always to open up a permanent

location where we could not only receive donations but distribute them, which is the free store. We linked up with Debbie from the Time Exchange. She was also look-ing for a permanent space and an office to run her program, so we figured sharing a space would be beneficial to all of us.

Post: Are any of these organiza-tions funded with grants?Revord: Basically we feel outside monies is kind of like cheating in what we do. If there is a need from the community it should be com-munity supported. And we’ve been blessed with community support. We’ve had no troubles sustain-ing our operations for four years; we’ve been running strong.

Post: So the Resource Center houses the Free Store and the Time Exchange?Revord: The three groups that you could call the founding orga-nizations [are] MNSC, The Time Exchange, and the Riverwest Health Initiative. The three of us got together and opened this space with the intent to open it up to other small grassroots orga-nizations that can’t afford spaces on their own. So now we provide a space that can be an affordable space for these groups to grow and blossom.

Post: Why should I donate to the Free Store verses an organization like Goodwill, which creates jobs in the community?Revord: There’s nothing wrong with programs like Goodwill. They’ve been around forever; they do great things. But some people can’t even afford the low prices of Goodwill; we are here to supply

to them. The other reason being, with our program (especially the free markets and the free vans) we always promote heavily to have people come to the event, to come to the store to donate. And five times out of 10 you see a direct interaction between the person donating and the person receiving. So it actually helps to promote and build relationships within the community. It kind of takes that middle man out. It’s real easy to leave a bag of clothes to Goodwill, and sure you can feel good about it; it is a good thing to do, but it takes out that personal interaction that comes from get-ting people involved and commu-nity activism. That’s our number one reason why we promote to donate to us.

Post: What should students know about the Wrights Street Resource Center?Revord: The Time Exchange setup has a direct link with [UW-Milwaukee] now for students. And between MNSC and the Health Initiative and everything we do it’s a great organization if you want to start helping out in the commu-nity. It’s easy to get involved. You can participate as little or as much as you like. Basically we are hous-ing many organizations that work toward a similar end goal, but dif-ferent projects, so there’s a lot to get your hands dirty with.

Post: What does the Riverwest neighborhood mean to you?Revord: I lived on this side of Milwaukee on and off for the bet-ter half of a decade now. I’ve lived on the Eastside and in Riverwest for the most of it. The people and the stuff going on here … not that it doesn’t exist on the Eastside … the community really has a strong community bond here. The res-taurants, the bars, the events, the galleries, everything is in walking distance. I can walk five blocks and I can see and do anything I want to do. I love it.

Riverwest resident, community activist John Revord talks to the Post

By Trapper SchoeppAsst. fringe [email protected]

For Milwaukee songwriter Mike Mangione, Linneman’s Riverwest Inn is home.

“It’s like a living room,” Mangione said. “As artists, we want to create an envi-ronment that is relaxed and receptive. Jim Linneman al-lows that to happen, so we embrace it.”

The sentiment rings true with musicians across the Milwaukee area. Since its start in 1993, Linneman’s has been putting music first.

With owner and musi-cian Jim Linneman behind the soundboard each night, Christopher Porterfield said that there’s an “unspoken element of dignity and re-spect for music that accom-panies their commitment to making the room sound so good.”

Porterfield, who is the frontman of local band Conrad Plymouth, has per-formed at Linneman’s more than any other local venue.

“I think a lot of people feel a loyalty to regularly play Linneman’s,” Porterfield said. “The sound is great, the room feels good, and Jim and Marty are wonder-ful to work with.”

Like many other local songwriters, Porterfield got his start playing at the venue’s open mic night. Every Wednesday at 9p.m.,

Linneman’s opens its stage to up-and-coming and vet-eran players alike. It’s a unique opportunity to gain feedback from an at-tentive audience of fellow musicians.

In addition to regularly hosting open mic nights and concerts, Linneman’s has be-come a positive force in the community. In November alone, the venue hosted benefits for the Hunger Task Force, Milwaukee Network for Social Change and 91.7 WMSE.

“We can move far from our little neighborhood sometimes but Linneman’s keeps the light burning so we know where the hearth is,” Mangione said.

Porterfield agreed; “You can tell immediately that they care about the neigh-borhood and area as a whole. It has a vibe like no other place. I love it.”

Both Mangione and Porterfield will return to Linneman’s Saturday, Dec. 11 with Chicago’s eclectic Todd Kessler and Rachel Eve.

Coming off the release of Conrad Plymouth’s self-ti-tled debut EP, Porterfield will be opening with his highly emotive take on American folk music. The deep, soul-ful voice of Mangione will close out the night.

Linneman’s Riverwest Inn is located at 1001 East Locust St.

Local songwriters find comfort at Linneman’s Riverwest Inn


Tending community roots


Post: Riverwest has a certain notoriety for being unsafe for students. What trends have you seen in crime rates during the last decade? Kovac: Well the secret that some Riverwesters don’t want to admit and some Eastsiders don’t want to know is that the crime trends in the Eastside and Riverwest are basically the same. Once you get west of Riverwest you start to see patterns of domestic violence, gang violence, and gun vio-lence. There’s just more of it. If you look at crime maps you’ll see that pattern. But if you look at the crime patterns on the Eastside and Riverwest, you’re looking mostly at property crimes: burglaries, car break-ins, and muggings. When you live in a city with haves and have-nots, a city that is racially segregated, that’s how crime patterns break down.

So is there occasionally a drug house in Riverwest? Yes. There’s occasionally a drug house on the Eastside. Because Riverwest is more diverse, a lot of white people don’t feel safe in Riverwest, but it is safe. It’s as safe as the Eastside. To be fair, there have been, very trag-ically, a few high profi le mur-ders in Riverwest.

Post: Nathan Potter and John Woodley. They were both UWM students killed by gunfi re last year. Kovac: Yes. I actually live in between those two incidents. As someone who lives in Riverwest, was it deeply unset-tling to know that people were shot on the street? Yes. And ob-viously when it comes to mur-der, one is a signifi cant num-ber, and two is a lot in the span of a few months. But when you look at overall crime trends and overall statistics, two incidents, no matter how tragic, don’t nec-essarily make a trend. If you look at the overall crime trends, crime is down in Riverwest like it is in the rest of the city.

Post: If you had to pick your favorite Riverwest hangout, which would you pick? Kovac: My house (laughs). Well, I can’t just pick one. There are a lot of places that just cropped up, places that even Eastsiders are noticing when they take an adventure across the river. Really, just start down Center Street. It’s a street with two art galleries, Aton’s Truly Spoken Cycles – the best bicycle shop in the city – several bars and res-taurants, more than one place to have a dance party [Timbuktu and Mad Planet], a place to get your car washed, a barbershop, Fuel Café, and Riverwest Film and Video. Center Street, in a lot of ways, really is the center of Riverwest.

Post: Locust Street fans may disagree. Kovac: Linneman’s (on Locust) is one of the best live music ven-ues in the city. Jim Linneman, you should do a profi le on him. Did you know that some peo-ple say he was the best high school football player the state of Wisconsin ever had?

Post: Really? Kovac: John Anderson, a for-mer Green Bay Packer, was once asked who the best football player he ever played against was. He said Jim Linneman, Whitefi sh Bay High School, was the best player he ever played against.

Post: In the time you’ve been here, what changes have you seen the neighborhood undergo? Kovac: I think it’s probably the most long-term diverse neighborhood in the city. Unfortunately we don’t have a lot of racially diverse neighbor-hoods in the city. Some peo-ple are saying that Riverwest is gentrifi ed, and to some ex-tent it has been. I would say that the young artist-college student scene in Riverwest is maybe mostly white but not exclusively. There’s diversity within that scene, and that scene is really only a small part of Riverwest.

KOVACContinued from page 3

By Timothy SienkoStaff [email protected]

There is poetry and there is a master of the ceremony. Poets sit alone or in pairs around the sides of the room. Some write in journals, others drink beer. Coff ee is made upon request. The small stage at Linneman’s Riverwest Inn has a music stand and a microphone. Emcee Tim “Free Range” Kloss leaves his seat behind an easel and paints to re-cite some Whitman or Poe. He then gives his opening remarks: “Beyond beyondness, a look at the unlookable in the universe / intergalactic cruising speed, phase number nine / milky-way.” A few writers and listeners trickle to the tables, fi lling out the center of the room. This is a Monday night at Linneman’s.

There are regulars, of course, who can be heard sharing their poetry every Monday night. Some, including Kloss and gate-keeper Joann Chang, have been attending the reading since its earliest days, founded in 1990 at Cafe Melange on Old World Third Street as Poet’s Sunday by Laurel Bastia. Kloss began reading in 1991 and took over hosting du-ties in 2000 after a series of hosts moved to New Mexico. Kloss con-tinues his invocation, “Off fair Humboldt, 1001 East Locust at Weil / Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, past the bar where you tip Sarah / through portal where you greet Joann.”

The evening begins with Chang, whose folk revival po-ems and songs serve as an ice-breaker. Her words and her voice are mesmerizing; when she speaks or sings, a blanket warms the room. Then follows the rest of what Kloss introduces as “The open micro-skirt pre-Zen-Te-Tian of poesy.” The readers take the stage lit from behind by the red tinsel and white Christmas lights that serves as a backdrop. Some readers stay on the dance fl oor, without microphone or music stand. Only the room stands be-tween the word and the listener.

Most poets read for fi ve min-utes; some go long, others have only a few words to share. But ev-eryone is welcome to take their time. The open mic generally lasts an hour. Patrons cycle out for another drink, or step to the street for a smoke. Kloss takes up his paintbrush and the fea-tured poet will give a show. The features read for 30 minutes or more, which is often not nearly long enough.

The featured poets are all taken from the readers at the open mic. Some have published in local chapbooks or zines, or at on-demand publishing houses, some have Masters in Fine Arts. Others are preparing their work for publication. Most of the read-ers just write. They will read out of journals, shuffl e stacks of printed paper, or recite their work from memory.

The crowds are often small – four or fi ve. New poets, though, do

present themselves. Sometimes a student from UW-Milwaukee or a young professional seeking a creative outlet will “surprise” Kloss and add his or her artis-tic vision to the group. And it is these new voices that most often bring new ears. “With the little advertising we do, it’s the featured writers who bring their friends that get new people to at-tend to the words,” said Kloss.

The styles of writing are as diverse as those who read. There are writers committed to the sonnet and other classical forms, who draw infl uence from popu-lar song, who freestyle in the tra-dition of Slam poetry, who sing a cappella, or who throw form away in search of a more fl uid voice.

The diversity of the readers in age, economic status, race, and sexual orientation is clear. But it is never addressed outside of the poetry. Everyone is welcome to read.

Though most will read under their given name, some have ad-opted a pseudonym. There are Captain Midnight, Psich, and Pyramid Rising. The use of the pen name adds to the feeling of ritual that the event has. Writers from across the city gather in a room to shed the rest of the world for a few hours in the pres-ence of an art form that does not have much commercial reach these days. Outside of a handful of booksellers that specialize in

Lyricism at Linneman’s

By Kevin KaberStaff Writer [email protected]

The Real Life Superheroes are protecting communities like Riverwest for the greater good. The red mask-wearing Watchman and the secretive Blackbird patrol the streets during bar time in Riverwest and other Milwaukee areas.

Real Life Superheroes are similar to members of neigh-borhood watch groups. They keep an eye on any suspicious activities and help those in need. More specifi cally, they resemble UW-Milwaukee Safe Walkers in super hero garb.

“They might not be actual superheroes, but at least they are trying to do something in-stead of sitting on their ass, watching TV, and whining about how awful everything is,” said Tea Krulos, a local author.

Krulos is writing a book on the Real Life Superheroes. He fi rst met with The Watchman in 2009 and his “life has been fantastically weird ever since.”

The Watchman, as his name implies, is a man that watches for the safety of citizens, albeit he does so while in costume.

“What I do really isn’t that diff erent from what anybody could be doing,” Watchman said. “Anybody could take an interest in their neighbor-hood; anybody could give to

charities or do more in their communities.”

Watchman and heroes like him patrol bar-scattered areas as well as places with a his-tory of crime. His utility belt includes a maglight, some pepper spray, a fi rst aid kit, and perhaps most important, a cell phone which is used to call for professional backup when needed.

“It’s [normally] boring,” Watchman said. “Occasionally something interesting will happen.”

The Watchman started patrolling neighborhoods dressed as a superhero in the early ’90s. Around the same time, he found himself homeless, then enlisted in the Army. Afterwards, he put the super hero life on the back-burner while he got married

and started a family.“Saving the world starts at

home,” Watchman said. “That’s the highest priority.”

Only a few close family members and friends know his secret identity, though some have fi gured it out from pictures and videos.

Lately, The Watchman has received considerable atten-tion from local media outlets. Along with a surge of comic book movies being released, people everywhere have been gaining interest in these caped crusaders.

Along with his counter-part, the wildly mysterious Blackbird, Watchman invests a considerable amount of time in giving back to the commu-nity. The duo has organized charity eff orts such as toy and food drives. The Watchman claims that his superhero persona garners publicity for these missions.

“Obviously, you don’t dress like this unless you’re look-ing for attention,” Watchman said.

The Watchman says he will continue his mission as long as he’s needed. He may not be saving Riverwest from a hipster mad scientist’s plot to steal the neighborhood’s sup-ply of Pabst, but he is making it a better, safer place.

“I haven’t had a single per-son in Riverwest come up to me and say; ‘I don’t want you here, what you’re doing is stu-pid,’” Watchman said. “I’m not a vigilante. I’m out there to watch.”

As for his secret identity? Obviously, The Watchman is

Real life superheroesThe Watchman patrols Riverwest

He may not be saving Riverwest from a hipster mad scientist’s plot to steal the neighborhood’s supply of Pabst, but he is making it a better, safer place.

See WATCHMAN page 21

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By Patrice VnükStaff [email protected]

Milwaukee is home to a great selection of vintage gift shops, but none quite like Closet Classics. Located on an unassuming cor-ner on North Avenue, the store is Riverwest’s most open secret. Sam Miller, an employee for the past four years, likes it this way.

“This is not really a shopping district,” Miller said. “The area isn’t as trendy as others on the Eastside.”

In fact, when Closet Classics fi rst relocated to Riverwest from Farwell Avenue in 2001, the street was relatively bar-ren. The community built up around it. With that came the strong customer base the store relies on now.

Founded in 1984 on Milwaukee’s Eastside, Closet Classic’s owner, Susie, was looking to sell an eclectic col-lection from vintage and estate sales. It catered to a wide ar-ray of people looking for an obscure item or two that could

not be found anywhere else. By doing so, the shop carved a niche for itself as the best place to get hard-to-fi nd vin-tage and accessories.

Eventually, Closet Classics had to expand. In 1997, a second store was opened in Shorewood to fi t the ever-growing inventory. That loca-tion is now occupied by The Establishment hair salon as Closet Classics closed there in 2003.

The Riverwest location – which includes a diner-style bar with coff ee and snacks – has been having a “going-out-of-business” sale for almost a year, leaving some residents confused about the fate of the store.

To quell rumors about whether the North Avenue lo-cation really is closing or not, Miller clarifi ed that the deci-

sion was made a while ago as Susie prepared for a pending move to Los Angeles.

“It was announced last January that we were closing, and we still are,” Miller said. “She’s been collecting things for over 27 years, and there is still a lot in storage.”

“We’re not like Target; we don’t restock once things sell, we just put out more inven-tory,” Miller said. “Some of our best vintage isn’t even in the store yet.”

And that is what customers love about Closet Classics. The store’s employees stand by their products because each is a one-of-a-kind, with its own story and meaning to the per-son who buys it. There is liter-ally something for everyone.

“We’ve been around for a long time, so a couple genera-tions know about the store,”

Miller said. “University stu-dents, moms from Shorewood, punk kids, frat boys, everyone. It’s like a tradition to keep com-ing back.”

That’s also what makes work enjoyable, according to Miller. Having a comfortable relation-ship with customers makes it seem a lot less like work.

“The best part about the job is meeting people that you nor-mally wouldn’t outside of the store,” Miller said. “We know the regulars, and we can be honest and do our best at the same time.”

The inviting atmosphere of Closet Classics makes it a good fi t for the Riverwest neighbor-hood. A friendly environment in a community-centered part of town can bring anyone to-gether, and Milwaukee will be sorry to see it go – once every-thing in storage runs out.

Still vintage after all these yearsCloset Classics a time capsule in Riverwest

By Andrea MesalkSpecial to the [email protected]

Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. beer fanatics disguised as regular peo-ple meet at The Gig to sample and learn about Milwaukee’s favorite beverage.

The leader of the Riverwest Beer Society is Whispering Jeff , self-proclaimed beer junkie and editor and distributor of the adult beverage publication, Suds, Wine & Spirits.

He is a giant man with a giant voice and a giant appetite for beer. He is well-known in Milwaukee as a beer enthusiast and can tell you the name of every owner and head brewer of most breweries in the United States.

Each meeting starts with the

boisterous singing of “Ein Prosit,” the German toasting song. After singing, Whispering Jeff thanks Barry Lewis, the owner of The Gig, by saying: “I’m still amazed that Barry puts up with us crazy kids!” or something along those lines.

Then the sampling begins. Four beers are sampled, but sometimes there are more if Whispering Jeff is really excited about something or Barry is feeling extra gener-ous. The selection of beer is usu-ally four of the same style, like I.P.A. (India Pale Ale), amber ale, oatmeal stout, or Oktoberfest. Occasionally the samples will be four beers from one brewery, such as Central Waters in Amherst, Wis. or Dogfi sh Head Brewery in Delaware.

Either way, there are lots of op-portunities to try a new beer, beer

style or brewery and ask ques-tions about them.

On Tuesday, Nov. 16, the theme of the beer society meet-ing was the beers of Tyranena Brewing Company in Lake Mills, Wis. The four chosen beers were Headless Man Amber Alt, Bitter Woman I.P.A., Rocky’s Revenge brown ale, and the victory lap – as Whispering Jeff calls it – Dirty Old Man Imperial Rye Porter.

One beer is sampled at a time, and Whispering Jeff reads a bit of information about the beer from the brewery’s website. Then he announces, “Well, we’ll be the fucking judge!”

Then, one by one, members share their thoughts on each beer. There are always a wide range of opinions and fl avors. A lot of people comment on the actual taste, while some note the scent, color, carbonation and aftertaste. Whispering Jeff encourages ev-

eryone to “wax poetic” about the beer.

“You know when you eat a dry cracker, and then don’t brush your teeth all day? This is what this beer’s aftertaste is like to me,” beer society member Dave Sedlacek said about the Bitter Woman I.P.A.

Whispering Jeff also shared his thoughts on the Bitter Woman.

“You know I’m an I.P.A. junkie, but this one ain’t my baby,” he said.

Certifi ed beer judge Johnny O’Brien is a member of the soci-ety. He is always there to ask the tough questions that sometimes leave other members confused.

“Is that melanoidins I’m tast-ing?” he asked, referring to the mi-croscopic polymers that make up the malty fl avors in the Headless Man Amber Alt.

O’Brien off ers information on the technical side of beer, as he is a home brewer and part of the Beer Judge Certifi cation Program. He is full of information about beer brewing, the ingredients, and the chemistry of it all. He

and Whispering Jeff are long time friends and together they can an-swer any question about beer.

After all the members share their thoughts, Whispering Jeff reads reviews of the beer from the Beer Advocate website contribu-tors. He refers to them as the “Beer Assholes.” He always praises the group for having more accurate and realistic descriptions of the beers than the Beer Advocates, who “don’t know shit,” according to Jeff .

When all four beers have been sampled, the group votes for the overall favorite. You can vote as many times as you want and even cast four votes at once with both arms and both legs. That signals the end of beer society, but most of the group lingers af-terward to talk more about beer and share their latest microbrew experiences.

The Riverwest Beer Society meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at The Gig, 1132 East Wright St. It costs $5 to join and $5 at every session.

Riverwest’s secret societyWhispering Jeff and co. brew own opinions on beer

poetry, one must actively seek it out. But the fact that Linneman’s is just one of many venues that host poetry readings is evi-dence that the spoken word and America’s oral tradition will al-ways exist, even if it is a small and rag-tag community of stub-born writers.

But, there is no feeling of anachronism. Everyone writes from personal and contempo-rary places that keep the art necessary. There is too much at stake to simply relive the po-etry with which one is comfort-able. Kloss off ered this quote from Alan Watts as explanation: “Poets are often at their best

when speaking of change. For the perishability and change-fullness of the world is part and parcel of its liveliness and love-liness, of the transitoriness of human life, the beauty of such poetry lies in something more than a note of nostalgia which brings a catch in the throat.”

As the featured poet fi nishes his or her show, Joann Chang reads a poem that she wrote that evening, inspired by the featured words. Kloss then presents the poet with a portrait painted that night as well. These are tokens of respect and appreciation be-tween artists. And in closing Kloss always bids those in atten-dance to “Look both ways when Klossing the street, always chew carefully in bed, and keep think-ing in a poetic fashion.”

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by Erin NelsonSpecial to the [email protected]

We pass by UW-Milwaukee staff every day, never really thinking really about who they are or what their story may be. One staff mem-ber in particular has an incred-ible story of dedication to art and his community. He is Jim Hawley, a custodian at the RiverView dorms.

Long before his employment at UWM Hawley designed logos and advertisements for businesses around Milwaukee. Some of his most notable designs are the lo-gos of Sprecher Rootbeer, Pizza Shuttle, Comedy Sportz and Art Smart’s Dart Mart and Juggling Emporium.

He also created logos and il-lustrations for many Riverwest events, including advertisements for the neighborhood cleanup, the Locust Street Festival, and a num-ber of other civic projects.

Along with his artistic work, Hawley has done a great deal of nonprofi t work to give back to his community. Hawley was involved with the starting of the Riverwest Gardener’s Market and also named it. He organized the dedication of North Avenue Bridge and made sure students were the fi rst peo-ple to walk across it.

He has also painted several mu-rals around Milwaukee, including the mural on the back of the for-mer Pizza Man building. Hawley hires high school students to help him and also get them involved in their community while creating his murals.

Hawley fi rst came to Milwaukee in 1966 to study at the Layton School of Art, where he studied fi lmmaking and painting. After graduating, he spent the next eight years hitchhiking around the country doing odd jobs, par-ticularly seeking out those where he could use his artistic talents. He didn’t always have the most exciting jobs, and “it was a lot of washing dishes, parking cars and restaurant work,” Hawley said.

His artistic talents proved to be a great motivator, and the list of artistic jobs Hawley held seems

to be endless – he worked as a de-partment store display manager, drew for a murder trial, worked as a second cameraman for lo-cal commercials, created set de-signs for theaters, performed in a stand-up comedy routine, wrote a play and also starred in it.

In 1978, Hawley returned to Milwaukee, and began working at the Milwaukee Art Museum as an Audio-Visual technician. It was here Hawley met his wife, who worked as a receptionist at the museum.

Shortly after returning to Milwaukee, Hawley began draw-ing cartoons and illustrations for multimedia businesses. His draw-ing abilities were quickly recog-nized and he soon began creat-ing and illustrating cartoons for a magazine called Fantasies for Normal People.

Inspiration came from his study of fi lm, and Hawley stated that, “any idea I had for a fi lm, I turned into a cartoon.”

A few years later, Hawley de-cided to start his own business in the Riverwest neighborhood: “Dead-End Advertising” which later became ACME.

After retiring in 1998, Hawley worked as a caretaker at Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Decorative Art Museums for several years. In 2004, Hawley unfortunately suf-fered a heart attack. While in the hospital, he looked out his win-dow and saw UWM, thinking it would be a great place to work.

After he recovered, Hawley was hired by UWM as a custo-dian. He began working in the Physics building, then the library, and fi nally the RiverView dormi-tory. Hawley said he enjoys work-ing at RiverView the best. It’s in the neighborhood he loves and the location allows him to walk to work. Working at the dorm also gives him the ability to interact with staff and students daily, and believes they “add great liveliness to the community.”

Jim Hawley has been drawn to Milwaukee all his life. His dedica-tion to the city and the Riverwest neighborhood, through his artis-tic talents and community ser-vice, has not gone unnoticed.

Hawley retires artistic career for artistic surroundings

By Michelle SanchezSpecial to the [email protected]

Riverwest residents con-sider their neighborhood as one containing and creating character.

Crime-rate myths of the neighborhood have worked against the exploration of the diverse area. Frequently, UWM students hear “Don’t go west of the river.” But resi-dents, with their fi rst-hand encounters of the good and the bad, think diff erently.

Nick Amadeus grew up in Riverwest and has not consid-ered moving. His experiences include stolen bikes as a kid; his parents’ garage being re-peatedly broken into; and be-ing robbed at gunpoint. But all of these instances have not changed his mind about the neighborhood.

“I think it taught me to be aware of shit going on around me, to make eye contact with people, to say hello and live your life,” said Amadeus, res-ident at Bremen Street and Keefe Avenue.

Resident Kaitlynn Scannell,

who lives at Walworth Street and Humboldt Boulevard, is new to the neighborhood. She explained that she knows of the incidents of Riverwest, and has experienced an at-tempted burglary in her building. But Scannell enjoys the creative atmosphere of the neighborhood, parks, and proximity of her friends.

To feel safe, Scannell rec-ommends: “Lights. Lots and lots of lights. Pepperspay is fi ne and so are police, but the police seem to be always busy arresting a drunk or breaking up a party so they are not al-ways patrolling.”

Megan Czajka resides on Center and Fratney Streets and enjoys the diversity of people around her block. To her, having something new to encounter everyday makes the neighborhood exciting. Although several incidents have happened on the pop-ular corner, she knows she just has to take necessary precautions.

“Walking with a tall, mus-cular guy ... seriously,” Czajka responded when asked what makes her feel safe late at

night.Despite incidences of crime

in the area, the neighbor-hood’s residents are gener-ally not frightened. Amadeus even said that he thinks the neighborhood would be a good place to raise kids.

The Riverwest commu-nity also participates in crime watches and meet-ings through the Riverwest Neighborhood and Riverwest Neighborhood Association groups. Their motto is “Take charge of your neighbor-hood, if you don’t someone else will. They might not treat it as nice as you do.”No one is suggesting that walking Riverwest at all hours of the night is the best idea, but according to Amadeus, knowing how to not get into trouble and han-dling yourself when trouble fi nds you are life skills the neighborhood has taught its residents.

The Riverwest community knows that it has some crime issues, but that does not over-shadow the diversity, char-acter, and aura of creativity that its residents enjoy.

Riverwest testimonialsResidents take the bad times with the good

By Mike La CountNews [email protected]

On Saturday, Nov. 13, the Wright Street Resource Center in Riverwest cele-brated the grand opening of its new home for a num-ber of community outreach services.

As a former bar, the build-ing that houses the Center is still a work in progress. Through the work of volun-teers, the run-down house of booze is becoming a critical landmark for Milwaukee so-cial welfare. Though it may have needed work, it made the site aff ordable.

Nov. 13 marked not only the grand opening for the center but also the one-year anniversary since Debbie Davis and her group has been in operation. Prior to the Center, business was conducted wherever pos-sible – be it houses, coff ee shops and even the Society of Friends Quaker Center.

The Wright Street Resource Center is currently home to fi ve organizations: the Time Bank, the Free Store, the Riverwest Health Initiative, the Riverwest Neighborhood Association, and the RHI and Traffi cking Ends with Action program. In the near future, the Center is looking to add a free computer lab.

The time exchange pro-gram is one of most signifi -cant achievements by those involved with the Resource Center. By off ering your time for a given service, one ac-quires “time dollars” which

can then be used to purchase the services of others.

Yoga, hospice, driving, cooking, racquet ball les-sons – the time exchange program is available for al-most any typical service one would ever need and is avail-able on the time exchange website www.community.timebanks.org.

“If you are spending, someone else is earning,” said Davis. “It is just about stimulating the economy – in a non-cash economy – and I think it is going to be more important because I don’t think things are going to im-prove too much.”

Services are already avail-able throughout Milwaukee County, but Davis says with the help from other com-munity organizations there is opportunity for growth. Davis says getting social workers on board with time exchange would be a great way for their participants to help themselves.

“Imagine if every case worker, working with diff er-ent demographics, was work-ing with time banking,” said Davis. “Then their clients de-velop these social networks that will help them be more self-suffi cient and connected with their community. The downfall is we start to di-vide into social-service re-cipients and social-service providers. The core aspect to time banking is we all have value. We need to all work together to rebuild our community.”

Programs like time ex-change put a new spin on

community service. It is not about donating money or giving up one’s time to vol-unteerism. Rather than giv-ing handouts, it allows for individuals across all dif-ferent levels of income to participate in a market that doesn’t require money.

“Poor people have a lot of skills because they can’t aff ord to pay people to do things,” Davis said.

The Center has also got-ten help from county super-visors who helped secure a large grant to work with people with developmental disabilities. Third-district Alderman Nik Kovac also played an integral role.

The Resource Center works with UW-Milwaukee’s COAST program (Community Outreach and Assistance for Students). They publish in the COAST newsletter oppor-tunities for students willing to volunteer or intern. As compensation for their work, they will receive time credit in the exchange program.

UWM contributed $600 in seed money in order to help get the Center up and running.

Originally Davis thought about locating the Center on the Eastside to take ad-vantage of the high popu-lation of students. Instead, they decided to work with students in Riverwest fi rst and expand to the Eastside sometime in the future.

“I think the residents are yearning for a better rela-tionship with the students,” said Davis.

Wright Street labor theoryNew community resource center creates trade economy

CAPTIONS IEOJSIJETISOJTPost photo by Sierra Riesberg



By Tim PrahlSports [email protected]

The UW-Milwaukee men’s bas-ketball team didn’t get to enjoy Thanksgiving break quite like most students as they played three games in eight days over the holiday week.

Cinderella no more

On Saturday, Nov. 20, one of last year’s NCAA Tournament dar-lings Northern Iowa came to town. While a few of the pieces of last year’s squad are gone, the visit-ing Panthers were not to be taken lightly by the hosting Panthers.

Milwaukee came out strong, feeding the ball to center Anthony Hill early and often to build a 51-41 lead midway through the sec-ond half. When Hill fouled out and UNI tied the game late, UWM turned to their shooting game.

Senior Tone Boyle hit a mid-range jumper with 2.4 seconds left to give Rob Jeter’s team a 65-63 win over a quality opponent.

Unfriendly confi nes

After their second-straight win, the Panthers headed into their fi rst game on campus since

2004 looking in great shape. The Klotsche Center turned out to be an unfriendly home court however, as UWM lost to Western Michigan 67-55 Tuesday night.

Milwaukee looked rushed and out of sync all night long as they shot just 29 percent from the fl oor, including just 56.5 percent from the charity stripe.

“We didn’t play well,” Jeter said. “We practice here. We shoot on these rims. We didn’t make shots. I’m not going to make excuses. We just didn’t play well. We were out-played. Western Michigan played a great game and beat us. There’s no excuses.”

And the steak goes on

Everyone knew UWM had never bested cross-town rival Marquette on the hardwood, despite 37 at-tempts. But with the 38th being a home game for the Panthers, a fi rst in the series history, many around the city were talking about this maybe being “the year.”

Although it was the closest the Panthers have ever come to a W, the Eagles snuck out of the U.S. Cellular Arena with a 75-72 win Saturday night.

Darius Johnson-Odom came out shooting lights out for the Eagles, scoring 22 points in the fi rst half and shooting fi ve-of-fi ve from behind the arc.

Milwaukee never led after the game’s opening minutes and trailed by as many as 18 in the second half, but Jeter’s team never went away either.

Hill made two free throws with 51 seconds left to cut the MU lead to just two.

Marquette made their late free

Tough turkeyUpset bid over Marquette falls just short for men’s basketball

By John LinnStaff [email protected]

The regular season may have ended in joy for the UW-Milwaukee volleyball team, but the same can’t be said of their exit from the conference tourna-ment after losing to Valparaiso in three sets Saturday, Nov. 20.

The Panthers (20-9) had a fi rst-round bye after earning

the No. 1 seed coming into the tournament. Valparaiso, the No. 4 seed, defeated UW-Green Bay to advance to the semifi -nals against the Panthers. The Crusaders (26-7) took the match 25-7, 27-25, and 25-23. UWM had previously defeated Valpo twice this season, once at home and once in Indiana.

Milwaukee took the regular-season championship and had several league honorees. Kerri Schuh was named league player of the year, Rachel Neuberger was named newcomer of the year, and Elizabeth Egerer was named to the all-newcomer team. Jena Berg and Natalie Schmitting were named to the all-league team, and head coach Susie Johnson was named coach of the year.

Those honors were overshad-owed, however, as the Crusaders came in and dominated the Panthers, taking an early 11-2 lead in the opening set. At times UWM looked disorganized; their play was lackluster and sloppy.

The fi rst set went easily to Valpo in front of a boisterous crowd.

“We were scrambling the whole time today. [Valpo] played great,” said Johnson.

The Panthers showed life in the second set and even had the lead at various times, but again poor play doomed them as they lost a late lead. The team showed subpar defense throughout the match. They missed or mistimed blocks and seemed to have mixed com-munication. The third set ad-ministered the fi nal blow; the Panthers attempted to hang in, but in the end they couldn’t pull off a comeback.

Elizabeth Egerer had 12 kills in the losing eff ort and Morgan Potter had 12 digs, but the Panthers hit only .108.

“We didn’t really have the right frame of mind today and [Valpo] did. They were incred-ible and unfortunately that just happens sometimes,” said Johnson, “It was just hard for people to come through today.”

Early exit

Volleyball suffers stunning loss


In a German-rich city like Milwaukee, change isn’t always received with the most open of arms.

Change was a necessity for the UW-Milwaukee men’s soccer team, however. After the previ-ous coach’s record went down four years in a row and the pro-gram went from national rec-ognition to cellar dweller in no time fl at, a change at the top was a must.

Enter Chris Whalley. The lively Englishman brought a sense of life back to the school right from the start. In his fi rst game at the helm, the Panthers dominated cross-town rival Marquette to the tune of a 4-2 drubbing. After just one game people had anointed the soccer program “back” and Whalley as the white knight.

Things came back down to earth a bit as the season pro-gressed, but the team played with much of the same style as they did en route to that fi rst win

– a style greatly improved from the past few years.

“Though we didn’t have the winning season we wanted, we’ve had an improved season and we’ve improved in a lot of areas,” Whalley said. “We’re get-ting better and I really see the future of the program going in the right direction; hopefully other people do as well. I know the guys are excited and work-ing hard, and I want to take this thing back to where it once was, if not higher.

“All in all, was it everything I hoped for? No, but we achieved a lot of things. We doubled our win total from last year, we got nine positive results on the season, we fi nished higher in the con-ference, we scored more goals … and with the exception of a couple games, we were [closely matched] in every game.”

Other than a dud late in the season against Northern Illinois, the Panthers were never out of any contest. To that eff ect, nine of the team’s 19 games went into overtime with UWM still man-aging a result in six of those games.

“I was pleased with the char-acter the guys showed,” Whalley said. “I don’t think there were many times they threw the towel in. I think they gave ev-erything they had and hope-fully people saw that.”

Although the team fi nished in the same spot in the con-ference standings as it did last year (sixth), the team had three more wins and twice as many points. Considering they didn’t have a home game until over midway through the sea-son, that’s a pretty impressive mark.

“Not having a home fi eld for half the season was a massive challenge. We weren’t able to do additional, individual train-ing. I’m very hands-on. I didn’t get to spend as much time as I would’ve wanted with the guys because we’re practicing all over bloody Milwaukee.”

All in all, would you con-sider this 6-10-3 season a suc-cess? Probably. Anytime a new coach comes in there are going to be growing pains. With the Engelmann Field project com-plete and a year of work with this team under his belt, expec-tations will be higher next year. Judging by the work Whalley and his staff have put in and the product they’ve put out on the fi eld, Panther fans shouldn’t have to worry.

Slowly but surelyWhalley has program back on track

Panthers left scrambling in stunning loss to Valpo. Post photo by Sierra Riesberg

Ryan Allen scores to help knock off Northern Iowa.Post photo by Alison Korth

See BASKETBALL page 10



What can be said about the 2010 UW-Milwaukee women’s soc-cer team? The chapter created by this year’s team seems to be a re-print of the past two.

By no means is that a bad thing. This team fi nished with a 12-7-2 record and won the Horizon League regular season and tour-nament titles. Sarah Hagen once again gathered most of the head-lines as she broke the school and league records for goals. The Panthers made it to the NCAA Tournament, but once again fell in heartbreaking fashion in the fi rst round.

“It’s always hard for [the sea-son] to come to an end, but if you look back on it I think there are a lot of positives we can take away from it,” head coach Michael Moynihan said. “We’ve always taken on tough schedules, but this had to rank as probably the toughest overall. To come out of the non-conference schedule the way we did I think surprised a lot of people.”

UWM faced 10 teams from out of conference in the regular season and fi nished with a 4-4-2 record. They knotted wins against Big Ten co-champion Ohio State, Big XII schools Missouri and Kansas, and the team that knocked them out of the NCAA Tournament two years ago: Michigan State.

They also played the likes of

Wisconsin, Marquette and Notre Dame extremely well, in addition to taking Texas to the brink in a good ole fashioned shootout in Austin.

The argument made against Boise State in the BCS conversa-tion about football doesn’t ap-ply to the UWM women’s soccer team. They consistently take on the best talent outside of confer-ence available and have done well against said teams for over the past decade.

But sometimes people for-get that the Horizon League is no slouch, either. Yes, Milwaukee won both championships again this year, but this was the sec-ond time in three years the con-ference tournament wasn’t held at Engelmann Field.

“There’s always been that bull’s eye on us, but just the level of expectation of our team from – whether it’s other people in our department – from our con-ference, from other teams … ev-erybody just expects us to win and it’s not nearly that easy,” Moynihan said. “There are other good teams, and soccer is one of those games where on any given day you always see upsets.”

That mentality was most ev-ident with one week remaining in the season, when UWM held a one-game lead in the confer-ence standings with a weekend of games yet to be played.

“One of the things I thought was really diffi cult for this team was a pressure that we’ve never

faced. At the end of the year, we still have one game left and the conference already sends us the balls to host. We already had them in our possession and we were like, ‘Wait a minute – we don’t even know if we’re hosting yet.’

“There are a lot of people that just keep saying, ‘Oh, you guys are going to win again. Oh, blah blah blah.’ That makes it diffi cult and I don’t think it’s a healthy environment. You always want to be striving. No matter who we’re playing, we always want to get better.”

A case could be made that that attitude was what led to the team losing two conference games for the fi rst time since 1999. But re-gardless of the reason, the team still responded with an outstand-ing conference tournament per-formance and an impressive showing in the NCAA Tournament against Wisconsin.

But the team again fell in the fi rst round, and you almost have to wonder where to go from here for this program. Milwaukee clearly isn’t the most talented in terms of individual athletes when they take on schools from major conferences, yet they continue to show their superior mental tough-ness and fundamental skills with wins over such teams.

“We put ourselves in positions where we could avoid [playing] one-seeds and even two-seeds [in the NCAA Tournament] and get fa-vorable brackets, and we weren’t able to take advantage of that so that’s frustrating,” Moynihan said. “We have to fi gure out what’s going to get us over that hump.”

Moynihan and his team will have the next eight months to try to fi gure out how to do just that.

Great expectations

throws and a heave from mid court as time expired by Ryan Allen was too strong as the upset bid fell just short.

The Panthers said they can take a lot away from this game, despite the loss.

“No heads should be held low,” sophomore Ja’Rob McCallum said.

The guard led his team with 19 points, including 12 in the sec-ond half.

Kaylon Williams, Hill and Boyle all also scored in double fi gures for the Panthers.

Milwaukee is now 3-4 on the season and continues their fi ve-game home stand with the start of league play this Thursday against Youngstown Sate.

Women’s soccer feels the pressure of their success

BASKETBALLContinued from page 9


Regardless of how many times you go there compared to how much you tell your girlfriend you do, everybody on campus knows where the Klotsche Center is.

As well they should. With the renovations and additions done to the school’s athletic center over the past few years, there’s no reason not to.

Many know that the Klotsche isn’t just for the average stu-dent though. Virtually every one of the school’s 11 sports teams practices indoors at some point, while volleyball, swimming, and women’s bas-ketball play every home game on the corner of Downer and Edgewood Avenues.

But last Tuesday, UW-Milwaukee was treated to a rare event: a true home game for the men’s basketball team.

Sure, Rob Jeter & the gang technically have 13 home games this year, but Tuesday’s game against Western Michigan was a little diff erent as it was the fi rst time the Panthers have played a regu-lar season game on campus since the 2003-2004 season.

While things didn’t neces-sarily go as according to plan as the Broncos won 67-55 and ended Milwaukee’s early two-game winning streak, a lot

can be taken away from the loss.

“I think things went smoothly,” Associate Athletic Director Kevin O’Connor said. “We put a lot of planning into it since it had been a long time [since the last game on campus].

“We certainly wanted to do it as a fun thing with the uni-forms and the retro theme to it. I think we also did it a little bit to give it that whole taste of playing back on campus – just to bounce that around in people’s minds a little bit.”

Hopefully that idea turned into more open eyes than wide ones after Tuesday night. Let’s face it, as much as we all might want, the J. Martin Klotsche Center cannot be the home court of the UWM men’s basketball team. It’s just not a smart move.

There aren’t enough seats, parking spaces, or restrooms for starters. The 1,807 in at-tendance Tuesday night made the Pavilion look over half-full. The 3,752 at the game three nights earlier against Northern Iowa made the U.S. Cellular Arena look, at best, half-full.

So, while many might look at Tuesday’s game and say, “let’s do this every night,” ev-eryone should take that game for what it was – a fun thing before the holidays that went well … minus the score.

Klotsche KraziesMen’s basketball plays on

campus for first time since ’04

Stat of the week: Last week, the women’s basketball team shot 22 percent from the field in a game and won while the men’s team shot over 50 percent and lost.


By Jackie DreyerEditorial [email protected]

It is no secret that without ac-tivities to keep children – of all ages – busy, of-ten the alter-native is an in-

crease in acting out or getting in trouble. They need not only a place to release their en-ergy but to provide them with positive influences. This was the Holton Youth Center for the Riverwest and Harambee neighborhoods’ youth, until the Center had to close its doors in 2008 upon loss of financial support from the YMCA and other partners.

Since opening its doors in 1989, the Center, located at 510 E. Burleigh St., had been serving more than 2,000 of the local youth population, accord-ing to the Riverwest Currents, and its sudden absence dev-astated the community.

“I was saddened. They are a rock in the area – an an-chor,” said Captain Anthony Smith of the Milwaukee Police Department’s fifth district to the Journal Sentinel in April 2008. “They have been a strong partner for the com-munity. It was always a nice place for the community and police to interact. You hate to see something like that no longer be around.”

But the Center is ill fated no more; those behind the organization have been go-ing through the process of re-inventing it, to hopefully get up and running and function-

ing well for the next 20 years or more. What they decided? The best strategy was to set up a collaborative operation between several existing and successful youth organiza-tions – some of which will be tenants of the renamed Holton Youth and Family Center Collaborative (HYFCC).

So far, four organiza-tions have stepped up to do so: Above the Clouds, Running Rebels, Wisconsin Community Services and the Minority Christian Coaches Association. The various pro-grams provide kids with a place to pursue activities in sports, education and the arts.

What’s more, finalized just last week were the plans for the HYFCC to receive a five-year, $1.05 million grant from the Medical College of Wisconsin called a Violence Prevention Initiative. The VPI was set up by the Medical College to reduce violence in certain Milwaukee areas as well as strengthen the com-munity’s ability to prevent violence in the future. Only two organizations were se-lected to receive funding – the HYFCC fortunately being one of the two.

“I’m convinced that what happens in Riverwest has a great impact on what happens on the Eastside and [around UW-Milwauee],” said Mario Costantini, current board chair of the HYFCC and one of the co-founders of the origi-nal Center. “When we are ef-fective in what we do, we’re able to reduce gang violence in Riverwest and in turn, the

Eastside and UWM area. There is a direct correlation.”

Though the HYFCC is tech-nically open now, it will be back up and running at capac-ity around early spring 2011, and there could be no better news for not only the children of Riverwest and Harambee but for both neighborhoods in general. What is more im-portant than making sure on a local level that our youth grow up in as positive and healthy an environment as possible?

Looking back on my own childhood, I am eternally grateful for the opportunities I had to get involved in orga-nized sports, dance, art, mu-sic and more – but I also grew up in a suburb of Waukesha with activities like those at my disposal. Coming from this type of background, however, has given me the hope and desire for all children to have access to constructive, skill-building diversions – a sup-portive setting where they can let their creativity flourish and release their energy.

The HYFCC fulfills this need and contributes to the neigh-borhoods on the other side of the Milwaukee River in a most encouraging way. And subse-quently, the organization also helps keep the Eastside and UWM area a safer place by preventing youth from turning to less than favorable ways to occupy their time.

The only thing missing? A real relationship between the HYFCC and the university. “I wish there was something more that we could do with

Holton Youth and Family Center reopensA positive step in keeping kids off the streets and out of trouble

By Brian HolmesStaff [email protected]

The Riverwest neighbor-hood has long been a unique part of the City of Milwaukee, rich in culture and history.

In the 1850s, affluent Germans found the west bank of the Milwaukee River to be a gorgeous en-vironment to build summer homes. By the 1880s, per-manent residents began to move to the area, and strik-ing Victorian homes began to adorn the landscape.

Around the turn of the cen-tury prosperous Germans moved elsewhere, and the Polish began to inherit the neighborhood. These new residents had a different idea than their predecessors on how to use the space, with many placing duplexes and small cottages on a sin-gle lot.

As the years passed, the flavor of the Riverwest neighborhood continued to change several more times to become what it is today – one of the most ethnically and racially diverse neigh-borhoods in the Milwaukee area. Current residents range from students, punks, hipsters and artists to middle and working class families.

However, it was not al-ways this way. The ’80s and ’90s saw the breakdown of this historic neighbor-hood, exemplified by high crime rates and neglected homes.

But some people saw potential in all the squalor, and the early 2000s were saturated with talk of ren-ovating the neighborhood. Entrepreneurs saw promise and were energized by the prospect of a once-again vi-brant Riverwest. As talk be-gan to turn into action, many of the residents worried that they would no longer be able to afford to live in their homes, due to the possibil-ity of condominiums.

Now it is 2010, the begin-ning of a new decade, and it is safe to say that Riverwest is still an up-and-comer on the local neighborhood scene.

What has been amazing throughout the ongoing pro-cess of Riverwest’s renova-tion is that the neighbor-hood – so far – has managed to keep its soul. That is to say, it still features a unique sense of tradition shared by most of its residents as well as exclusive neighborhood businesses and cafés that

have not been turned into major corporation chain es-tablishments, like Starbucks or Denny’s. It has managed to stay cutting edge and hip while not becoming too over-priced and commercial. The neighborhood has improved drastically from its former ’90s self and still is able to offer affordable housing in an increasingly safe and di-verse area.

The Riverwest Neighborhood Association (RNA) is one of the most ac-tive neighborhood groups in the greater Milwaukee area. Little goes on in the neighborhood without them having some input in the matter.

These residents have an immense love for their area and desire to see it prosper while simultaneously stay-ing true to its uniqueness. They send each other links on political and economical news through a neighbor-hood web network, attempt-ing to keep residents in the know about local issues that concern them.

This active role in one’s community is something that has been forgotten over the years by many ur-ban centers. While the RNA appears to be a good thing and is largely responsible for maintaining the reemer-gence of Riverwest, it should be noted that an overbearing neighborhood system has the potential to become an unwelcome power structure and act tyrannically towards residents who do not fit the perceived qualifications.

Some have criticized the RNA as being primar-ily white, middle class ho-meowners interested in the gentrification of the area – meaning its return to afflu-ence at the expense of the lower classes. While this is a legitimate concern (and one only needs to look to-wards some of Milwaukee’s suburban counterparts to see groups like this in op-eration), Riverwest contin-ues to remain ethnically, racially and socioeconomi-cally diverse even though it is nestled in the core of one of the most segregated cit-ies in the country.

But the community not only works hard, it plays hard too – offering many unique festivals, some con-centrating on neighborhood traditions and others bring-ing about a fresh face to the festival scene. Some of these include the Riverwest Art

The Reemergence of Riverwest

A refreshing phenomenon in a bleak urban landscape

Image courtesy of onmilwaukee.com

See RENOVATION page 12See HYFCC page 12


By Sarah [email protected]

Everyone knows the wonderful feel-ing of reaching into the pocket of an old jacket or pair of jeans and com-

ing up with a crumpled, long-for-gotten $20. Even though it was yours all along, you still feel like you just made some money. And in effect, you did, because with the discovery you’ve enabled yourself to exercise its value.

Yet up with that wrinkly $20 comes more than just blue lint and a perfectly flattened gum wrapper. With it, you are in a position to exercise a power you probably also forgot you had – your power as a consumer.

Despite its many due criti-cisms, our capitalist society gives us an extraordinary ca-pacity to shape American mar-kets. From cars and clothes to food, consumer demand dic-tates what we find on the racks and in the aisles.

With each day that passes, being a vegan becomes easier, cheaper and more convenient due to a basic economic prin-ciple. As awareness of animal agriculture spreads and more people decide to remove them-selves from the exploitative equation, demand for plant-based products and menu op-tions increases – directly trans-lating into greater availability, lower costs and more extensive options for vegans.

Already this effect is be-coming tangible; businesses are starting to respond to the shifting demands of their com-munities. Riverwest is arguably ahead of the pack in this regard – a direct reflection of its resi-dents’ values.

For a neighborhood that takes up less than two square miles on the map, to boast a list of vegan-friendly eateries numbering over half a dozen is certainly noteworthy. The sheer density of veg establishments clearly defines Riverwest as a conscientious community, be-cause if the demand weren’t there, the businesses wouldn’t be either.

According to the café man-ager at the Riverwest Co-op, “When the café first opened up in 2004, our chef surveyed people to find out what kind of menu options they wanted.” The result? A completely meat-free menu with the option of veganiz-ing any item that isn’t already dairy- or egg-free.

Located at 733 E. Clarke St., the Co-op is a haven for any-one who likes delicious food. Their incredible breakfast menu is enough to erase any linger-ing doubt in the minds of non-vegans that life without animal products can be very sweet indeed.

An Egg McWhat? The Co-op’s veganized breakfast bur-rito is going to wipe spongy, high-fat breakfast sandwiches off the map. And their pan-cakes? Cruelty-free, of course! Throw some organic blueber-

ries, grated coconut, bananas or chocolate chips into the bat-ter, and you’ll wonder how you ever came to believe animal products were necessary in or-der to get good-tasting food.

But the appetizing altru-ism doesn’t end with brunch. The Co-op’s lunch and dinner menu offers a slew of American favorites: vegan takes on the Rueben, the Philly and the BLT; veganized grilled cheese, BBQ, burgers and burritos also make it on the menu.

The point is that conscien-tious consumers made their preferences known, and the Co-op promptly delivered. This is the underlying process at work in every retail establishment in the nation. Because the ul-timate goal of any business is to turn a profit, they’re going to supply what consumers de-mand, because that’s where the money is.

This is one of the fundamen-tal goals of veganism – to vote with our dollar. Businesses pay better attention than politicians do when it comes to meeting our demands (which makes sense, because a business will benefit directly from being re-ceptive to its customer base). Being a vegan was much more difficult 10 years ago than it is today, because the demand for plant-based products was much lower. It follows that, as demand continues to increase, adhering to a vegan lifestyle will become more and more convenient as well as more affordable, since increased production means lower cost.

So when people say to me, “Well I’d like to be vegan, but it’s just too inconvenient,” my heart breaks, because they have the power to change that – all they have to do is look in their pocket. Even if you feel like there’s no re-alistic way you could go 100 per-cent vegan tomorrow, I strongly encourage you to request vegan dishes whenever you’re out to eat. With enough requests, res-taurant management will abso-lutely respond. Similarly, ask your grocer whether they carry vegan alternatives to conven-tional animal products; if they don’t, most will be more than happy to special-order an item for you.

Before you know it, vegan-ism won’t be inconvenient for anyone anymore. It is within our power as consumers to effect change. If we demand it, the world will become even more convenient for vegans than for omnivores. It is entirely possi-ble. The first step, of course, is to embrace the idea of a vegan lifestyle, which you can whole-heartedly do now that you know vegans are real sticklers for damn-good food.

In addition to the Co-op, be sure to check out these other vegan-friendly eateries next time you’re west of the river:

Bremen Café (901 E. Clarke St), Café Corazon (3129 N. Bremen St), Centro Café (808 E. Center St), Fuel Café (818 E. Center St) & Stonefly Brewing Co. (735 E. Center St).

The power of a dollarConsumer values directly shape markets

The Verbal Vegan Notes From The South

By Dustin [email protected]

Ah, Santiago, Chile. Ahhhh yes. Breath it in. Take a nice deep one, make sure to fill your lungs with

that air. But beware: not too much. Don’t exercise here, it’s dangerous. I’ve got one week left in this dog-infested, over polluted, mug-my-best-pal-then-circle-around-him-and-stomp-him-when-he’s-down city. A big city can wear on a guy. Call me negative. I don’t give a shit.

Yes, one week left. After that, I hit the road to push on through northern Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and into Peru, with just my backpack and a tent. And no money. I always feel better on the road anyway.

But back to the city. It’s the crowds of people. Those peo-ple who refuse to walk fast. They get off the subway, walk in front of you while looking down at their corporate cell phones, wait for you to make your move around them and then side-step in front of you and cut you off. Trust me, they do it on purpose.

The people who shoot spit-wads out of the bus window, nailing you in the forehead and leaving you wondering if a crazed june bug just rammed your face. But then you re-member they don’t have june bugs in Santiago. Or do they? Who knows. Who cares. The people who push you aside, steal your possessions, drunk-enly sway and leer at you with the look of the devil.

Of course, these people are the minority. They are the small swarms that burst out of their hives for a quick buzz only during morning and eve-ning rush hour, and once in the midday for lunch and a latte.

When they get you down, you’re sure to be able to sneak off late in the evening when the heat cools, and the sun is painting the Andes with stun-ningly beautiful hues of rose-pink and orange-cream. The sky turns to a dream and you lazily stroll down the street let-ting out the long sigh that the city breathed into your lungs, and head to the local pub. The safe haven. The sanctuary. The watering hole. Whatever you want to call it.

Regardless, there’s one somewhere, and for many peo-ple it is near-sacred.

For me in Chile, it’s the Navetierra. A quaint little place spackled from floor to ceiling with photographs – good ones – of people from all over the entire world taken by the pubs owner. It is somewhat of a rar-ity in Santiago to find a proper pub where you can pull up a stool and sit at the bar. Maybe not so rare, but far less com-mon than in the States.

But here at Navetierra, the wooden bar, the old stools, the soft dingy brown lighting, the great photographs, the National Geographic collec-tion on the hand-made wooden shelves in the front window, the time-yellowed light up globe mounted in the corner ... it all adds to its character.

It’s a tiny place – prob-ably five tables. It’s always got good people, good music, good food, and ice-cold beer. Even if instead of peanuts, they serve sliced up spicy hot-dogs with toothpicks in a small bowl, which does the trick for me (Chile has a sick obsession with hotdogs).

I’ve had many a large schop (the Chilean word for tab beer, commonly served in large steins) with good company at this little place, and it will be among a large handful of things that I will sincerely miss about this silly big-little city.

But when I sit at that bar,

there is always something missing. Something you can only find in a smaller commu-nity. Like Riverwest.

Perhaps it’s the sound of pool balls cracking and drop-ping into pockets and rolling loudly under the slate. Or soft jazz on those early dwindling summer nights accompanied by the occasional clink of a pint amidst the low mumble of conversation.

Or the busier nights when good old Don makes his ap-pearance and the surf rock in-stantly hits the turntables, al-most as if he commanded it on with his mind.

Or the taste of a crisp Two-Hearted Ale off the tap, or the swill of a rum-infused Plantation Mai Tai (not the reg-ular) that will knock you off your feet, or even just a gin and tonic; whichever is deemed appropriate that particular evening.

Maybe I just miss the fact that I can walk into this par-ticular place on just about any given night and find somebody I know.

There is a certain strange aroma that wafts through streets of a small corner of Riverwest. It’s a pleasant aroma, a sort of familiar one ... like your grandmother’s house, only slightly different. Almost like a faint wisp of Hawaiian air tinged with spiced rum.

It’s hard to put a finger on exactly what the smell is, but it surely exists and after you catch a whiff of it, you find yourself slightly increasing your pace down the sidewalk. Some say it’s the breath of the tiki gods. Some say it’s the smell of King Kamehameha’s own Luau. Some just keep mum. But I’ve smelled this aroma seeping out of the front door of this sacred little place.

It comes from my favorite pub in the whole world. And it’s in Riverwest.

Reminiscing on Riverwest

Walk, Locust Street Days and Center Street Daze. Providing annual outlets for fun allows neighbors to get out and so-cialize, further establishing bonds with one another and their surroundings.

The renovation of Riverwest is a breath of fresh air amidst a city whose socioeconomic landscape is disastrous, if not already on a panic-worthy level. While the neighborhood still sees a higher crime rate than what is desirable and has to plug away at continuing to attract more businesses, it is refreshing to see a locality on the rise

amidst so many in decay. Since each neighborhood has its own unique character (and rightfully so), it would be specious to say the rest of the city could or should copy Riverwest. Let’s just say, perhaps it would be wise for the other Milwaukee neighborhoods to try and learn a thing or two from the Riverwest playbook.

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RENOVATION Continued from page 11

UWM since we have a com-mon goal,” said Costantini.

Perhaps the advent of a second wind for the HYFCC

can mean more than once again having a space for chil-dren to keep out of trouble. Perhaps now is the time for UWM to step up and look to-wards building a connection with the HYFCC – one that not only shows support for its mission but also helps pro-

mote the positive influence that getting involved can have on an individuals’ life.

I say, why not? There is no such thing as trying too hard to better one’s community, and there’s no better place to start than from the ground up with the youth population.

HYFCC Continued from page 11

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