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Tuesday, 06 May 2008
ImageTUESDAY, MAY 6, GARDEN PARK, RIVERWEST The melee has begun as Riverwesters bring buckets, trucks and wheelbarrows, getting ready to plant their groceries for the summer of 2008. Come to Garden Park on the corner of Locust and Bremen for good quality FREE topsoil. Time get that backyard garden in and save on food for your families all summer long!
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Image Milwaukee Takes World Coffee Break World Fair Trade Day Event Includes Many Local Businesses Milwaukee honors its "Fair Trade City" status this Saturday, May 10, 2008 with the Milwaukee Fair Trade Crawl. The event, organized by the Milwaukee Fair Trade Coalition, encourage...
Business
Image Local Business Alliance "Our Milwaukee" Launches Website The Our Milwaukee website is now live, check it out at: www.ourmilwaukee.net.
 
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Image Barrett asks state to divert funds from I-94 project to mass transit From the Small Business Times :  Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and three Milwaukee aldermen today sent a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, urging the agency to downsize the Interstate 94 widening project and divert some of t...
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Image 408 E. North Ave. bar license hearing The Blue Gardenia, a bar owned by Norman Landry at 408 E. North (directly across from a daycare that is open from 6 a.m. til midnight each day), on North and Buffum, was up for licensing renewal at yesterday's Licensing meeting. (Video is online....
 
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Image Where can I volunteer? I am looking for a list of volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals available with organizations in the neighborhood. 
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Image Downtown a Cost-Effective and Time-Efficient Alternative for UWM Expansion A recent analysis by UWM Downtown shows that a downtown location for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's expansion would be between $23-28 million less to construct and could be finished in a more timely manner than the currently contemplated...
 
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