Posted on September 27th, 2008
By Will Mueller
After reading this newspaper, you might ask yourself, “What happens to my paper after I’m done with it?”
For the environmentally conscious citizen, waste paper is placed in the left half of the recycling bin provided to residents by the city of Milwaukee. Paper makes up two-thirds (by weight) of everything recycled by Milwaukee citizens, and newspaper alone makes up more than half of the total recyclable materials processed by the city of Milwaukee, said Emily Brown, education manager for Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful (KGMB). »Read More
Posted on September 27th, 2008
By Kevin Mundt
Tom Page eagerly waited out in front of DeMarinis Pizza Restaurant. It was a good 10 minutes before the 7pm meet-up time. Before long, Page’s old teammates began arriving one by one. They walked slowly up the front steps of DeMarinis and Page was at the top step to greet them. He had not seen some of them since that unforgettable summer of 1963, 45 years ago, when as members of the Bay View High School baseball team they won the Milwaukee City Conference championship. »Read More
Posted on September 27th, 2008
By Jill Rothenbueler Maher
Bay View resident Barbara Bartlein’s 2002 memories of her grandniece Jocelyn are filled with anguish over the baby’s well-being. Bartlein saw that baby Jocelyn’s 19-year-old mother was abusing drugs and alcohol and not caring for her, and the baby’s father was not involved.
Bartlein and Jocelyn’s grandmother, Penny Brosky, felt they needed to intervene to protect the newborn’s physical and emotional condition, but they had no legal justification to step in. Bartlein was so concerned that she experienced true heartache-her heart literally ached for Jocelyn. »Read More
Posted on September 27th, 2008
By Carl Engelking
Imagine an old familiar street in Bay View. Odds are, you’ve traveled this street many times and could even walk the street backwards if you were dared. But every street, no matter how familiar, has that one property that makes you wonder what’s going on in there.
I walked the streets of Bay View to find a few of these mystery buildings and hopefully unravel the story behind them.
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