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Green Corps: Growing the next generation of green leaders
Green Corps

Growing the next generation of green leaders

Shenstone is very excited about her future and says Green Corps has prepared her well to assume other environmentally-focused posts.

Tidbits: News you need to know
Tidbits

News you need to know

We are fighting for food security from an industrial agriculture system that is destroying our health and the health of our ecosystems; for a connection to (the) cycle of life, and good, tasty food … from garden to plate.

Baloney on Wry: Puppy love
Baloney on Wry

Puppy love

When not galloping in figure-eights around the backyard, she was collapsed in her bed, head hanging off the edge, a fine thread of drool hanging from one floppy lip.

Upcoming Events for the Week of July 27th, 2009

Upcoming Events for the Week of July 27th, 2009

Urban Milwaukee’s Upcoming Events & Meetings Calendar should help you keep up to date on important events effecting our neighborhoods, the City of Milwaukee, and our region. July 27, 2009 Special Finance & Personnel Committee Meeting July 27, 2009 9:00 am The Finance and Personnel Committee considers appropriations, finances, taxation, revenues, labor relations, personnel, pensions and other benefits, insurance, audits and city budget.This Finance and Personnel Committee meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. and are held in the Room 301-B, City Hall.[…] July 28, 2009 Common Council Meeting July 28, 2009 9:00 am City Hall 200 East Wells St. Common Council Chambers Milwaukee, WI 53202[…] July 30, 2009 Board of Zoning Appeals July 30, 2009 4:00 pm BOZA is authorized to hear appeals in matters relating to all zoning ordinances.All hearings are held in Room 301-B of City Hall.[…]

Baloney on Wry: Shared bounty
Baloney on Wry

Shared bounty

We may as well make room for the animal neighbors.

Simply health: Take it with a grain of salt
Simply health

Take it with a grain of salt

Salt is cheap, makes most foods taste better, extends shelf life, and hides the artificial taste of processed food.

From the editor: Praising dreamers
From the editor

Praising dreamers

Pioneers. Dreamers. Idea people. Idealists. In fits and starts, in great successes and blinding failures both, they move us all forward.

Growing Hope, Growing Change, Growing Power

Growing Hope, Growing Change, Growing Power

Will Allen just might be the Johnny Appleseed of the next food revolution

Tidbits: News you need to know
Tidbits

News you need to know

Sweet Water Organics angling to grow fresh fish - and a healthier community - on the city's south side

Giving credit where it’s due.

Giving credit where it’s due.

It is easy to point to imploding businesses and even whole sectors of industry as examples of what NOT to do. A more interesting, and more finite, approach would be to point to businesses and sectors of industry that provide insightful examples of what TO do. The credit unions seem to provide just such an opportunity.

Urban Almanac: Life stories writ small
Urban Almanac

Life stories writ small

In our region's lakes, ponds and rivers, the rhythm of life beats with more urgency as summer moves in, even for the smallest creatures.

Pantry raid: Pasta perfect
Pantry raid

Pasta perfect

Pasta salads yield to the inspirations you'll find in our pantries.