Growing up in a strict Catholic home where nothing changed except dates on the calendar, it was no small step to leave behind the family mink farm to study Sufi mysticism in North Africa. Yet that step was only one of the many along a journey that Charles P. Ries has walked in his life.
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The Elmbrook Historical Society held its 22nd Annual Civil War Encampment on May 1 at the Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum. During the two day event, soldier re-enactors camped overnight on the grounds. Their period campsites allowed visitors to step back in time to the era when our States fought each other. Along with tours of the Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum, Cushing’s Battery (USA) and Pelham’s Battery (CSA) demonstrated their artillery skills by firing cannons. Other historical performances included a field hospital, telegraph office, blacksmith shop, and concert. About the Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum Originally built in 1842 by Talbot...
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The capacity crowd of more than one hundred attendees came together in response to the growing trend of fear and hatred from Christians towards Muslims that has grown over time in Milwaukee and the country. Brew City Church hosted a panel discussion featuring local faith leaders and educators on April 29, in cooperation with Peace Catalyst International and the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition. “It’s like a wave that is really hard to stop,” said Randy Knie, Lead Pastor of Brew City Church. “So this event is a way to push the pause button on this wave of misinformation and...
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Thousands participated in the 10th annual Workers’ Day march on May 1, this year protesting issues related to immigration and workers rights in Wisconsin. The 1.7 mile walk route began at Voces De La Frontera’s headquarters on South 5th Street, proceeded across the 6th Street Viaduct, and ended with a rally at the Milwaukee County...
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Because the sizes of clothing for women are rigged more for marketing than actual fit, Althea Meinhardt believes that women are defined by a shape instead. After spending a career as a seamstress, performing surgery on off-the-rack apparel so it actually conforms to the female body, Meinhardt is now more of a fashion counselor than tailor as she helps women enhance their look and self-identity with undergarments. | Q&A with Althea Meinhardt Milwaukee Independent: How did you become interested in tailoring and making alterations? Althea Meinhardt: I started doing alterations from my dorm room at Marquette University. It started...
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Because the sizes of clothing for women are rigged more for marketing than actual fit, Althea Meinhardt believes that women are defined by a shape instead.
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