Before the final poems that I’ll be posting in my tenure as the Racine Writer-in-Residence, I want to say thank you to all the readers who have visited over the past six months. I would also like to invite everyone to attend the Open Mic & Performance Showcase I’ll be hosting as my community project…
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On Seeing Cezanne’s “Pines and Rocks”
branches fracture sky
November Rain
“No one’s really sure who’s lettin’ go today.” – Guns n’ Roses A sad song, perhaps, this,that dapples sidewalks with,in each stroke of rain,leaves, yellow devils,to menace usamong the few fallengreen too early. Each leaf (or more) tumblesinto their soft scatterof paper voicesfrom treetops, down shinglesamong the still-spry clover,and over vermillion bricksin a late chorus…
Racine city transit: Equity, safety and service remain top priorities
City of Racine Transportation and mobility director Trevor Jung provided evidence to refute criticisms that public transit fails to serve areas of the city that had been subject to red lining.
Acknowledging the limitations of some routes’ evening and weekend availability, Jung said the city is constantly looking for savings solutions to address budgetary constraints and opportunities to improve service.
In addition to a September job fair highlighting employers and services along Ryde Racine routes, an upcoming regional transit review that includes public input could inform future improvements.
Unsafe, infrequent & far from home?
A longtime Racine bus rider and a former candidate for elected office offer criticisms of current city transit policy.
Still RYDE-ing the bus
Racine public transit director Trevor Jung faces challenges to keep Racine public transit ridership headed toward growth In his first two years as Director of Transportation and Mobility for the City of Racine, Trevor Jung has worked in tandem with Mayor Mason’s Paris Climate Accord pledge by increasing bike, scooter and pedestrian accessibility, while he’s…
A Tale of Two Causeways
City and county disagree over road names, with 400 feet of indigenous recognition but $30,000 short of more
On an Island in the Root River
A wide, mowed pathway takes you past two large stretches of colorful prairie grasses and pollinator plants, out to a clearing along shoreline overlook where you might see a great blue heron perched on the discarded Piggly Wiggly shopping cart on the opposite bank. Bees of various sizes and a range of patterned butterflies flit from bud to blossom.
“I’m so glad to hear that,” volunteer Dave Hecht says from under his tan straw hat when the thunder rolls.
A Field Guide to Ghosts and Cryptids of Southeast Wisconsin
by Jessie Lynn McMains If you’re anything like me, the start of spooky season has given you the urge to seek out haunted places and creepy creatures. Actually, if you’re anything like me, you have the urge to seek out those things year-round, but I digress… Wisconsin has a wealth of ghosts and monsters. What…
Revolution Poet-Style Now!
by Jessie Lynn McMains 100 Thousand Poets for Change began in March 2011. It started with just a few people, who had the idea to get poets (and other writers, and artists, and musicians, and activists of all stripes) together to raise their voices in solidarity. To act as megaphones shouting for peace and sustainability,…
ArtRoot Writer-In-Residence 