tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480439128455526197.post7506690039070697647..comments2023-06-01T03:27:35.365-05:00Comments on Victim of the Recession: Just Enough for the CityJjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989876925291772347noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480439128455526197.post-18564500009371132152010-04-16T17:46:20.278-05:002010-04-16T17:46:20.278-05:00Agreed! I'm not a fan of people asking me what...Agreed! I'm not a fan of people asking me what part of Milwaukee I'm from (South Side!! Not to be confused with South Milwaukee) only to respond by telling me they are from Milwaukee too..."Kenosha." Or my favorite, "Waukesha" What? Really! Really. <br /><br />Man, this makes me miss my city. <br /><br />And I L-O-V-E 88.9, and praise the Lord I am able to listen to it in lame-y Tomah where I am surrounded by crap radio stations.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597478698417763977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480439128455526197.post-92023720788402828782010-04-15T22:18:13.417-05:002010-04-15T22:18:13.417-05:00@Adam:
Thanks for responding! While I do realize w...@Adam:<br />Thanks for responding! While I do realize we do need to be more inclusive for Milwaukee to grow into the city both you and I know and love, I just think before you jump into the land of the 'burbs you could focus more on neighborhoods within the city. I'm quite familiar with Washington Heights as I live in Cold Spring Park, a lesser known but equally diverse and family oriented neighborhood on the near west side. <br /><br />Like I said, I love that you do the neighborhood series and I think it's FABULOUS that you are giving voice to areas like Lindsay Heights and Harambee. <br /><br />@ pscrawfo: Thanks for reading and posting! I do, however, respectfully disagree with you. I have no problem with people saying, "I am from Chesterfield, a suburb of St. Louis." But claiming to be from an urban area, when in fact your from a suburban area is different, in my opinion.Jjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989876925291772347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480439128455526197.post-4717061649825245962010-04-15T19:45:31.108-05:002010-04-15T19:45:31.108-05:00East Tosa is in Milwaukee county and the United St...East Tosa is in Milwaukee county and the United States Post Office recognizes a 'Tosa zip code as Milwaukee. In fact, the region that I assume they will be covering is just next to the city proper's border, anyway. Just as people from Chesterfield are still from St. Louis, people from Wauwatosa are still from Milwaukee.pscrawfohttp://twitter.com/pscrawfonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480439128455526197.post-6530973348983803212010-04-15T19:24:24.668-05:002010-04-15T19:24:24.668-05:00My name is Adam Carr and I am the producer at 88Ni...My name is Adam Carr and I am the producer at 88Nine RadioMilwaukee. First, let me tell you that I take every criticism of our station and my work very seriously. I never approach comments from a perspective of "why are they wrong?" but rather "what are they saying and what point do they make?" You make a number of good points. A full answer to your comments would probably be inappropriately long for a blog comment, but I just want to make a few remarks.<br /><br />-Directing that kind of derision towards the suburbs feels counterproductive to me. If we want to draw more folks and energy and money into the city, it will be by being inclusive, not by drawing a line in the sand. Our love of one thing need not become a categorical dislike for all other unlike things. I myself am not a suburban person myself, but I will not pass judgment on those who are. Community is not any less valid because it falls outside of the city proper.<br /><br />-To your point about East Tosa -- Very frequently, Riverwest is pointed to as Milwaukee's "diverse neighborhood." While Riverwest is a great neighborhood that works incredibly hard, there are phenomenally diverse neighborhoods all over the city that deserve such recognition. Particularly, if you flip yourself over to the west side of the inner city, Washington Heights and East Tosa are wonderful, diverse neighborhoods. Both of these family-oriented neighborhoods may not trumpet their accomplishments, but believe me, they are worthy of attention. And besides, this is East Tosa borders the city of Milwaukee -- it is far from a gated community.<br /><br />-Take a moment and check out the list of neighborhoods we're covering. When was the last time you got out of your car in Lindsay Heights? How about Havenwoods? When was the last time you heard about anything other than a shooting on "the North Side?" This is the city. We are giving every neighborhood we celebrate equal footing. Hearing Walkers Point and Lindsay Heights and Martin Drive and Harambee mentioned in the same breath might open a few minds.<br /><br />-Megan -- I work my fingers to the bone and beyond trying to cover this city as best as I can. Milwaukee is my city and there's so much good to unearth. I apologize sincerely if we have not yet worked with you, but we work in cycles. Hopefully, next time we will have the good fortune to cross paths.Adam Carrhttp://radiomilwaukee.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480439128455526197.post-63749686911159292942010-04-14T19:42:59.986-05:002010-04-14T19:42:59.986-05:00Also..the Bucks do do a ton of stuff in the city. ...Also..the Bucks do do a ton of stuff in the city. AND generally inner city kids have LOTS of basketball stuff done because it is funded so well. Inner city schools generally have a hard time getting funding for non sports extracurricular activities...at least that is what my friend says who works for the WYCA...they are trying to get funding for clown activities-seriously.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909995344178688032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480439128455526197.post-81301682444256497712010-04-14T19:38:19.202-05:002010-04-14T19:38:19.202-05:00Good. I am a hater of the suburbs as well. I tried...Good. I am a hater of the suburbs as well. I tried at one point to get 88.9 to feature good old CSP-no response though-so I am now a hater o both the suburbs and 88.9. We are samers!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909995344178688032noreply@blogger.com