A new business has opened on Center Street. Just Because is located on Center and Weil in the space that was formerly a pet store. Nicole and John Brown have leased the building for two years, and they recently decided to open it as a balloon and flower shop. “Since there was only one flower […]
June 2002
Posted inFurther Down Stream
Further Down Stream June 2002
Rumor has it a new restaurant is moving into the old Stork Club…the potential owners, who operate a successful East Side eatery, aren’t speaking on the record about their plans yet, but they say it “will not be your typical Riverwest bar.” The building is currently being refurbished, and if everything falls into place, the […]
Posted inNeighborhood News
Special Election in Third District Sets Penny Podell Against Five Challengers
by Vince Bushell County Supervisor Penny Podell is on the campaign trail again. The recall momentum following the resignation of County Executive Tom Ament was enough to engulf a number of incumbents. After first challenging the recall because the signatures included a number of out-of-district voters, Podell has decided to put her political future in […]
Posted inNeighborhood News
Challenger Hits the Campaign Trail
Although time was limited, one of the challengers to Penny Podell, long-time East Side resident Gerry Broderick, was available to answer a few questions on his campaign for the 3rd District Milwaukee County Supervisor position. Broderick’s background includes police work and neighborhood activism in his Murray Hill neighborhood as well as with the Oakland Avenue Business Improvement District (BID).
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