by Jean Scherwenka Roughly 40% of our regular customers are vegetarians, says Nazer Barakat, chef and co-owner of Shahrazad Middle Eastern restaurant at 2847 N. Oakland. A full menu page is dedicated to vegetarian and vegan choices, and this fall Nazer and his brother and business partner Sam, in their fifteenth year at the same […]
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Edible Schoolyard Project Aims to Reclaim Education
by Ellen C. Warren Coming Soon To a School Near YOU! Fresh, homegrown, yummy, nutritious food! That is, if the Food Reclamation Society has its way. Stephanie Phillips, Nicole Penick and Ginger Lee, founders of the Food Reclamation Society, have a vision. It begins with a garden space with raised beds and a greenhouse (to […]
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Darrell Smith
By Janice Christensen, Photo by Vince Bushell Its about 7 pm on a warm summer evening, and Darrell Smith is driving around the East Side, dropping off plants that he just picked up from a nursery in Waukesha. At this time of year, the only way to talk to a landscaper is to ride along […]
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Good News on Graffiti Problem
Story & photo by Tim Lambrecht One problem facing Brady Street property owners lately has been an escalation in the amount of graffiti in the area. Recently on the western end of Brady Street, the Pecoraro building and Bosley were tagged. The Pecoraro building was being painted at the time and the vandals were so […]
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Ess Elle Style Studio Opens in Kenilworth Building
by Laura Richard After years of working for other people, Sarah Skinner and Lisa Trautner decided it was time to venture out on their own. On Friday, December 15, 2006, they opened Ess Elle Style Studio in the newly remodeled UWM Kenilworth Building at 1919 E. Kenilworth Place on Milwaukees East Side. Their vision is […]
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