by Jackie Reid Dettloff This months garden is a tiny jewel. Pat Bucketts front yard at 3053 North Pierce St. is a miniature work of art. Five years ago when Pat moved here from Wauwatosa, she inherited a steeply-sloped yard with grass and a clump of day lilies. What she wanted for herself was a […]
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Fresh! Fresh! Fresh! New Vegetarian Lunch Buffet at Shahrazad
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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Raising the Bar on Sustainable Homes
by Belle Bergner Have you noticed different styles of residential architecture emerging these days? On the one hand, single or two-family homes built 75 to 125 years ago still make up most of the fabric in Milwaukees quilt of residences. Many are being beautifully restored to their original charm. On the other hand, we have […]
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A Long, Hot Summer of Peace
by Jim Loew After four-year-old Jasmine Owens was killed in front of her home by a stray bullet this past May, many Milwaukeeans were fed up with the random violence seemingly all around them. People were outraged, yet many felt helpless. What could they we do? One of the answers to that question […]
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photos El len C. Warren Top Star 1000 E. Center St. 414-374-7571 414-460-5341 Hours (Vary): Mo Sa: 12 pm 7 pm Su: Closed Proprietor: Terry M. Warren The sign on the door says it all: Adults Only. Specializing in lingerie and exotic clothing, it wouldnt be the strangest thing in the world to […]
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