For the past several years, UW-Milwaukee has struggled to find housing and classroom space for its growing population. One solution is the Kenilworth building, 1925 E. Kenilworth Pl., on the corner of N. Prospect and N. Farwell Avenues. Built in 1914, the former Ford assembly plant was later sold to the federal government, which leased it to defense contractors.
East Side
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Authentic Chinese Cuisine Welcome Addition to Riverwest and East Side
Hop Sheng Gourmet at 2430 N. Murray Ave. opened recently, and promises to deliver — yes, deliver — excellent Chinese cuisine to the East Side and Riverwest neighborhoods.
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The Women of Oakland Ave.
You may have noticed an influx of business on Oakland as of late, but what you may have missed is something else — that many of these new shops are owned by women. Coincidence? Perhaps not, because while these women all have different stories to tell, they all have on thing in common — a will to succeed…
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The Plant That Ate Bradford Beach
It was a warm, muggy September morning. Summer, which had been missing in action, arrived for a while to welcome students back to school. So I decided to check out Bradford beach. I drove down to the parking lot on the lake with my windows up and the air conditioner on. I wasn’t prepared for what happened next, but when I opened the door it hit me, or more correctly, assaulted my nose. The unmistakable smell of rotting organic matter…
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Back to School
That’s right, it’s September, and when I think September, I think wombats. But that’s another story… It’s school time again, and we here at The Barhopper have ventured far abroad from our Riverwest home base for the benefit of our loyal readers at UWM.
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