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Posted inNeighborhood News

Our Milwaukee: Laacke & Joys

by Jan Christensen

by Catherine Jozwik, Photos Vince Bushell 

Milwaukee’s oldest retailer knows a little bit about providing quality and great customer service. For 165 years, Laacke and Joys has been Milwaukee’s main store for outdoor sporting goods and gear, and despite the economic downturn, business is still going strong. The store has four locations: downtown Milwaukee, Brookfield, and Mequon, along with an equestrian sports shop called Hall Saddlery in Sussex. It also has a manufacturing division on the two top floors of the downtown location, which produces fabric products such as parking meter hoods, bags, and curtains.

Posted inNeighborhood News

Our Milwaukee: Outpost Natural Foods

by Currents Staff

by Catherine Jozwik, photos by Jan Christensen 

 What began as the East Kane Street Food Co-op  in 1970, a small store completely owned and staffed  by volunteers, became Outpost Natural Foods,  Milwaukee’s main place to buy local, organic foods and  other goods. With three store locations in Riverwest,  Bay View, and Wauwatosa, Outpost has thrived and  become an important community fixture.

Posted inEditorials

Water Works Vs. MMSD & History Of Milwaukee Water

by RWCurrents

Milwaukee’s Water Works are now run as a public institution. The Metro
Milwaukee Sewerage District (MMSD) facilities are run by a private
corporation (Veolia) and overseen by the MMSD commissioners. MMSD is run
by a Commission made up of eleven members. Seven are appointed by the
mayor of the City of Milwaukee (subject to Common Council confirmation).
At least three must be elected officials and each of the seven members must
have his or her principal residence in the City of Milwaukee.

Photo of deep tunnel addition, Spring 2009. vb