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Brady St. to Host New Festival July 25

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Brady Street Artisan Food Festival Honors Craft Foods And The Companies That Make Them

Brady Street will host a new festival on Sunday, July 25 which celebrates local artisan foodmakers. In partnership with the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, the free event was originally created to allow surplus cheese from the annual national cheese conference and competition to be sold. The concept expanded to honor local artisan food manufacturers including beer, wine, organic growers, local restaurants and other food organizations…

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For Mother’s Day I Want VICTORY LADY

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by Tamara Key

I stopped in at the new Victory Lady at 3915 N. Richards St. in the new retail strip construction next to Wal-Mart. I asked one of the co-owners, Dawn McDermid what makes Victory Lady unique. She told me the company is privately owned and operated and for ladies only. She claims that they’ve been “Milwaukee’s Premiere Health Club for eleven years.”

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Brophy’s Boondoggles

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by Stacy LaPoint

Last October Milwaukee Magazine did a story on the city’s five worst residential landlords. One of the subjects of that piece, Timothy Brophy, Jr. owns many Riverwest properties in various states of disrepair. According to Todd Weiler, Public Information and Training Coordinator for the Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS), poor property management is typical of Brophy. “He will buy a property already in bad shape and continue to rent it without addressing the code violations,” said Weiler.

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Waiting to be Filled: Vacant Commercial Spaces

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by Tess Reiss

Attention local entrepreneurs, techies, foodies, artists, hair stylists, professionals, and shopkeepers of all stripes: If you’ve got a business idea or are ready to expand your existing business, here’s a list of some of the currently available commercial spaces in Riverwest.

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Holton Street: Where East Meets West

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by Tess Reiss and Carrie Trousil

Holton Street is an 18-block stretch of urban contrasts — from the industrial and commercial bustle of Capitol Drive on the north, to a tumble of shops, churches, bars, and gas stations, down to the bridge at Brady Street on the south end. It is chock-full of houses, both carefully cared for by diligent homeowners and careworn by negligent owners. It is a street of timeworn commercial edifices that once teemed with the interchange of neighborhood commerce.