Remembering Goldie Mabovitch
EMR
I am haunted by Goldie. She lurks downtown in a school near the old Schlitz Brewery. She stands in the library on the Downer Avenue campus of the University o...
Around Milwaukee
A New Era in Tosa
James
The Tosa Village
Robertson Ace Hardware, a small business with deep local ties situated in an historic building in the Wauwatosa Village, is going out of bu...
Bay View Makes Its Case
James
Bay View in Milwaukee
Bay View is quickly establishing itself as the next big thing in Milwaukee. Depending on whom you ask, Brady Street and Riverwest may st...
Colectivo’s the Word
James
Having lost to Mars, Incorporated all legal claim to the storied "Alterra" label, the owners of the famous Milwaukee-area cafe have picked up the pieces and set...
A Taste of Rome in Milwaukee
James
A look inside Canfora Bakery
A few blocks from Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, on the fashionable Via Barletta, there’s a small, 24-hour pastry shop, with a...
Cities, Libraries and Legacies
James
Constantinople, Alexandria...Milwaukee. Seriously, every great city boasts an impressive library; we're no different. Not a bad shot, considering it was taken ...
Boricua, Cream City Style
James
Dusk in San Juan, 2012
Okay, we all know about the Mexican restaurants in Milwaukee. I’ll review some of those in the near future. (Cempazuchi’s is a must.) F...