A few nights ago I noticed that the New World Wine at 632 E. Ogden was closed at 7 p.m. Didn't think much of it. Two nights ago, I stopped at the location in the Third Ward, 322 N. Water St., at about 7:45 p.m. It was closed, windows cover and had a sign on its door that read "Closed for inventory."
Well, today jsonline's "Daily Digest of Business" column reports that the stores have gone out of business. It's sad as they were catalysts for their unique Downtown neighborhoods as well as vibrant and friendly stores. I wish owner Brad Brunson and his family the best.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
