Bars & Clubs - April 22, 2009
Council red lights Rouge Lounge
A long-time club on Water Street that's been vacant for years will remain so for the near future at least. The space at 530 N. Water St. Has not been without its troubles in the past, featuring shootings, parking problems and other external and internal strife. Downtown Ald. Bob Bauman is concerned that would happen there again and opposed a plan by Heide Beste to reopen the joint as a club / lounge called Rouge Lounge.
Tags: Rouge Lounge, Ald. Bob Bauman, Heide Beste, Leslie Montemurro, Scott Johnson, Annona, Liquid Johnny's, Asian Moon, Ald. Bob Donovan

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 19, 2009
Are bars recession-proof?
With Atomic shutting down and now the news that after 82 years, Schwartz Bookshops will close in the Milwaukee area, I wondered if the old adage that says bars (and perhaps bar / restaurants) are recession-proof is true. So, I asked someone who oughta know.
Tags: Scott Johnson, Atomic, Schwartz, Palomino, Balzac, Hi-Hat, Comet, Fuel, Palomino, Annona, Hi-Hat Garage

Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 29, 2007
Annona leaps into fall with "Summer in the City"
Annona Bistro presents "Summer In the City: Works Of Zeph Farmby and Greg Lebrick," Aug. 25 through Sept. 28.
Tags: annona, villanueva, zeph farmby, lebrick, summer in the city

Milwaukee Buzz - May 31, 2007
Mayor announces design awards
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett honors the proprietors and designers who collaborated to make 20 city sites more bold and interesting when he presents the 2006 Urban Design Awards during a ceremony today at 5:15 p.m. at UWM.
Tags: Mayor, Barrett, Architecture, Design Awards, Greenstreet, Enderis, Annona, Amaranth, Hemingway

Milwaukee Buzz - July 12, 2005
Brazil, Balzac and beyond; a host of new eateries on tap
A Brazilian steakhouse called Oscar Brazil is set to move into the former Stout Bros. site on Water Street downtown. Meanwhile, Mike Eitel will open Balzac near Brady and Casablanca will open nearby. Downtown gets brats and two more places arrive in Bay View.
Tags: Brazil, Balzac, Brady, Eitel, Annona, Kinsale, Stangarone, Kinnickinnic