Published April 5, 2013
But there won't be any public hearings on Gov. Walker's proposed $68 billion budget in the city of Milwaukee, the one place in the state where most of the impact - and the pain - is most likely to be felt.
Published Jan. 11, 2013
Across from the south end of Southridge Mall is a strip mall where I noticed "PIZZA" in large red letters. I went in for a closer look and found the name "Klasiana" next to those letters. Ylli Proko started Klasiana over six years ago, and it the business has become a family effort with a diverse menu.
Published Nov. 13, 2012
The reissue of Arnold Alanen and the late Joseph Eden's "Main Street Ready-Made: The New Deal Community of Greendale, Wisconsin," arrives 25 years after the work was first published. But the book remains relevant, because while Greendale, in some ways, isn't the same as it was in 1987, in other ways, it's not all that different, either.
Published Sept. 19, 2012
Joe Bartolotta takes an unusual step this month, opening two identical restaurants at more or less the same time (a few weeks apart), in two very diverse Milwaukee suburbs. Joey Gerard's: A Bartolotta Supper Club is already open in Greendale and a Mequon location opens later this month. Chef Joe Schreiter was tapped to head up the Greendale kitchen and we caught up with him the week the restaurant opened.
Published Aug. 29, 2012
When Joe Bartolotta told the top members of his team that he planned to open two restaurants - exactly the same, right down to the name - on opposite sides of town on the same day, he asked those who thought it was a good idea to raise their hands. "Ten people," Bartolotta recalls. "Not one hand went up." But if anyone can pull it off, Bartolotta can.
Published May 18, 2012
With the popularity of supper clubs on the rise, it's no surprise that the Bartolotta Restaurant Group will pursue classic dining ventures in both northerly and southerly directions, beginning late this summer.
Published Feb. 26, 2012
They Grow Like Weeds, 5676 Broad St. in Greendale, is a new boutique-style shop featuring gently used clothes and accessories for infants, school-aged kids and teens. Many of the customers both buy items and sell items to the shop.
Published Oct. 24, 2011
If you read my blog postings, you know I enjoy a good fish fry and I love "discovering" new ones; new to me, of course, as there aren't really any "undiscovered" fish fries in the Milwaukee area anymore, are there?
Published Sept. 30, 2010
If the current system for funding Wisconsin public schools does not change, the gap between rich and poor school districts will grow. That was the consensus among panelists Thursday afternoon at the "4th Street Forum" discussion, moderated by Denise Callaway, titled, "Political Dynamite: Paying for Wisconsin's Schools."
Published June 12, 2009
The Greendale-based Midwest Vocal Express has been around since 1989, and features about 100 males who sing traditional barbershop favorites, show tunes, spirituals and popular music. The group will perform multiple 20th anniversary shows this weekend.
Published March 11, 2008
The United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors has given approval for the organization, based in Greendale, to move its headquarters to Arlington, Texas, the home of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America.
Published Feb. 14, 2008
A modest bar attached to an American Legion Post, Greendale's Ray and Dot’s claim to fame is its cheap prices.
Published Jan. 21, 2008
Many Milwaukeeans are unaware that the United States Bowling Congress headquarters are in Greendale. That might not be the case for long.
Published April 9, 2004
The Quebbemanns opened Apples of Eden five years ago in Greendale's Village Center. But the candy-making started long before that. If you're stocking up on Easter basket treats, why not start here?
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