Published Feb. 4, 2013
If you want it or need it, God knows it's gotta be on Craigslist. I think of it as another way to save money, to consume less, to recycle and reuse. For all of that and a feeling of camaraderie with my fellow penny pincher, the shining star of the 'List is the "Barter" area.
Published April 2, 2009
The cliché has played out in the movies and on TV countless times: a man pulls up to a suggestively-dressed woman; she leans in the window and asks what he's looking for; a price is negotiated and she hops inside. While many in Milwaukee have heard stories about notorious pick-up zones, the world's oldest profession, like everything else, has gone high-tech. Consider it another example of the internet changing the way people do business.
Published Dec. 28, 2008
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee senior Dylan Katz Pinkus is majoring in economics, but he's not waiting for graduation to put his skills to the test. He's launched bkbid.com, an auction-based Web site that allows UWM students a place to list, sell and buy textbooks and other class books. Here's how it works.
Published Nov. 10, 2008
Formerly Node cafe, La Piazza has gone through a couple incarnations over the past year or so, trying its hand at being a cafe, a bar and a pizzeria. Now, the owners are looking to sell.
Published Jan. 13, 2008
Long before for the dawn of Web-based amenities like Ticketmaster.com, eBay and Craigslist, getting your paws on highly sought-after tickets -- be they for Spring Training games or Springsteen -- meant one thing: waiting in some sort of ridiculous line.
Spring cleaning in fall anyone? I'm in the mood. Clothes to Salvation Army, furniture on Craigslist and Facebook, magazines recycled, keepsakes packed away in rubbermade tubs (lord knows we get enough water in our basements around here). There's something completely fulfilling (...
So I was out having a drink with a friend, who's dating life can be described as "painfully embarassing", when she casually blurted out that she posted a personal ad on Craigslist. Feeling that it was her last resort, as the bar scene was getting old, and the idea of bumping into Mr. Ri...
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