Dining - Jan. 17, 2005
Co-op Café makes healthy food a tasty treat
The Co-op Café, part of the Riverwest Co-op, opened quietly this fall, but the small vegetarian and vegan eatery is already expanding its menu, its hours and possibly its dining space.
Tags: Riverwest Coop, Outpost, Beans & Barley, natural food, hippie, pot, marijuana, reggae

Marketplace - Oct. 13, 2004
Outpost slated to open in Bay View
Bay View is sometimes referred to as "the other East Side" so it's a natural fit that The Outpost will open its third co-op in the neighborhood at 2826 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. in the old Kohl's building.
Tags: The Outpost, Outpost, natural food, hippie, bay view, kohl's

Dining - Oct. 6, 2003
Beans and Barley boasts classic menu
There are so many staple items on Beans and Barley's menu that it's difficult to narrow down the best of the best. However, the tempeh rueben, egg salad and veggie chili are definitely on the short list of good eats.
Tags: Beans and Barley, natural food, vegetarian, vegetable, hippie

Marketplace - Jan. 15, 2003
Rishi Tea steeps its roots in Milwaukee
What do you do when you have a passion for Asian culture and politics? Start your own tea company, of course. Rishi Tea, based in Milwaukee, was created by Joshua Kaiser in 1997. It hasn't taken long for Kaiser and his two high school buddies to make it one of the most successful grassroots based tea companies in the country.
Tags: tea, Rishi, natural food