After 11 years in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood (1639 N. Damen Ave.), Embelezar is relocating to Milwaukee's Third Ward.
Owner Suzanne Rafenstein, who describes her shop as "a collection of unique home furnishing from around the world," says she made the move to be closer to her Milwaukee family.
She says the store will open May 1 in the Broadway Central Building at 241 N. Broadway.
Stay tuned to OnMilwaukee.com for more on Embelezar.
OnMilwaukee.com staff writer Julie Lawrence grew up in Wauwatosa and has lived her whole life in the Milwaukee area.
As any “word nerd” can attest, you never know when inspiration will strike, so from a very early age Julie has rarely been seen sans pen and little notebook. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee it seemed only natural that she major in journalism. When OnMilwaukee.com offered her an avenue to combine her writing and the city she knows and loves in late 2004, she knew it was meant to be. Around the office, she answers to a plethora of nicknames, including “Lar,” (short for “Larry,” which is short for “Lawrence”) as well as the mysteriously-sourced “Bill Murray.”
