First Impression: Sabor Tropical
This story begins in the final days of 2016. As one year drew to a close and gave way to 2017, Midwest Diner decided to call it quits. Unbeknownst to anyone, the sudden closure of the venerable 24-hour greasy s...
Erth Dispensary will bring CBD and hemp to Bay View storefront in December
At the end of September, Canni became the first CBD and hemp specialty shop to open in Milwaukee. Less than three months after the hemp and cannabidiol (better known as “CBD”) retailer moved into its Walker's P...
D14 Brewery & Pub is closing
While Milwaukee tries to figure out exactly what is going on with Frank's Power Plant, we have more bad news on the Bay View business front. District 14 Brewery & Pub is closing "before the end of the month...
Palm Tavern is for sale
Way back in 2003, long before Bay View was a bastion of bars and restaurants with excellent beer selections and hundreds of liquor options on hand, Palm Tavern opened. In the years that followed, the small neig...
Hungry Sumo could open tonight and will “for sure” be open tomorrow
In less than three weeks, Bay View will go from having zero dedicated sushi restaurants to boasting a whopping two sushi joints. Today, just 19 days after Sushi Go opened on the corner of Kinnickinnic and Oklah...
Sabrosa Cafe & Gallery will open this week
Last August, Milwaukee learned that former Taqueria Aztec chef Francisco Sanchez and business partner Ruben Piirainen were planning to open Sabrosa Cafe & Gallery at 3216 S. Howell Avenue, in the former sit...
First Impression: Bumstead Provisions
It's been a long road there, but Bay View is now home to a restaurant unlike any other in the neighborhood and, arguably, the entire city. In summer 2015, Twelve12 Hospitality Group—which owns and operates Cr...
Dancing guy picking up litter is the hero Milwaukee needs
//The world can be a harsh place. With wars waging, people starving, and folks seemingly more politically divided than ever, it’s sometimes tough to keep smiling. However, one wonderful man strolling down ...
At Random, and the trouble with Bay View development
Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...
First Impression: Strada Pizza
For whatever reason, the piece of property at the bustling corner of Lincoln and Howell Avenues has been known to attract a particular type of business: Mexican restaurants. After serving as Taqueria Azteca's b...
First Impression: District 14 Brewery & Pub
For every Milwaukee-area restaurant that promptly opens without warning or anticipation, approximately one dozen land nowhere near the neighborhood of their projected launch date. It’s not as much a Milwaukee-s...
First Impression: Cafe India
If the name of Milwaukee’s newest Indian restaurant sounds familiar, it should. Perhaps you noticed the Cafe India sign while gassing up at the Walker’s Point Mobil station. Maybe you even threw caution to the ...
Changing of The Vanguard
As part of this weekend’s Bay View Bash, highly anticipated specialty sausage bar The Vanguard will be selling cased meats in front of its yet-to-be-completed property. The pop-up sausage station will grant eag...
Watch Sylvan Esso’s Milwaukee-made video for “Dreamy Bruises”
If you thought Friday’s Pabst Theater show was the conclusion of the Great Sylvan Esso-Milwaukee Courtship of 2014, think again. The Durham, NC duo solidified its local connection with a new video for “Dreamy B...
First Impression: Refuge Smoothie Cafe (Bay View)
Bay View's a-changing. It's hard to muster vitriol against the outstanding restaurants popping up (and those soon to open) in the transitional southeastern Milwaukee neighborhood, but some longtime residents st...