Marketplace - May 2, 2008
Linens 'n Things files bankruptcy, leaving Downtown
Today, the retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and announced the closing of 120 of its locations.
Tags: Linens 'n Things, Target, Grand Avenue, retail, shopping

Marketplace - April 22, 2008
The closing time test
Here's a great way to judge a retailer, service business or, frankly, any type of customer service operation.
Tags: GMC, closing time, Old Navy, Breakthrough Company, Keith McFarland, customer service, Grand Avenue

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 5, 2007
New Milwaukee vs. old Milwaukee
How come people assume that new is always better? And how does Milwaukee of old stack up against new Milwaukee?
Tags: county stadium, mecca, marquette interchange, park east freeway, bradley center, miller park, mayfair, grand avenue

Politics - Aug. 10, 2005
The ABCs of TIFs
In the wake of the Common Council's thumbs down on the Pabst City project, a fair amount of Milwaukeeans are likely scratching their heads and asking, "what the heck is a TIF"? Here's a guide to Tax Incremental Financing and what it's been used for in Brew City.
Tags: TIFs, Pabst City, PabstCity, Grand Avenue, Park East, Cathedral Place, Andrea Rowe, DCD, Public Policy Forum

Marketplace - March 10, 2004
A guide to Milwaukee shoe shiners
A shoeshine is more than the mere process of cleaning and polishing your footwear. Here's a guide to some places in Milwaukee and the surrounding areas where you put an extra shine in your step.
Tags: shoes, shoeshine, footwear, mall, grand avenue, bayshore, mayfair, downtown