Marketplace - Nov. 12, 2008
Quest cards help local, low-income people
For decades, low-income people paid for their food with a ticket-like tender called "food stamps." Today, the stamps have been replaced with Quest cards. More than 148,000 people in Milwaukee have a Quest card, and although they are not required to, most grocery stores accept them. Some, however, do not. We wondered why.
Tags: food stamps, quest cards, SNAP, FoodShare Wisconsin, Hunger Task Force, WIC, Sherrie Tussler, The Outpost, Sendik's, grocery stores, low-income people

Politics - July 22, 2008
Milwaukee Talks: Ald. Tony Zielinski
Recently, OnMilwaukee.com met Ald. Tony Zielinski for coffee and to chat with him about the future of Bay View, his environmentally friendly actions and his experiences working with Michael McGee, Jr.
Tags: Tony Zielinski, alderman, common council, Nik Kovac, Michael McGee, Jr., Bay View, Cafe Lulu, Lulu, Schwartz Bookshop, Boulevard Theater, Groppi's Market, The Outpost, fair trade, solar power

Marketplace - April 23, 2008
Checking in with The Outpost
OnMilwaukee.com’s "Green Month" isn't complete without reporting on The Outpost, a consumer cooperative with three locations that has been around for 38 years.
Tags: The Outpost, WE Energies, incandescent light bulbs, earth poets, vegetarian, vegan

Kids & Family - April 14, 2008
Parent Posse: Does your family eat organic food?
Local parents from all over the city weigh in with their thoughts about organic food.
Tags: organic food, Whole Foods, The Outpost, buying local, farmers' market

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