Marketplace - Jan. 6, 2008
Freya fashions a new take on the salon experience
Seven senior stylists in Milwaukee have joined creative forces to form the co-op style, employee-owned, full-service place of beauty in Bay View. Welcome to Freya.
Tags: freya salon, salon, haircut, beauty, jw lawson gallery, co-op salon, waxing, brazilian wax, bumble and bumble, vici beauty school, art architecture and music
Marketplace - Jan. 26, 2005
Nomadic groom salon says it's finally found a home
Building a business from the ground up is tough. There's financing, hiring, a good business plan, passion and the all-important location. For upscale men's salon, groom, location has been a major challenge in the first several years of business.
Tags: groom salon, DeJoode, Milwaukee Street, hair salon, Beauty, Cubanita's, Third Ward, American Crew, Milwaukee Athletic Club, Hotel Wisconsin, Radio Doctor's, Preuss Flowers, Erica Grabczyk, Hotel Metro, Park Bank, MEDC, Milwaukee Public Market, 330 E. St.
Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 18, 2004
O'Neill forges a strong link in local art scene's chain
Although her work graces private collections around the country, it's Amy O'Neill's murals that have garnered her much-deserved notoriety in Milwaukee, including Trocadero's sign of a woman riding a bike.
Tags: Amy O'Neil, Trocadero, La Perla, Beauty, Adambomb, art, Oriental, painting
Marketplace - Oct. 13, 2004
Beauty's Mackai grew up with style on his mind
Not only does Milwaukee have designers, architects and "fashionistas" to pay attention to, but they also have stylists like Matthew Mackai, who dedicate themselves to beauty. No pun intended, Mackai is a stylist at Beauty, an elite East Side salon.
Tags: Beauty, stylist, coiff, hair, salon, Mackai