Dining - Oct. 24, 2009
Milwaukee's best use of local food, 2009: Roots
Roots Restaurant and Cellar was one of Milwaukee's first dining destinations to actively pursue the use of local ingredients. Using only naturally raised meats and fresh seafood from the start, they've evolved to mainly use produce grown in Wisconsin, too.
Tags: roots restaurant, local food, slow food, comet cafe, crazy water, hinterland, kil@wat, la merenda, transfer, riverwest co-op

Dining - Oct. 23, 2009
Milwaukee's best vegetarian, 2009: Beans & Barley
Milwaukee's vegetarian dining options expanded in the past decade, and yet, the classic East Side establishment Beans & Barley gets the gold. Beans serves up a variety of veggie items, including the tempeh reuben, grilled cheese, balsamic tofu sandwich, grilled vegetable sandwich and Mexican dishes.
Tags: beans and barley, vegetarian, best vegetarian, vegan, riverwest co-op

Marketplace - June 5, 2009
Cop a crazy cupcake
This Sunday, the Cream City Collectives hosts a Crazy Cupcake Competition featuring creative, local cupcake lovers showing off their outlandishly delicious and decadent pastries.
Tags: cupcakes, crazy cupcake competition, cream city collectives, tool shed, riverwest co-op, beans & barley

Arts & Entertainment - May 4, 2009
Budding Artists' show builds confidence, community
For the fourth year in a row, the Riverwest Co-op Grocery & Café, 733 E. Clarke St., hosts the Budding Artists' Show. The collection features the art work of 15 neighborhood children and runs through the month of May in the café section of the co-op.
Tags: riverwest co-op, art show, budding artists' show, outpost, whole foods

Dining - Oct. 12, 2008
Sunday Sound-off: Enough vegetarian restaurants?
Most restaurants have vegetarian options on their menu. At the very least, a chef will whip up a meatless pasta dish to appease a vegetarian, but are there enough restaurants in Milwaukee that specialize in meat-free cuisine? Sound-off, vegetarian diners!
Tags: vegetarian restaurants, vegetarian, vegan, Riverwest Co-op, Bombay Sweets, Beans & Barley

Dining - Sept. 24, 2008
Eatin' good 'n' vegan in Milwaukee
Dining out vegan style in a town that prides itself on its beer and brat reputation is actually a lot easier than most people might think.
Tags: vegan, vegetarian, tofu, soy, beans and barley, comet, palomino, classic slice, riverwest co-op, outpost natural foods, whole foods

Movies & TV - May 11, 2008
Woodland Pattern screens soap flick
"Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" screens at Woodland Pattern, 720 E. Locust St., on Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m.
Tags: Woodland Pattern, Dr. Bronner, soap, Ralph Bronner, Riverwest Co-op

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 7, 2008
OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: Feb. 7, 2008
Our favorite things this week include cool driving shoes (pictured), a great breakfast spot, tasty and guilt-free coffee, expensive olive oil, a great cookbook, a catchy song and a clever music video.
Tags: puma drift cat, america's test kitchen, manni olive oil, the hold steady, chips ahoy, mtv, starbucks, riverwest co-op

Dining - Oct. 3, 2007
The Riverwest Co-op now delivers to your door
As of Monday, Oct. 1 the Riverwest Co-op delivers its deliciously prepared vegetarian and vegan fare right to your door step.
Tags: riverwest co-op, vegetarian, vegan, delivery, riverwest

Marketplace - Dec. 13, 2006
Fischberger's sizzles in Holton Street storefront
Sarah and River Ditzenberger wanted to bring a shopping option other than Wal-Mart to the Riverwest neighborhood, so they cooked up a fun-yet-practical variety store called "Fischberger's."
Tags: Fischberger's, Sarah Ditzenberger, River Ditzenberger, Brew City Bruisers, Riverwest Co-op, thrift stores

Marketplace - Sept. 20, 2006
Local co-ops unruffled by arrival of Whole Foods, Trader Joe's
Whole Foods opens in Milwaukee today, and most would agree, it's a positive addition. But will Whole Foods and Trader Joe's adversely affect already-existing local co-ops? Members and employees of The Outpost, Beans & Barley and the Riverwest Co-op don't think so.
Tags: Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, organic, Riverwest Co-op, vegetarian, Outpost, Beans and Barley, co ops, grocery

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 28, 2006
Riverwest Follies promise talented posse of performers
The first-ever Riverwest Follies Variety Show takes place Saturday, March 4 at St. Mary Czestochowa, 3055 N. Fratney St., at 7 p.m. Flag Dancer Sura Faraj -- along with many other unqiue talents -- will be there.
Tags: Riverwest Follies, variety show, talent show, Dr. Chow's Medicine Love, Sura Faraj, Riverwest Co-op, Tanya Cromartie-Twaddle

Marketplace - Oct. 27, 2005
Shalem Healing swirls Eastern and Western ways
Rob Fox moved his practice, called Shalem Healing (800 E. Locust St.), from Waukesha to Riverwest last May. Fox combines Western and Eastern techniques and sees medicine as a blend of science and art.
Tags: Chinese medicine, Reiki, yoga, holostic, Beans and Barley, Riverwest Co-op, Outpost