Holiday Guide - Dec. 18, 2008
10 great ways to avoid mall holiday mayhem
Cluttered with shoppers rushing to grab last-minute gifts, the mall becomes a waiting game. You wait in your car to find a parking spot. You wait behind crowds of shoppers wandering up and down store aisles. You wait at the register to check out. And considering you've got only a week before the big holiday, I'm guessing you don't have too much time to wait. So, to avoid the consumer chaos at Mayfair, Bayshore or Southridge, head to any number of the stores listed below, guaranteed to lighten the stress and increase the ease.
Tags: paperboat, milwaukee public market, sprout, broadway paper, esselle, goldi's, four corners of the world, lotus land, artist and display, downtown books, spice house

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 26, 2007
Kerrie Clark: From "Wayne's World" to fine art photography
Milwaukee's Kerrie Clark is an international model, an actress who was in "Wayne's World" and "Friends," a make-up artist, tarot card reader and photographer.
Tags: Kerrie Clark, "Wayne's World, " Alec Baldwin, "Friends, " "Murphy Brown, " actress, model, Los Angeles, tarot cards, tarot card reader, The Social, Esselle, photgraphy

Marketplace - Dec. 18, 2007
Urban Outfitters adds jolt to buzzing 'hood
There is no denying, however, that with iNova Gallery, Urban Outfitters, Esselle and Anytime Fitness in the Kenilworth Building, which used to look like dead space in the heart of the East Side, the neighborhood around OnMilwaukee.com's North Avenue office is as vibrant as ever and perhaps more so than ever.
Tags: Alterra, Beans and Barley, Shag, Phase II, Envy, Landmark Lanes, The Oriental Theatre, Von Trier, iNova, Anytime Fitness, Urban Outfitters, Kenilworth Building, Esselle

Marketplace - Dec. 13, 2007
Urban Outfitters opens tomorrow
If you're not already gearing up on caffeine at Alterra waiting for Urban Outfitters to officially open at 1937 E. Kenilworth Pl., this is just a heads up to let you know that the clothing and home products store unlocked its doors at 10 a.m. this morning.
Tags: urban outfitters, anthropologie, alterra, boutique, shag, envy, esselle