Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 23, 2007
Is Milwaukee losing its retro?
First Goldmann’s closed at the end of September. Then Art’s Concertina Bar. Then Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge. What's next?
Tags: Goldmann's, Art's Concertina Bar, Bryant's Cocktail Lounge, Albanese's, At Random, Angelo's Cocktail Lounge, Koz's Mini-Bowl, Maria's Pizzaria, Holler House, Owl Imports, Stemper's, quirky, retro

Marketplace - Dec. 17, 2004
Ma Baensch's changes the face of herring
Did you know it's good luck to eat herring at the start of a new year? "People just need to think of herring as the Northern European sushi," says Kim Wall, owner of Ma Baensch Foods, 1025 E. Locust St.
Tags: fish, quirky, baensch, herring

Marketplace - April 4, 2004
Stemper's fills the sacred niche of church supplies
Peter Stemper admits his family's business is the kind that no one thinks about owning and operating. Afterall, who questions where communion wafers come from? Stemper's in Bay View, of course!
Tags: religion, Jewish, Catholic, Church, Hanukkah, Christmas, Jesus, Pizza, quirky, kitsch

Marketplace - Sept. 17, 2003
Owl Imports makes collectors and kitsch lovers coo
If you walk into Owl Imports be prepared for crazy amounts of cuteness -- or corny-ness, depending on your taste. The West Allis shop specializes in figurines, music boxes, dolls, nutcrackers, clocks, beer steins and more.
Tags: Goldmann's, kitsch, quirky, owl, mitchell

Marketplace - Dec. 5, 2002
Riverwest Resale Shop reopens with great gusto
Loaded with gems from groovy lamps to Christmas goodies you haven't seen since Grandma's, there's something for everyone in this eclectic resale shop that reopened last month under the management of writer/musician Trent Hanson.
Tags: Riverwest, quirky, thrift, dragonfly, tip-top, art smart