Bars & Clubs - Jan. 19, 2009
Are bars recession-proof?
With Atomic shutting down and now the news that after 82 years, Schwartz Bookshops will close in the Milwaukee area, I wondered if the old adage that says bars (and perhaps bar / restaurants) are recession-proof is true. So, I asked someone who oughta know.
Tags: Scott Johnson, Atomic, Schwartz, Palomino, Balzac, Hi-Hat, Comet, Fuel, Palomino, Annona, Hi-Hat Garage

Dining - Oct. 11, 2008
Settlement Cookbook still dishes up warm memories
Look in any used bookshop, at any rummage sale and you'll likely see a copy. Check out your mom's cookbooks and grandma's, too. There's bound to be a copy of "The Settlement Cookbook." And it likely will have recipes taped into the endpapers and notes scribbled throughout. The cookbook was born in Milwaukee in 1901.
Tags: Lizzie Kander, Daniel Goldin, Schwartz, Settlement Cookbook, Jewish Community Center, Cramer-Krasselt, Gladys Nemson

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 15, 2007
Appearances bring readers, writers together
Although local booksellers never really shut down the author appearances, thankfully, things definitely quiet down in summer. But the Packers have kicked off, the Brewers may be tanking and that means the writers are arriving en masse again.
Tags: Kozol, Austen, Viera Rigler, Schwartz, Alverno, Marquette, Casals, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mamah Borthwick Cheyney, Oak Park, Loving Frank, Songs Without Words, Andromeda Romano-Lax, The Spanish Bow, Amy Bloom, Ethiopia, Haregewoin Teferra, adoption, orphan

Milwaukee Buzz - July 13, 2007
Give the public a little good news
Surely something good must be happening in a city of nearly 600,000 people. The reason we know that is because every member of the Milwaukee Police Department lives in the city of Milwaukee.
Tags: police, harbor patrol, schwartz, hegerty

Milwaukee Buzz - June 20, 2007
Safety is a Big Gig for MPD
There is no better example of why we are blogging than by sharing a story that appeared in the media Tuesday night that questioned security measures and the MPD’s part in protecting festival goers at Summerfest.
Tags: schwartz, mpd, police, summerfest