Alterra Coffee

Recognizing the need for strong, quality coffee in Milwaukee, Alterra opened its first café in 1994. Now with nine locations in the Milwaukee area, Alterra provides high-quality coffee, tea, baked goods, brewing equipment and accessories to a range of coffee lovers. The company roasts beans for over 400 wholesale customers as well as its own cafes, keeping the vintage Probat roasters that serve as a café backdrop running almost constantly. Come in and watch the coffee-making process at our Riverwest café - from beans to brew - while sipping the …more

Beans & Barley

Beans & Barley is an institution on Milwaukee’s East Side. The 35-year old business is known both as a social hub and a seller of wholesome, homemade food. As a neighborhood “specialty” grocery store for the East Side and greater Milwaukee, they offer everything from fresh produce to “fresh” greeting cards. From its beginnings as a Hippie health food store, it has carried full lines of vitamins and supplements, as well as homeopathies, books, and body care. The “all-homemade” deli, with a large selection of hot and cold foods to …more

Brewery Credit Union

Founded by the Brewery Workers Union in 1934 Brewery Credit union has evolved into a community development financial cooperative serving anyone living or working in southeastern Wisconsin. Brewery Credit union offers a full range of financial services including small business loans, mortgage banking and a payday loan alternative. In addition the credit union offers the convenience of a full service branch with extended hours inside Outpost Natural Foods located in Bay view.

Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops

Schwartz Bookshops is now closed. We thank them for their many years of dedication to the Milwaukee community. Founded in 1927, books have always been more than merchandise at Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops. Its obvious how much Schwartz staff love books at this Milwaukee-based business and providing readers with the books they seek is a commitment they do not make lightly. With four retail locations, Schwartz Bookshops has become Milwaukee’s oldest and largest independent bookseller because they work hard to maintain a broad selection of titles and offer the kind …more

Laacke & Joys

In 1844, Wisconsin was still a territory. Milwaukee had one of the best harbors on the Great Lakes and the confluence of three navigable rivers. The emerging city of 1,700 people was growing and so was lake commerce. Greenleaf D. Norris, an early settler, opened a ship’s chandlery and sail loft at the corner of Water and Erie Streets. It was an era of ship building supported by dense forests of near by oak. Norris and his employee, Andrew M. Joys, supplied cordage, covers, oars, tackle blocks, fittings, oils, paints, …more

Lakefront Brewery, Inc.

If you’re from Milwaukee, chances are you know good beer and that Lakefront Brewery brews it! Located along the Milwaukee River near downtown Milwaukee, Lakefront Brewery began in 1987 with only sixty barrels of production sold exclusively to taverns within rolling distance of the brewery.

Outpost Natural Foods

If you’re a lover of naturally delicious foods and you’re in the greater Milwaukee area then Outpost is the place for you! Our conveniently located eco-friendly stores offer a unique and pleasing shopping experience bursting with fresh, natural and organic foods and hard to find items. You’ll find what you need at Outpost from fresh produce, meats, dairy, bakery and made-from-scratch deli items to a full line of grocery and personal care products, gifts, cards, garden and yard care, magazines and more! We’re a locally owned cooperative where diversity is …more

Pabst/Riverside Theaters & Turner Hall Ballroom

The Pabst Theater, built in 1895, was restored to its original splendor in 2001 and presents a wide variety of live concerts and entertainment events featuring local, national and international artists. The Pabst Theater believes Milwaukee and its surrounding communities deserve premiere entertainment experiences at an affordable price – right here in Milwaukee.  The Pabst Theater actively partners with locally owned businesses and organizations. The Pabst Theater is the 4th oldest continuous operating theater in the United States.  The theater has been designated as a City of Milwaukee Landmark, a …more