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2439 Atwood Ave – starkweatherbrewing.com Starkweather Brewing Company opened in 2021 on Atwood Ave shortly after Next Door Brewing closed their doors at the same location. When a business closes in a location and the one replacing it has almost exactly the same concept it’s easy to wonder how they expect to do better. Starkweather’s…

3904 E Washington Ave One Monday I found myself waiting for new tires to be put on my car at the Discount Tire on E Washington by Stoughton Rd. Having heard good things, I decided to walk to Vaquero Mexican Grill for some lunch. The walk is dicey, which is no big surprise. Unlike most…

931 E Main St – oldsugardistillery.com Back in 2010 when Old Sugar opened their tasting room on Main St, the surrounding area was pretty barren. The stretch between E Washington and the Cap City trail was almost entirely industrial – little if any housing and barely any commercial activity. The only other thing nearby was…

601 N Sherman Ave – www.bearandbottlewi.com All of the non-local beers at Bear & Bottle come from California, and the bear on that flag is presumably the inspiration for the restaurant name. The restaurant and a few other commercial spaces were built in 2016 on top of a portion of the Lakewood Plaza Shopping Center…