Pandemic impacts Milwaukee food tours, now bouncing back
Milwaukee food tours bounce back amid COVID
On the streets of Milwaukee s lower east side, Milwaukee Food and City Tours is once again tasting delicacies and guiding guests through area history after the business had to do its own navigating around the pandemic.
MILWAUKEE - Pivot or perish! That was the mantra of a local business owner trying to cope with the fallout from the pandemic. It s not only a story of survival, but of growth. There’s a unique way a woman made it happen one step at a time.
On the streets of Milwaukee s lower east side, Milwaukee Food and City Tours is once again tasting delicacies and guiding guests through area history after the business had to do its own navigating.around the pandemic.
Newberry column: Program helps veterans find footing as business owners
A 2019 survey found that nearly half of post-9/11 veterans experience some level of challenges readjusting to civilian life.
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The adjustment can come as a shock to a lot of military personnel. One day you’re doing your job as a member of our country’s armed forces, the next you’re signing discharge papers and re-entering everyday civilian life.
I lived it myself. Joined the Army shortly after graduating from high school, completed eight years of service, including two tours of duty in Iraq, earning a Purple Heart along the way.
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We all kind of want to help each other out : Wisconsin women taking the entrepreneurial leap amid the pandemic
Shannon Sims has the story.
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MILWAUKEE - Opening a business during a pandemic may sound risky, but for one Milwaukee woman, the leap of faith is paying off.
Amanda Mattefs had no plans on starting another business, but the pandemic created a door of opportunity. As the pandemic hit, everyone was looking for another outlet for like a to-go option. Like a fun elevated snack, and you know, said start-up owner Amanda Mattefs.
Her love of cheese and cured meats got her to thinking and Chaucuter - Me was born.
Darryl Johnson briefed GMC members on the plan during the organization’s Monday meeting.
“We are so excited that the progression of the trail has grown into what we are doing today,” said Johnson.
“We have seen, in the past year more than ever before, the importance of green spaces, including trails and parks,” said Taylor.
It’s a project they have been working on for almost a decade. In 2013, the partners, standing at what was then an abandoned rail line, announced the first major funding commitment, a $350,000 grant, to support the construction of a completely off-street northern leg from E. Keefe Ave. to W. Capitol Dr. It opened in 2015.