EatWisconsin post on Waukesha Farmers’ Market [...] edited by: Chris Liebenthal,
Wisconsin Editor
EatWisconsin post on Waukesha Farmers’ Market [...] 
Check out a review of Taylor’s over at EatWisconsin.com [...] I checked out Ray’s On South this past weekend. They had a limited menu and their “real” menu launched yesterday. I had a burger and fries and I thought it was pretty good. They cook the burger to your desired temperature, which was nice. Mine came out a nice [...]
The Black Trumpet and Clarke Hotel have a website now:
The Business Improvement District has also completely redone their website. The old one was really bad, this one looks like it will be really good. Check it out at:
From my perspective as a resident the Weekend in Waukesha looked to be a resounding success. Everyone I talked to was having a blast and the most overheard comment was “I cannot believe how many people are here.” Followed by “Can you believe this is [...]
I take back eveything I said about the “footprint” downtown being too large, its not. I am very impressed with this event so far. I have never seen so many people in the stores downtown. Its very cool to see people everywhere having a great time. I cannot wait [...]
The first full day of festivities is today. To be honest I have never heard of any of these bands except Los Lobos. I think the two headliners are Country. I don’t care for country so I only know the superstar artists that you hear on the radio. Los [...]
Tonight’s festivities kick off the Weekend In Waukesha with Blues Traveler. They suck big time but will draw a large crowd anyways because people love bland inoffensive music, especially if there is a harmonica.
According to someone who saw them in Sturgis last summer, Foghat will likely entertain the crowd [...]
Besides the officially sanctioned events for the Weekend In Waukesha the City has a lot to offer. I came up with 30 things for visitors to Waukesha to do this weekend.
1. Try the pastrami (or the Rueben) at Rochester Deli (143 W Broadway, Downtown)
2. Savor some Wisconsin [...]
Two of my readers e-mailed me to tell me that Ray’s On South is now open for business. Ray’s website says that their menu has something for everyone including steak, pub burgers, and pints of beer. Their website doesn’t have hours of operation yet but [...]
Soundoff callers are pissed about baseball in Frame park. Some are claiming that the City ignored the wishes of the people. Not really. It seemed to me that more people came to the meeting to speak in favor of the proposal than against. Maybe opponents should realize that [...]
hile the Council debated the Frame Park proposal tonight, the Journal posted notice that the train horns may end as soon as the end of the week.
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After a marathon session, the Council approved the Northwoods League proposal for Frame Park. I had to skip the meeting [...]
It is the day of the vote on Frame Park Baseball and I am not sure how the vote will go. I thought the tide was turning against the proposal about a week ago but editorials, letters to the editor, and and soundoffs over the past few days revealed [...]
The Farmers Market was packed this Saturday. It was great to see so many people out there. This is the time of year when the market hits its stride. Tomatoes, beans, leeks, 4-5 different types of zucchini, beets, Swiss chard, herbs, cucumbers, and all kinds of other goodies are [...]
We could have worse things happening in Frame Park than Baseball. Nonetheless around 100-150 people came out to the Waukesha Taxpayers League stroll to preserve Frame Park. I am beginning to have doubts as to whether this will pass.  The soundoff is a mixed bag of [...]
So here is the last version of the Frame Park baseball improvements that were presented to the Ad Hoc Committee. I am not sure if they have changed since this version so if you want to see the most recent revision you should go to City [...]
The Waukesha Taxpayer Leauge (WTL) came out today in opposing the proposal. for Northwoods League Baseball in Frame Park. Even though this will likely save taxpayer money (the $200,000 for new lights is still needed even if this proposal is voted down), they oppose it for many [...]
I have been telling everyone that they should be getting on the Feds for the train whistles, not the City. Don’t believe me? Read the latest update from the Freeman.
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Curt Otto finds a place for all Harley riders who had their room reservations at the Clarke Hotel [...]
This Paris Hilton response to McCain using her in an attack ad against Obama is pretty good
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I would agree we have an overabundance of apartments and rental property in Waukesha. While I don’t hate apartments, I think the City should do what it can to encourage owner-occupied housing. [...]
Tonight I witnessed something terrible. I was so distraught I didn’t even know if I should write about it. You see there were hundreds (maybe even a thousand) people enjoying Frame Park. Despite the Freeman’s attempt to keep people away by telling everyone it was at Cutler Park, [...]
Thanks to a reader (thanks John!) who was attending the Red Hot Art BBQ I was informed there was a sign up at the old Quiznos alerting people to a new restaurant:
Indeed the rumors are true, Downtown Waukesha is getting a sushi restaurant, [...]
Steve Bukoski has a post encouraging people to speak up if you have concerns about the Minooka Dog Park. My complaint is the same as most people’s, that the seasonal pond is a pain in the ass. I think they should redo the fencing to block off the [...]
I received the most recent Sprizzo Newsletter this morning. They confirmed their move 363 West Main street, which is the one next to that old grocery store and directly across the street from Donny Boy and Chubby’s Bar. They also dispelled the rumor that they were considering a [...]
Many opponents of allowing the Northwoods League to operate in Frame park use parking as one of their primary reasons for opposing this. So I was wondering how much on street parking is in the area. I can type until my fingers are numb about how I don’t think [...]
Darryl Enriquez was interviewing people about what they thought of the baseball in Frame Park proposal last Thursday. I think I counted five people and only one seemed concerned about the proposal (but didn’t seem completely against it). I saw him at the Steaming Cup that morning and [...]
Pete Kennedy had a great column on baseball at Frame Park on Saturday. Its nice to see something on the Freeman Opinion page supporting the park because most of the soundoffs are from people opposed to it. Of course nobody knows if these are all different people calling/emailing [...]
It has now reached the point where the whining and complaining about the trains is almost more annoying than the trains themselves. I know it sucks, but the City explained what happened and they laid out a schedule to fix it.  Writing letters and soundoff postings to the Freeman [...]
Note: The opinions expressed in this post are mine and mine only. They do not reflect the opinions of the Special Ad Hoc Committee to Study Amateur Baseball in Frame Park. I wanted to wait to comment on this until the Committee was done with their tasks. The Committee [...]
Note: The opinions expressed in this post are mine and mine only. They do not reflect the opinions of the Special Ad Hoc Committee to Study Amateur Baseball in Frame Park. I wanted to wait to comment on this until the Committee was done with their tasks. The Committee [...]
After watching some of the bike race I decided to take a walk around and check on the progress of some of the new restaurants downtown. I peeked into the window at Taylor’s People’s park and it looks like its going to be really cool in there. There is [...]
Bus ridership is up in Waukesha. I was at a stoplight next to a bus and when I looked in I was surprised to see at least 10 people on the bus…and this was at 8pm at night.
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The Soundoff is filled with train whistle complainers and people [...]
The non-paying, loser, heart attack faking a-hole is back at it (he was also busted in Wauwatosa about a month ago for pulling the same stunt). I am surprised he hasn’t pissed off the wrong restaurant owner and had the crap kicked out of him yet.  If I [...]
Tonight the Ad Hoc Committee to study baseball in Frame Park recommended that the City move forward with the proposal by Chad Bauer and the Northwoods League. Since the committee’s work is completed I can now share my opinion on the matter (plus its on the record now). [...]
It wouldn’t be carnival season without some carnie on carnie crime.   Reports that the weapon in question was broken piece of a Def Leppard mirror have not been confirmed.
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Every time I walk by this house with my dog I think about how much it would suck to [...]
The blowhards that are organizing the Bring Back Brett rallies better step up their game. ESPN reports that they only had 30 people at the rally at State Fair Park last night. I have a hunch that the next one at Lambeau will be smaller than last Sunday’s [...]
Jay Walt seems to be upset at the magnitude of the new Menard’s building going up near HWY 18 and I-94. I disagree.
Where I do agree with him is the fact that that HWY 18 and Kossow Road is a terrible intersection and the DOT should have closed [...]
This Favre mess isn’t going away anytime soon.
My take is that it is time for the Packers to move on and plan for the future. I liked Favre as much as anyone but this latest action by Favre is selfish and has put the Packers in [...]
A commenter said they thought Super Amigo Foods on Racine Avenue closed up shop. No shock there. When it first opened it was great. There was cheap, fresh produce, tons of Mexican specialties, and an awesome in-store prepared food area where you could have excellent, affordable Mexican food. Then [...]
Yesterday I received an e-mail from a reader of this blog informing be that the Great Northern BBQ restaurant has closed. That is some really crappy news. I think they had the best BBQ in the area. Better than Speed Queen or Famous Dave’s. Better [...]
Yesterday a commenter posted that there is possibly a sushi restaurant going into the old Quizno’s space downtown at 322 W. Broadway Avenue. If it comes to fruition this is more great news for downtown.
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Also revealed yesterday and reported in today’s Freeman was the [...]
There are several high-profile projects underway in Downtown Waukesha, many of whom are scrambling for the opportunity to be open during the Harley 105th celebration. While walking around this weekend I figured I would look at each project and make a prediction on what ones will be finished first. [...]
The Freeman reports that one of the two surprise headliners for the Weekend in Waukesha is likely to be country act Montgomery Gentry. Though if you read the Spring City Chronicle, you would have known this on Saturday. The BoDeans also had a “Cutler Park” date [...]
The Waukesha Farmer’s Market was in full swing this weekend. I drove by around 8:45 AM and it looked packed. There were still a lot of people there when I came back at 10:30. Oskri Organics were back selling their awesome bars. My favorite are the sesame bars [...]
The Billy Johnson Trio performs tonight at the Jazz in Cutler Park Concert Series. Looks like much better weather than last week.
According to the O2M Productions website (a company that promotes a lot of local acts, including many of the bands you will see at Cutler Park this [...]
Because of the flooding and the rising water on the Fox River, the police and other City officials pleaded with the public to stay away from Downtown Waukesha yesterday. Seems like that’s the best PR the downtown has gotten in a long time. I will admit [...]
The WaukeshaNOW has been featuring weekly profiles on Waukesha businesses. I think the NOW sites are kind of cluttered and the archiving of old articles is quite cumbersome. So I have decided to link to some of the recent articles for your convenience:
Jimmy’s Grotto, 314 E. Main Street [...]
The Harley event is being called “The Weekend in Waukesha” but it seems like this upcoming weekend has enough events to lay claim to that title as well. On the docket for this weekend:
A Taste of Summer will take place from June 4th (today) through [...]
Jazz in Cutler Park starts tonight. D’Arez brings his own twist on Flamenco style music. Let’s hope the weather cooperates. The organizers have set up a website but it doesn’t seem to function very well.
I still don’t know why the City is so adamant about not allowing carry-in [...]
Welcome to the new FivePoints website. The tagline is “Discover your City” because I think that a lot of people here (and in many other Cities as well) never embrace the things they have in their own backyard. We all know someone who avoids downtown Waukesha like the plague [...]
Back on February 22 of this year I said I was going to change the format of Five Points. As you can tell, I really didn’t change anything except the frequency of my postings which is down to about 1-2 posts a week. I was still kind of [...]
The Freeman recaps all of the exciting new restaurants opening downtown. BID President Vicky Hekkers’ was right on in her assessment as to why all of these places are opening. With high gas prices people want to stay closer to home. We have 65,000 people living here (not [...]
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I dont need to see any more
To know that
I can read your mind, I can read your [...]
Let me start this post by saying that I am an unabashed sidewalk supporter. I have never once lived somewhere where there wasn’t a sidewalk in front of my place of residence. I would feel completely lost if I had a house without a sidewalk. When we purchased our [...]
The City didn’t get the grant funding they requested for the new fire station on the west side. Since the construction is started I am sure there are contracts so they need to finish the building. However that does not mean they have to hire all 9 firefighters [...]
You will notice a new tab or “page” as wordpress calls it for the Downtown Waukesha Dining Guide. What I am hoping to do is list all of the restaurants and nice nightlife places downtown, provide a blurb on what they serve, hopefully link to their website and have [...]
Taylor’s is indeed opening this summer! Like many others, I thought this project was dead. I really think this will be a great addition to downtown. Taylor’s in Milwaukee is a classy upscale place and I would imagine this will be too. Darryl E. has more info here. [...]
The Mother of All Art Crawls is this Saturday in Downtown Waukesha. There will be lots of events, musical entertainment, and food and drink specials throughout downtown. Check out the West End Artists’ page for more information. You can also check out the progress at two of downtown’s [...]
At the “Blog n Grog” at Neighbor’s Social Club Chris Lufter from the Waukesha Taxpayers League posed an interesting question: “If you could change one thing about Waukesha what would it be.” I was at a loss for words. What seems like it should have been an easy [...]
People with vision continue to transform the face of downtown Waukesha. It takes visionary to look at a vacant, dilapidated, or underutilized building and say “hey, that can be transformed from an eyesore to an asset.” Thankfully we have a lot of visionaries downtown.
In recent years visionaries have transformed [...]
The far west end of downtown is about to have its fate sealed and not in a good way. It appears the scourge of downtown, Ron Becker’s Wisconsin House, will not need to install sprinklers and thus can afford to rebuild and reopen. Apparently less than 50 percent [...]
Tonight Larry Nelson gave his state of the city address. It seems like just yesterday he was being sworn in but he is now halfway through his mayoral term. I was going to attend the meeting but Waukesha Now! posted the advance copy so I DVR’s the Council Meeting on Channel [...]
So according to one sound off caller in order to be “doing her job” the City Administrator needs to be at her desk at City Hall, not out in the Community. The caller was pissed off because she was pictured on a tour of the Black Trumpet [...]
According to today’s Freeman Ty Taylor, president of Waukesha State Bank, is leasing the building he owns at 331 Riverfront Plaza to Jeff Oberholtzer who wants to open Riverfront Cafe & Lounge, a new cafe and Tapas restaurant. This sounds like it is going to be an excellent [...]
Sidewalks are one of the things that I like about Waukesha. Many suburban communities don’t have sidewalks nor do thay want them. They equate them with Cities and density, the things they wanted to get away from when they moved to the suburbs. I once worked in a community [...]
A few months back I stated I wanted to change the format of this blog and one of the things I wanted to do was some business profiles, especially in and around downtown Waukesha. If anyone has a business or knows of any business that would like to participate, [...]
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