Bits and Pieces

News Bits

I thought I would dash off these ephemera from the notebook since I had a little spare time this afternoon. -- Horne

J. D. Watts had luncheon with campaign guru Mary Clare Fagin at GeorgeWatts & Son Tea Room Thursday afternoon. (He’s grandson.) Watts, who wants to be judge, plans to hold an event at the Wisconsin Club on October 20^th at 5 p.m. to kick off his campaign. He will announce the endorsements of a former governor, a number of state representatives and state senators, a whole bunch of supervisors and aldermen and other officials… Michael Murphy of Swingin’ Door fame has bought a tavern at South Third and W. Maple Streets and plans to offer luncheon and dinner there, right across the street from the Parts House Condominia after a little bit of work on the place. … The Edge is the most recently announced condo project in the city, and is scheduled to occupy the Grunau-owned lot on the Milwaukee River just north of the Holton Viaduct, mere steps away from Lakefront Brewery, which has released its annual Pumpkin Beer. The condo http://www.edgecondos.com is a joint venture of Grunau and Tandem developers. A contentious meeting was held with the neighborhood Wednesday evening, with some finding the project too large. It looks like Lunda Construction will not finish up work on the Holton Marsupial Bridge until late October, which could have the potential to mess up plans for a grand opening of the pedestrian span, which had been expected for better weather. … A new restaurant named Yanni’s is planned for the long-vacant river frontage of the Cawker Building on W.Wells Street. … Some press attention has been given to the return of historic paintings to the Pabst Mansion, where they had hung for years. Less known is that another Pabst collection painting that had long hung in the Milwaukee Athletic Club will be returned to its old home on the stair landing between the first and second floors in mid-month … They still haven’t opened Casablanca Restaurant on Brady Street yet. I’ve seen Middle East peace treaties expedited in less time than it has taken to open this place. …