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Historic Walker’s Point Coloring Book

This guide to Historic Walker’s Point was created by children for children. In 1975 several children in the Cardinal Stritch College Junior Art Program supervised by Nancy Vanderboom created the drawings for this book. The drawings are of buildings located in Walker’s Point, a neighborhood where workers from the Eastern United States, Europe, and Mexico settled. Today the area is home to the largest concentration of Spanish speakers in Wisconsin. The first image was drawn by three children, and it depicts buildings at 900 S. 4th St. Other images include churches, businesses, and the famous Allen Bradley Clock.

The collection of Historic Milwaukee, Inc. (UWM Mss 133) contains the records of its predecessor organization Historic Walker’s Point. We will be showing this coloring book along with other items from this collection during September Pop-Up Days (25-27). We will be honoring Hispanic Heritage Month so be sure to stop into the Archives on the second floor and the American Geographical Society Library on the third floor during these dates. These items and more will also be available during Doors Open Milwaukee on September 28.

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Friday Fish Fry

It’s another Friday Fish Fry, celebrating Wisconsin’s slightly-quirky Friday night tradition of frying up nearly any species of fish or other seafood, and serving it with healthy portions of coleslaw, potatoes, rye bread, and plenty of beer -- preferably locally brewed. One of Milwaukee’s historic industrial breweries was the A. Gettelman Brewing Company, founded in 1856 and absorbed by Miller Brewing Company in 1961. So, today we present The Sportsman's Way, How to Prepare Fish and Sea Food, written by “Culinary Expert” Ruth Elizabeth Mills, published in 1946 by Frederic H. Girnau Creations of Minneapolis,and presented “Compliments of A. Gettelman Brewing Company.” While the title may appear to appeal to the sportsman, make no mistake, it’s the women of the sportsman's household who will be doing all the cooking, as Gettelman makes clear:

The American housewife is one of the finest purchasing agents in the world. To her we dedicate this book. For food, clothing, comfort and happiness, we all depend on her, To do her job well the housewife has to be a good judge of true values. . . . That is why housewives depend on GETTELMAN Milwaukee Beer.

How endearing.

So, where are we going tonight? Well, Milwaukee is a city with many cultures and vibrant ethic neighborhoods, including the long-standing and fastest-growing Latino community centered mainly in Milwaukee’s near south side, home to innumerable restaurants boasting the best Hispanic cuisine of the western hemisphere. So many to choose from!! What to do?!

Well, at the heart of the community is Centro de Communidad Unida, the United Community Center (UCC), located on Walker Square in the very center of Milwaukee's historic Walker’s Point district. An integral part of the UCC is Café el Sol, featuring savory Mexican and Puerto Rican fare (Max just loves the pasteles, which remind him so much of his family’s Puerto Rican food ways).

The only daily seafood on the menu is shrimp, which is prepared as Camarones en Salsa a su Gusto. But, being Wisconsinites, they also serve one of the finest Friday-night, all-you-can-eat, Fish dinners in the South Side, voted in 2003 by readers of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as one of the "Best Ethnic Adaptations" of this state-wide fish fry tradition. You can have your Latin-style fried or broiled Haddock with all kinds of sides, including fries, coleslaw, Puerto Rican rice, plantain chips, beans, salad, and complimentary live Latin music! Check out this 2015 Fox 6 Studio A profile, and see if you can resist.

¡BUEN PROVECHO!

We’ll take our Latin-infused Fish Fry at the UCC’s Café el Sol with plantain chips, Puerto Rican rice, and a Margarita! Oh, and we’ll have an order of Pastel con Arroz Puertorriqueño to go. Gracias!!

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Loring S35 Kestrel Coffee Roaster - Anodyne Coffee (more photos)

Was able to see the this 35kg Loring coffee roaster close up and in action today at Anodyne’s Walker’s Point roaster. This unique roasting method is a hybrid of drum roasting and fluid air bed roasting that reduced greenhouse gas and saves up to 80% in energy consumption. At the same time, the roast it produces using their flavor lock system are brighter and cleaner than traditional drum roasters.

Anodyne’s vision is to eventually expand and have three 35kg Loring roasters. Rather in investing in larger capacity roasters, their desire is to keep the batch size smaller for better quality control.

Having consumed consumed over 24 bags of beans and countless at coffeehouse espresso shots and brew bar drinks, I can honestly say that Anodyne Coffee had a great choice with the Loring roaster. Some of the most amazing single origins and blends I have had in the Midwest have been roasted by Anodyne on this roaster.

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Anodyne Coffee Roaster - Walker’s Point (more photos)

Although I posted on Anodyne Walker’s Point grand opening 2 years ago, I haven’t posted much on them since. However, I consider them to be among the few truly 3rd-Wave coffee roaster and coffeehouse in Milwaukee.

They are roasting primary on a Loring S25 Kestrel coffee roaster, which is not only extremely energy efficient, but also producing an amazing roast. Their roasting philosophy and passion is to produce lighter roasts that let the nuanced flavor of the bean shine through, thus a selection focused on brighter, citrus, flower, and berry forward roasts. Never the less, Anodyne also offers a number of single origins and blends in the Full City to Full City + range for those who like their coffee on the darker and sweeter side.

Anodyne pull their shots on Synesso espresso machines that are offer temperature and pressure profiling. They also offer a brew bar (non-espresso brewed coffee) at all three of their locations, including AreoPress, Chemex, and the Hario V60. They also offer on-going classes for their baristas, wholesale customers, and the general public on home brewing. The education and training is paying off, as number of their baristas have placed well in local and regional competitions.

Recently they have also added bottled cold brew to their selection.

At there main location in Walker’s Point neighborhood, Anodyne also offer a large stage area and a wide range of concerts and other cultural events.

Certified Fair Trade, Organic, and Rainforest Alliance provider, as well as close to receiving energy star certification because of their use of the Loring Coffee Roaster and other energy efficient practices

For all of these reasons, Anodyne Coffee Roasters is our top choice among the Milwaukee roasters, as well as in our top five roasters in the Midwest.