New owner coming in, with a plan in his head if not in his hand, to upgrade sports bar setting into something more like what BelAir Cantina has in mind.
Some East Tosa advocates have been saying for more than a year that the day was coming when business people would be climbing over one another to get into reviving North Avenue before commercial real estate prices skyrocket. No one much listened until the popular Mojofuco Restaurants group announced it was buying the former Aqua Terra tropical fish store property at 68th and North to rehabilitate it as a trendy Cali-Mex restaurant called BelAir Cantina. Now, Shepherd's Sports Bar, at 6715 W. North Ave., is being sold to another east side Milwaukee restaurant owner who is quickly buying in to the property with a business plan that's down the road and, so far, all in his head. Martin Beadoin, owner of the Red Dot, 2498 N. Bartlett Ave. on …
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Shepherd's Sports Bar
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New restaurant and tavern to take over in December
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With only a couple of small concerns and a good deal of admiration, Design Review Board unanimously approves plan for Mexican restaurant at 68th and North.
The design plan for the BelAir Cantina won unanimous approval Thursday night for its design plan, with no more than a couple of nitpicks – and a lot of praise from an area expert. "It's a beautiful building," said Ed Haydin, Commerical Design Review Board member, architect and a leader of the East Tosa Alliance. "It's going to establish some style on North Avenue." Haydin especially liked what's being done with the outdoor seating spaces, he said. "It's going to be a place to see and be seen," he said. "That's become a common theme in urban planning, to not only see from the inside out but to be seen from the outside in." Interestingly, the only concerns shown by board members were associated with that space. "One of the things that came …
Jon Anne
5:37 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
Maybe I'll see you at Walter's some time - I practically have my own stool. ;-) And that's what makes Walter's great: they make everyone feel welcome. Plus they have an awesome staff and their bar food is classic and always tasty. LOVE their BLTs. more ›