(First published in the February 6, 2020 issue of City Pages) California chef and staff help launch new Lemongrass restaurant in Wausau Tu Uong and Tuan Uong take a second to pose during Lemongrass Asian Fusion’s friends and family night ahead of their Feb. 5 opening. Tuan Uong and Kelly Duong didn’t initially have much […]
A lot of really big things happened on the shopping, service and restaurant scene this year. If we were to describe a general trend of Wausau-area business changes that occurred in 2019, it would be that shops and services are taking a different approach to how they provide their products to customers. Only a few
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(Published in the September 5, 2019 issue of City Pages) The Gaming Emporium opened Sept. 3, replacing Johnny Cee Cards and adding another locally owned shop to the mall David Miller opened The Gaming Emporium in the Wausau Center mall. David Miller is no stranger to the collectible market. He owned a card shop (mostly
(First published in the August 15, 2019 issue of City Pages) A quartet of friends open a new café in Rothschild. Clean Slate Coffee House partners, from left, Kyle Mosko, Jen Fox, Karen Mosko and Damien Donathan. The idea of going into a partnership with friends to start a coffee house had been pretty appealing
(First published in the July 3, 2019 issue of City Pages) Mary Gallagher completely remodeled the former Navieve Fromagerie, but the core business remains unchanged. Mary Gallagher in her newly remodeled The Milk Merchant—formerly Navieve Fromagerie. When Mary Tokarz Gallagher went before the Wausau Public Health and Safety Committee in May for a liquor license,
(First published in the May 9, 2019 issue of City Pages) It was a night club, then Koo Coo’s Nest comedy club, and now a night club again Kevin Heckert opened Night School bar in Schofield last weekend, adding a long-missing element to the local night club scene. Eight months ago, Kevin Heckert posted on
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(First published in the May 2, 2019 issue of City Pages) Mulligal golf attire wants to inspire more women to play more often Buzz Mulligal Chrissy Kaupie at the current pop-up location, in the Rothschild Shopko plaza, of her business Mulligal. For some people, starting a business is a way to put food on the
(First published in the April 18, 2019 issue of City Pages) Papagalos Taste of Chicago faced some challenges with its opening—like running out of food because of high demand! Papagalos owner Dennis Manthe preparing a gyro from the spit There were some glitches back in early March when Dennis Manthe first opened Papagalos Taste of
(First published in the March 28, 2019 issue of City Pages) Notions Unique Gifts offers unusual items, maybe with a cup of tea on the side Pam Stuhr, owner of Notions Unique Gifts on Grand Avenue Pam Stuhr sees her new shop on Grand Avenue, near the Kent Street intersection, in Wausau as the new
Handmade Wisconsin-based goods are such hot stuff, The Local is opening a second location unknown Brit Remer and Alison Magnuson, co-owners of The Local. Magnuson says the long-term plan always was to have more than one shop. Before Alison Magnuson opened her store The Local in downtown Wausau back in July of 2017, she was
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(First published in the March 7, 2019 issue of City Pages) Two local couples are bringing new life to a longtime establishment in the country Brian and Annie Williams (left) and Jose Ortiz and Maria Lara de Ortiz are the new owners of Kambary’s Homestead, east of Wausau on Hwy. 52. She might have been
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(First published in the February 7, 2019 issue of City Pages) This year marks the 100thanniversary of Janke Book Store Jim Janke and Jane Janke Johnson at their downtown shop Siblings Jim Janke and Jane Janke Johnson are excited about 2019. It’s the 100th anniversary of their business, Janke Book Store, which has been in
