A city committee moved to sell a Holton Street building to partners planning Shannon'A'gans, a 'healthier' breakfast-and-lunch cafe with event space and apartments.

A family‑run cafe on Main Street is pouring sand‑brewed Armenian coffee and baking pastries from recipes passed down through generations.

Taqueria El Toro’s owner has bought a 0.74‑acre lot at 2137 W. Greenfield Ave and filed preliminary plans for a South Side food‑truck park. The project is in early review and hours are not set.

Ivy Café, run by barista Hailee Wallner, is slated for a Ryan Street strip mall in Pewaukee and aims to open by Sept. 1 with coffee, smoothies and pastries.

Purple Door added an express walk-up window and more seating at its Walker's Point shop to speed service and ease long lines.

Milwaukee's last downtown Pita Pit has closed and the Railway Exchange storefront at 231 E. Wisconsin Ave. is now being marketed for lease. Brokers with Colliers are handling the listing.

Two new Bay View spots are staging launch parties this month: a three‑day tea‑house celebration and an all‑day coffee‑shop opening.

A Milwaukee Licenses Committee backed an application for a new Deer District sports bar, advancing the proposal toward a full Common Council vote as the plaza adds more game‑day venues.

A filing shows the Estabrook beer-garden team wants to open a seasonal Red Arrow Beer Garden at 920 N. Water St., possibly as soon as July, pending permits. The plan would keep the plaza active through winter months under a short-term agreement.

Dulce Diabla has filed for an occupancy permit to move into 1537 S. César E. Chávez Drive, the building now occupied by Don Julio’s, proposing a bar, dance club and sit‑down restaurant. The plan will need Licenses Committee and Common Council approval before it can open.

Char'd, a modern Korean spot in Milwaukee's Third Ward, closed after eight years and served its last guests on Saturday, ending a run that began in 2018.

After a six‑month rebuild, EsterEv is back in Bay View with a full à la carte menu and its chef's‑counter experience.

A popular Milwaukee food truck has bought a Hopkins Street storefront and is seeking city approval to open a pickup-focused counter-service spot.