Writer, photographer, multimedia producer and former Milwaukeean Jake Naughton closed Milwaukee’s beloved Wolski’s in a recent piece for Mashable.
The visually stunning piece titled, of course, "I Closed Wolski’s" is a quick review and profile of one of the city’s oldest taverns and what Naughton calls, a "prototypical American corner bar."
A photo from the Mashable piece.
Mashable boasts a monthly unique readership of 42 million. About this many claim to have closed the iconic Wolski’s. Read and enjoy the entire Mashable piece here. And, read Molly's 2010 piece about those who have not yet closed Wolski's.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
