Published: February 14, 2011
Tags: 331 W. Wisconsin Ave., Boston Store, Department of Neighborhood Services, Manthey, wall collapse, We Energies, Weiler
By Marie Rohde A downtown Milwaukee Boston Store was closed Monday after an interior wall collapsed, according to a spokesman for the store owner. “It apparently happened overnight,” said Brian Manthey, a spokesman for Wispark LLC, the parent company for store owner Bostco LLC. “It affected the second and third floors.” The store did not [...]
Published: December 15, 2010
Tags: accident, Department of Neighborhood Services, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, osha, Rafa Chmura, refrigerator, Weigand Investments, Weiler
By Marie Rohde A man who was crushed by a refrigerator Tuesday was goofing around with co-workers who pushed the appliance from a fourth-floor porch, according to the Milwaukee medical examiner’s report. The dead man was identified as Rafa Chmura, 33, of Franklin. According to the report, Chmura and 11 others were cleaning and rehabilitating [...]
Published: April 26, 2010
Tags: Clifford Gross, Sweet House, Weiler
By Sean Ryan The owner of the 1845 brick building that partially collapsed Saturday in Milwaukee is requesting permission to demolish the structure. The owner of the building, Clifford Gross, on Monday applied for a city permit to demolish the two-story brick building at 1216 S. 1st St., said Todd Weiler, spokesman for the Milwaukee [...]