After nearly six years, Rip Tide, the Weissgerber-owned casual crab shack and bar at 649 E. Erie St., has closed. A sign on the door says it’s "closed for the season" but a report last week said the restaurant is on the market and closed for good.
The site, adjoining Harbor Front Condominiums, is positioned at the meeting place of Milwaukee's three rivers, and is the gateway to the Milwaukee harbor. It is located at the entrance of Summerfest's southernmost parking lot.
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.
