After reporting that The Daily Bird, the community-focused coffee shop at 818 E. Center St. in Riverwest, would be closing its doors indefinitely beginning on Nov. 4, we have good news to share.
Thanks to community support, the coffee shop will be back up and running tomorrow, Nov. 7.
While we don't know the reasoning behind the closure, we know that it's great news for the neighborhood and the shop's employees.
So stop in, grab your daily buzz – if you are so inclined – purchase a Daily Bird bumper sticker. All proceeds will go to mitigate the loss of employee wages from the past few days.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
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