this past week, restaurants and bars were hopeful of the economic impact hosting a big event could bring to the city.
“We really tried to make everyone feel welcome, but unfortunately, it’s just very difficult to get here,” Brashier said. “It’s a bummer when you see all these people walking up and down the street.” “It feels like all the locals have escaped,” said one coffee shop manager who asked not to be named for this story. The manager staffed up for the convention but found the extra shifts were not needed.The Milwaukee Public Market
“We’ve had Capitol Police, we’ve had D.C., we’ve had Homeland Security, we’ve had a ton of people from Virginia,” Wachniak said. “ started bringing their patches in and stuff and all the servers are collecting them.”