\'You Feel the Love Here\': Couple Turns Rundown Milwaukee Property Into Paint-And-Sip Cafe

'You Feel the Love Here': Couple Turns Rundown Milwaukee Property Into Paint-And-Sip Cafe

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'You Feel the Love Here': Couple Turns Rundown Milwaukee Property Into Paint-And-Sip Cafe

'You Feel the Love Here': Couple Turns Rundown Milwaukee Property Into Paint-And-Sip Cafe

For years, people drove by a foreclosed property on Milwaukee's south side.

That is, until Jesus Nanez laid eyes on it.

To the artist -- it was a blank canvas.

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'You Feel the Love Here': Couple Turns Rundown Milwaukee Property Into Paint-And-Sip Cafe

FOR YEARS PEOPLE DROVE BY THISFOR YEARS PEOPLE DROVE BY THISFORCLOSED PROPERTY ONFOR YEARS PEOPLE DROVE BY THISFORCLOSED PROPERTY ONMILWAUKEE'SFORCLOSED PROPERTY ONMILWAUKEE'SMILWAUKEE'SMILWAUKEE'SSOUTH SIDE.SOUTH SIDE.SOUTH SIDE.'IT WAS MY IDEA, BUT IT WASSOUTH SIDE.'IT WAS MY IDEA, BUT IT WASVALIDATED BY HER.''IT WAS MY IDEA, BUT IT WASVALIDATED BY HER.'VALIDATED BY HER.'VALIDATED BY HER.'UNTIL JESUS NANEZ LAID EYES ONVALIDATED BY HER.'UNTIL JESUS NANEZ LAID EYES ONIT.UNTIL JESUS NANEZ LAID EYES ONIT.IT.TO THIS ARTIST -- IT WAS A BLANKTO THIS ARTIST -- IT WAS A BLANKCANVAS.CANVAS."I REMEMBER WE WERE WALKING OUT"I REMEMBER WE WERE WALKING OUTBACK AND I WAS LIKE WHY DON'T WEBACK AND I WAS LIKE WHY DON'T WEBACK AND I WAS LIKE WHY DON'T WEDO THE "PAINT AND SIP THING."DO THE "PAINT AND SIP THING."HIS WIFE THAIME USED HERHIS WIFE THAIME USED HERACCOUNTING BACKGROUND TO CRUNCHHIS WIFE THAIME USED HERACCOUNTING BACKGROUND TO CRUNCHSOMEHIS WIFE THAIME USED HERACCOUNTING BACKGROUND TO CRUNCHSOMENUMBERS.ACCOUNTING BACKGROUND TO CRUNCHSOMENUMBERS.SOMENUMBERS.NUMBERS."HE HAS A LOT OF IDEAS AND IM"HE HAS A LOT OF IDEAS AND IMALWAYS LIKE THAT'S CRAZY!

THEALWAYS LIKE THAT'S CRAZY!

THEALWAYS LIKE THAT'S CRAZY!

THECOMBINATION OF THEIR TALENTSCOMBINATION OF THEIR TALENTSCOMBINATION OF THEIR TALENTSLAUNCHED A RUSTIC REVIVAL OF ALAUNCHED A RUSTIC REVIVAL OF ALAUNCHED A RUSTIC REVIVAL OF AONCE DILAPIDATED PROPERTY'ONCE DILAPIDATED PROPERTY'ONCE DILAPIDATED PROPERTY''WE REALIZED THERES NOTHINGONCE DILAPIDATED PROPERTY''WE REALIZED THERES NOTHINGLIKE THIS AROUND THIS'WE REALIZED THERES NOTHINGLIKE THIS AROUND THIS'WE REALIZED THERES NOTHINGLIKE THIS AROUND THISNEIGHBORHOOD.'LIKE THIS AROUND THISNEIGHBORHOOD.'NEIGHBORHOOD.'THAIME WAS BORN IN VENEZUELAWHILE JESUS WAS BORN IN MEXICO.BOTH EVENTUALLY CALLED MILWAUKEEBOTH EVENTUALLY CALLED MILWAUKEEHOME.HOME.THEY'VE BEEN HAPPILY MARRIED FORTHEY'VE BEEN HAPPILY MARRIED FOR8 YEARS.THEY'VE BEEN HAPPILY MARRIED FOR8 YEARS.IN 2015 THEY TOOK ON A PROJECT8 YEARS.IN 2015 THEY TOOK ON A PROJECTIN 2015 THEY TOOK ON A PROJECTIN 2015 THEY TOOK ON A PROJECTNOT MANY WOULD DARE TO... TURN ANOT MANY WOULD DARE TO... TURN ANOT MANY WOULD DARE TO... TURN AFARMHOUSE INTO AN ART HOUSEFARMHOUSE INTO AN ART HOUSEFARMHOUSE INTO AN ART HOUSE"WE WERE PUSHING AGAINST THEFARMHOUSE INTO AN ART HOUSE"WE WERE PUSHING AGAINST THEWIND THE WHOLE TIME.'"WE WERE PUSHING AGAINST THEWIND THE WHOLE TIME.'"WE WERE PUSHING AGAINST THEWIND THE WHOLE TIME.'THE PROPERY DATES BACK TO 1890WIND THE WHOLE TIME.'THE PROPERY DATES BACK TO 1890WIND THE WHOLE TIME.'THE PROPERY DATES BACK TO 1890-- WHICH CAME WITH ITS OWN SETTHE PROPERY DATES BACK TO 1890-- WHICH CAME WITH ITS OWN SETTHE PROPERY DATES BACK TO 1890-- WHICH CAME WITH ITS OWN SETOF CHALLENGES.-- WHICH CAME WITH ITS OWN SETOF CHALLENGES.OF CHALLENGES.'IT NEEDED A NEW ROOF PLUMBING'IT NEEDED A NEW ROOF PLUMBINGELECTRIC.ELECTRIC.ELECTRIC.THE COUPLE NEEDED TO RENOVATETHE COUPLE NEEDED TO RENOVATETHE COUPLE NEEDED TO RENOVATETHE BARN, THE GARAGE, AND THETHE COUPLE NEEDED TO RENOVATETHE BARN, THE GARAGE, AND THEHOUSE --THE BARN, THE GARAGE, AND THEHOUSE --HOUSE --WHICH THEY WANTED TO LIVE IN.WHICH THEY WANTED TO LIVE IN.FINDING FUNDING WAS A STRUGGLEFINDING FUNDING WAS A STRUGGLE-- BUT ONCE THAT CAME THROUGH ---- BUT ONCE THAT CAME THROUGH --THEY GOT TO WORK.THEY GOT TO WORK.CRAFTING THEIR VISION FROM THECRAFTING THEIR VISION FROM THEGROUND UP.CRAFTING THEIR VISION FROM THEGROUND UP."WE WORKED SO HARD INVESTINGGROUND UP."WE WORKED SO HARD INVESTING"WE WORKED SO HARD INVESTING"WE WORKED SO HARD INVESTINGTIME AND ENERGY."TIME AND ENERGY."TIME AND ENERGY."BY DECEMBER OF 2016.TIME AND ENERGY."BY DECEMBER OF 2016.THEIR BARN DOORS WERE OPEN FORBY DECEMBER OF 2016.THEIR BARN DOORS WERE OPEN FORBY DECEMBER OF 2016.THEIR BARN DOORS WERE OPEN FORBUSINESS.THEIR BARN DOORS WERE OPEN FORBUSINESS.BUSINESS.BUSINESS.'THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST'THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST'THIS IS ONE OF THE MOSTRELAXING THINGS WE COULD HAVE'THIS IS ONE OF THE MOSTRELAXING THINGS WE COULD HAVEDONE TOGETHER.'RELAXING THINGS WE COULD HAVEDONE TOGETHER.'RELAXING THINGS WE COULD HAVEDONE TOGETHER.'CUSTOMERS AREN'T THE ONLY ONESDONE TOGETHER.'CUSTOMERS AREN'T THE ONLY ONESCUSTOMERS AREN'T THE ONLY ONESCUSTOMERS AREN'T THE ONLY ONESWHO APPRECIATE THEIR LABOR.WHO APPRECIATE THEIR LABOR.WHO APPRECIATE THEIR LABOR.'ITS BEEN A HUGE IMPACT TO THEWHO APPRECIATE THEIR LABOR.'ITS BEEN A HUGE IMPACT TO THENEIGHBORHOOD.'ITS BEEN A HUGE IMPACT TO THENEIGHBORHOOD.NEIGHBORHOOD.CREATIVITY FLOWS FROM TABLE TOCREATIVITY FLOWS FROM TABLE TOTABLE.TABLE.TABLE.FOR THE ADULTS LOOKING TO UNWINDFOR THE ADULTS LOOKING TO UNWINDFOR THE ADULTS LOOKING TO UNWIND- -- -- -A SUPPLY OF SPIRITS CAN BRINGA SUPPLY OF SPIRITS CAN BRINGA SUPPLY OF SPIRITS CAN BRINGOUT INSPIRATION.OUT INSPIRATION.OUT INSPIRATION."THIS PLACE IS PEOPLE WHO WANT"THIS PLACE IS PEOPLE WHO WANT"THIS PLACE IS PEOPLE WHO WANTTO PLAY WITH ART AND ARE OPEN TO"THIS PLACE IS PEOPLE WHO WANTTO PLAY WITH ART AND ARE OPEN TOMAKING MISTAKES AND CORRECTINGTO PLAY WITH ART AND ARE OPEN TOMAKING MISTAKES AND CORRECTINGMAKING MISTAKES AND CORRECTINGTHEM."THERES PAINTING, WOOD PANEL ANDTHERES PAINTING, WOOD PANEL ANDMOSAIC CLASSES.MOSAIC CLASSES.MOSAIC CLASSES.INSTRUCTERS CAN TEACH YOU INMOSAIC CLASSES.INSTRUCTERS CAN TEACH YOU INENGLISHINSTRUCTERS CAN TEACH YOU INENGLISHINSTRUCTERS CAN TEACH YOU INENGLISHOR IN SPANISH.ENGLISHOR IN SPANISH.OR IN SPANISH.'EN LA ESQUINA EMPECAMOS CON'EN LA ESQUINA EMPECAMOS CONROJO Y LOS ROSITAS'ROJO Y LOS ROSITAS'ROJO Y LOS ROSITAS'NOW ENTERING THEIR 4TH YEAR INNOW ENTERING THEIR 4TH YEAR INNOW ENTERING THEIR 4TH YEAR INOPERATION, 'THE FARMHOUSE PAINTNOW ENTERING THEIR 4TH YEAR INOPERATION, 'THE FARMHOUSE PAINTANDOPERATION, 'THE FARMHOUSE PAINTANDANDANDSIP' IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OFSIP' IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OFSIP' IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OFSLOWING DOWN.SLOWING DOWN.SLOWING DOWN.'BRINGS A WHOLE NEW ASPECT TO'BRINGS A WHOLE NEW ASPECT TO'BRINGS A WHOLE NEW ASPECT TOCOMMUNITY.'

THOUSANDS FLOODED TOCOMMUNITY.'

THOUSANDS FLOODED TOCOMMUNITY.'

THOUSANDS FLOODED TOTHE FARMHOUSE LAST SUMMER.THE FARMHOUSE LAST SUMMER.THE DUO CREATED TWO FESTIVALSTHE DUO CREATED TWO FESTIVALSCELEBRATING LATINX CULTURE.CELEBRATING LATINX CULTURE.FESTIVALS FOR 2020 ARE ALREADYFESTIVALS FOR 2020 ARE ALREADYIN THE WORKS.IN THE WORKS.'THEY ARE BOTH REALLY POSITIVE.'THEY ARE BOTH REALLY POSITIVE.THEY HAVE A CAN DO ATTITUDE.'THEY HAVE A CAN DO ATTITUDE.'THEY HAVE A CAN DO ATTITUDE.'EMPLOYEES SAY IT'S A ONE OF AEMPLOYEES SAY IT'S A ONE OF AEMPLOYEES SAY IT'S A ONE OF AKIND ENVIORNMENT.

"IT'S SOEMPLOYEES SAY IT'S A ONE OF AKIND ENVIORNMENT.

"IT'S SOSPECIAL, YOU FEEL THE LOVE HERE.KIND ENVIORNMENT.

"IT'S SOSPECIAL, YOU FEEL THE LOVE HERE.KIND ENVIORNMENT.

"IT'S SOSPECIAL, YOU FEEL THE LOVE HERE.A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR EVERYONESPECIAL, YOU FEEL THE LOVE HERE.A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR EVERYONESPECIAL, YOU FEEL THE LOVE HERE.A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR EVERYONEEXISTS...A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR EVERYONEEXISTS...A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR EVERYONEEXISTS...'IM SHOOTING FOR THE MOON ANDEXISTS...'IM SHOOTING FOR THE MOON ANDEXISTS...'IM SHOOTING FOR THE MOON ANDLANDING AMONG THE STARS.''IM SHOOTING FOR THE MOON ANDLANDING AMONG THE STARS.''IM SHOOTING FOR THE MOON ANDLANDING AMONG THE STARS.'THANKS TO A STROKE OF GENIUS.LANDING AMONG THE STARS.'THANKS TO A STROKE OF GENIUS.LANDING AMONG THE STARS.'THANKS TO A STROKE OF GENIUS.WITH PHOTOJOURNALIST KALE ZIMNY,THANKS TO A STROKE OF GENIUS.WITH PHOTOJOURNALIST KALE ZIMNY,WITH PHOTOJOURNALIST KALE ZIMNY,WITH PHOTOJOURNALIST KALE ZIMNY,ANGELICA SANCHEZ, FOX6 NEWS.ANGELICA SANCHEZ, FOX6 NEWS.




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