Lost amongst the AAPI and CEDAW resolutions as well as everything going on with the Appleton Area School District in recent weeks, was the quest of Camilo to get his bartender license. His license application was put on hold by the Safety and Licensing Committee back on April 14 after the committee had deadlocked 2-2 on whether to approve it. That very day it came out that his employer/character witness, Muncheez Pizza owner Paul Vanderlinden, had been charged with engaging in tax fraud to the tune of $800,000.
During the 04/28/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting, the committee members spent approximately 30 seconds unanimously voting to recommend his application be denied. During the 05/05/2021 Common Council meeting the item was not even separated out for an individual vote and the Common Council passed the denial recommendation unanimously along with all the other items on the consolidated agenda.
Some human interest stories end not with a bang but with a whimper.
On the plus side, though, even if he didn’t get his bartender license, his place of employment is home to one of the more awesome murals in Appleton. (Mural by Adena Reinemann)
Hello. I know I’m seeing this article like…. 4 years late. But THANK YOU for the kind words! I’m the muralist who did the mural outside (and inside) of Muncheez Pizza. I’m always happy when I see my mural as I drive past. But I wish I knew what was going on with the building, as I’ve seen no changes, or activity there in years. So I have no idea how to go about finding that out as I’d love to keep tabs on if either of them may get painted over in the future. In any case, finding little bits of love scattered on the internet of people who took photos with my mural, or like you, wrote an article, really touches my heart! Thanks again, and have a great day! -ALRtist/Adena Reinemann
Hi. I updated the article to include a link to your Facebook page. I’ve never actually been inside of Muncheez so I didn’t know it had a mural inside as well. If it ever opens up again I’ll try to check it out.
I haven’t seen anything relate to the building come through a city committee meeting. You might try reaching out to Appleton Downtown Inc. Jennifer Stephany, the executive director there, is very involved in promoting the economic health of the downtown area and might be able to tell you what is going on with that building. Here’s their website: https://appletondowntown.org/contact/