If you just need to pick up some toothpaste or a new tee shirt to replace the one upon which you spilled your Kopps custard, there are some easy-to-get-to stores nearby - not quite walking distance, but not far.

Walgreen's - about a mile and half north of the seminary, just past the McDonald's, or about the same distance south of the seminary, on Loomis Rd.

Target - just south of the seminary at Hwy. 100 (also known as Lovers Lane Rd.) and Drexel Ave. - 7800 S. Lovers Lane Rd.

Pick n Save and Festival Foods are two local grocery chains. Festival Foods is north of the seminary, as is a Pick n Save. There is also a Pick n Save south, next door to the Target store.

There's a Walmart about 3.5 miles north of the seminary.

If you'd like to have the variety of a mall, the closest is Southridge, at 5300 S. 76th St. Besides the usual stores, there is a Round 1 bowling and amusement stop.

About 10 miles north of SHSST is Mayfair Mall at 2500 N. Mayfair Rd (aka Highway 100, aka 108th St.). And if you don't mind driving a little, there's Brookfield Square. (The area around Brookfield Square is a very busy shopping district, so be prepared for traffic patterns!)

The Greendale Village Shops are nearby and is a darn cute place to walk around. Greendale was originally developed in 1936 as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal during the Great Depression. The federal government purchased 3,400 acres of farmland for development of a planned community. There were three main objectives: demonstrate a new kind of suburban community that combined city and country life; provide good housing at reasonable prices; and provide job to unemployed workers. Today, the Greendale village center is listed in the Register of Historic Places, with many of the buildings considered as historically significant. The main street is at 5602 Broad Street.

Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward is "Milwaukee's Best Kept Secret". The turn-of-the-20th-century warehouse and manufacturing district now boasts the highest concentration of art galleries and creative businesses in the city. The Milwaukee Public Market, the Broadway Theatre Center, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, as well as the unique boutiques and shops provide a great place to stroll along the river.