Oct. 7, 2009 | ||
Carmex. The medicated lip balm in small glass jars with the yellow cap. It is and has always been made in Milwaukee. Alfred Woelbing invented the concoction in the 1930's on his kitchen stove to alleviate cold sores. Woelbing (pronounced Well-bing) lived with his wife and children in Wauwatosa... Posted by Ed_Makowski at 3:34 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Marketplace |
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Sept. 15, 2009 | ||
Does anyone know where to buy bialys in the Milwaukee and/or surrounding areas? I used to buy them at Kohl's food stores years ago. Since there are no longer Kohl's food stores around I have not been able to find them. Posted by 5738 at 10:03 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Marketplace |
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Aug. 31, 2009 | ||
The international economic recession began in banking and finance but has now spread far beyond. The production of goods as well as services has been very hard hit in the long established advanced industrial economies of Europe, North A... Posted by aicyr at 12:04 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Marketplace |
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Aug. 16, 2009 | ||
I CAN'T BELIEVE the new polybags are being spun as eco friendly. Not only is this polybag used to contain wasteful and annoying junk mail (does anyone read or use the coupons in Weekend Plus?) but now it's creating even MORE garbage, LITTER and waste- JUST what Milwaukee needs, more litter!!!!!!!... Posted by monkeybusiness at 6:16 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Marketplace |
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March 31, 2009 | ||
I love Craigslist. Ever since I found out about it from a guest at the hotel I worked at downtown, long before the Milwaukee list was even started back in 2003. I believe the San Fransisco page started first, before the expanision to NYC, DC and LA.I was moving back east to DC, and when this guy ... Posted by Joscasta at 9:24 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Marketplace |
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March 16, 2009 | ||
I predict that we are going to witness extreme growth in the number of Artists across America. Being that our stimulus package is focused upon unionized businesses and infrastructure build out, the traditional white collar worker will be packing a lunch. Way back when we were all tryi... Posted by digsisle at 6:53 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Marketplace |
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March 3, 2009 | ||
The subtitle of this blog is “Customer Service is Dead.” At least it is at MLB Clubhouse at Brookfield Square. I recently bought a Brewers jersey thingie (I don’t “get” sports gear) for my husband for Valentine’s Day. I knew it was a bit of a risk because ... Posted by Veelite at 12:41 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Marketplace |
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Feb. 4, 2009 | ||
Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops, Milwaukee's iconic, independent bookseller, will be ending an era after 82 years of business.In the advent of mega-bookstores, Schwartz hired booksellers with a true passion for reading and a better knowledge of each book stacked across the stores' shelves. The family... Posted by BTB.MKE at 1:34 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Marketplace |
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Jan. 22, 2009 | ||
We’ve all had a favorite T-shirt. You know, the one you lived in for years.By now, it’s probably a little faded, maybe even a bit torn and tattered around the edges. So, what do you do once you’ve grow out of it mentally, physically or whatever the reason?You contact Tim Ci... Posted by BTB.MKE at 10:32 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Marketplace |
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Jan. 18, 2009 | ||
It's given that life in the city will bring mishaps, theft, tickets... even accidents. Some of the worst accidents are bike accidents due to the fact that a driver doesn't see a bicyclist, or even realize that they are hogging the bike lane. To it's credit Milwaukee has taken some effort to make ... Posted by GreenerMilwaukee at 2:55 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Marketplace |
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