Milwaukee Buzz - June 6, 2013
World-class AGS collection puts Milwaukee on the map
Call it the worst-kept secret or the best-kept secret - depending on your point of view - but the American Geographical Society Library at UW-Milwaukee's Golda Meir Library is one of the best geography resources in the country. The collection holds more than a million items, ranging from maps and atlases to pamphlets and journals, globes and photographs of all kinds. Though it is housed in Milwaukee, the AGS collection has roots in New York and covers the entire planet.

Marketplace - May 13, 2013
Women professionals find "the perfect balance" with direct-sales careers
You can take the girl out of the mall, but more and more direct-sales companies are discovering that you can't take the mall out of the girl - and from a business standpoint, why would you want to? The direct-sales approach is being chosen more and more by women professionals seeking a valid and fulfilling career in retail.

Sports - April 26, 2013
Stripped down to self-discovery over 135 miles - MS Run the US
Chellie deGelleke ran a marathon every day for five consecutive days and finished the first leg of the MS Run the US Relay full of admiration. Not for herself, but the people who live with multiple sclerosis and "are running a marathon every day of their lives just to function or find some sort of comfort within their discomfort." It's the kind of revelation one can find in distance running, or in this case, ultra-distance running.

Sports - April 19, 2013
The 2013 Oak Leaf Discovery Tour
Bunkie Miller woke one day this week with her mind spinning bike routes off the Milwaukee County Oak Leaf Trail to McGovern and Doctors Parks. Both locations have been added as stops on the 2013 Oak Leaf Discovery Tour, compelling Miller to navigate and pedal more miles to replicate last year's successful adventure - a group ride to collect all of the tour passport stamps in one day.

Dining - April 17, 2013
In search of the perfect pizza: Ferrante's
In 1938, newlyweds Rosalie and Alex Ferrante established the first Ferrante's Restaurant in central Milwaukee. A friend and I decided to check out the popular restaurant opened by their kids in Mequon, and we were pleasantly surprised by a Texas Ranch Pizza.