Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 27, 2009
Wisconsin native grows green in Brooklyn
A Brookfield native, Ben Flanner moved to New York eight years ago. Now, along with a small team of supporters from local organizations and organic farming cooperatives, Flanner opted to forgo the corporate ladder in favor of climbing up to a Brooklyn rooftop and installing New York's first overhead urban agricultural project, Rooftop Farms.
Tags: rooftop farms, new york, ben flanner, brookfield, urban agriculture, will allen, urban farming, brooklyn

Bars & Clubs - July 23, 2009
Now Brooklynites can enjoy Lakefront in their own Habitat
Yesterday I got an instant message from a former co-worker who now lives in Williamsburg in Brooklyn. "I've found a bar in Brooklyn that gets Lakefront on tap," he wrote. "They get miscellaneous beers from their distributor, so they give me a heads up whenever its Lakefront."
Tags: The Habitat, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Snakechaser Stout, Lakefront Brewery, Lakefront IPA

Kids & Family - Sept. 8, 2008
Your favorite childhood memories
Writing about the demise of Astroland, my childhood amusement park, got me thinking about my youth. Share your favorite memories of growing up in Wisconsin using the talkback feature.
Tags: Brooklyn, Astroland, The Whip, Half Moon, Brighton Beach, Belt Parkway, Coney Island

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 8, 2008
Farewell Astroland
I know that as Milwaukeeans you had your small amusement parks, all of which have pretty much gone. Now, my childhood paradise of rides has officially closed. And I'm sad.
Tags: Astroland, Coney Island, brooklyn, the cyclone, roller coaster, amusement park, nellie bly

Milwaukee Buzz - May 21, 2008
The last snow blog of the season
While searching for a photo on my computer this morning, I came across the one above, taken in my front yard in Brooklyn, most likely during the winter on 1982-'83, based on the size of our beloved pooch Frosty.
Tags: Brooklyn, snow, Frosty