Music - Oct. 24, 2004
Elder DeLorenzo was also a respected Milwaukee musician
Most young Milwaukeeans know about Victor DeLorenzo, but the Racine-born Violent Femmes drummer was not the first major DeLorenzo in the Milwaukee music scene. Rocco DeLorenzo was, for many years, perhaps Milwaukee's most respected musician.
Tags: DeLorenzo, DeBona, Ferrullo, Femmes, Caruso, Mascagni

Marketplace - June 13, 2002
Black Bear's sodas are a hometown tradition
In 1920, Louis Patmont opened a spring water bottling company at the source of a spring in St. Francis. He named the business Black Bear, and today it is most famous for its flavored sodas, which have grown into a beloved hometown tradition.
Tags: Black Bear, Caruso, soda, Lakefront, Jolly Good, Sprecher, root beer