Bars & Clubs - Aug. 16, 2009
Firefly Sweet Tea is a new summer favorite
Our friends Bobby and Maire Greenya, proprietors of Champion's Pub, 2417 N. Bartlett Ave., recently introduced us to my new favorite summer libation, a Firefly Sweet Tea vodka press. Sitting in the sun on the patio at Champion's and sipping this sweet tea cocktail made all the months wading through cold, damp weather just float away.
Tags: firefly sweet tea, champion's pub

Living - Feb. 19, 2009
OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: Feb. 19, 2009
It's the middle of cold and flu season in Milwaukee and the editorial staff is operating at fever pitch. This week's batch of "stuff we really like right now" is an eclectic mix of very cool music from very different genres, an entertaining group of Japanese kids movies, a spectacular time-wasting Web site, a fun corner-bar and diversion and a delicious sandwich from a local restaurant (Cubanitas, pictured).
Tags: cubanitas, say hi, oohs & ahhs, eric elbogen, hayao miyazaki, kiki's delivery service, sporcle.com, slumdog millionaire, azita, how will you, champion's pub, stone creek coffee, chico hamilton, andrew hill

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 22, 2008
Milwaukee bars in need of a makeover
New and innovative bars open in Milwaukee all the time, yet so many clubs and watering holes stay the same for ages.
Tags: makeover, Champion's Pub, Gard's, The Polaris, Mad Planet, Safe House, Uptowner, Y-Not II

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 17, 2006
Lightning round: Name three Milwaukeeans who appeared on game shows
Few of us have the guts or determination to prove our trivia or consumer knowledge in brightly-lit Hollywood studios, but Charlotte Reineck, Dick Alpert and The Champion family actually have.
Tags: Game shows, Champion's Pub, Trading Spaces, Alpert

Milwaukee Buzz - June 10, 2005
It's Milwaukee's turn to house-swap on TLC's "Trading Spaces"
When Bobby Greenya and his wife Maire heard that TLC's "Trading Spaces" was scouting Milwaukee for a couple of homes to makeover, they went for it. They sent an e-mail and next thing they knew, the show's location scouts arrived at their home, ready for an interview. Here's how they did it.
Tags: trading spaces, TLC, Champion's Pub, Bobby Greenya