Published March 9, 2013
West Bend's Lithia Beer - which once had the tagline "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Jealous" - was founded in 1848. In 1999, Gunter Woog, who was born in Germany but moved to West Bend in 1952, bought the trademarked name and recently partnered with Sprecher Brewery to reintroduce the beer.
Published Dec. 12, 2012
With the help of their mom, Alexia and Seth Kempe invented the HoodiePet. Hasbro and the Chicago Toy and Game Group nominated the children for a "Young Inventors of The Year" TAGIE award that recognizes toy and game inventors from around the world. And they won.
Published June 28, 2012
It's Thursday afternoon and I'm doing some serious work with the television on right at the corner of my desk.
Published April 14, 2012
A lot of people traveled this past week because of the holidays and / or spring break vacations, which left others with the desire to hit the road - or the sky. So this week, OnMilwaukee.com asked the social circle where they would travel if they could.
Published July 6, 2010
Mark Concannon takes a look at the World Cup's final four teams.
Monday May 30th, 2011 - Fox Lake, IL Memorial Day - or as my grandparents used to call it ‘Decoration Day’. I don’t need any more sadness in my life right now, but how can it be avoided? I’m very thankful for every freedom I have as an American, but I never los...
Back in the 1980s, a very successful ad campaign for investment adviser E.F. Hutton featured variations on a crowded room - an airport, cocktail reception or restaurant. When one person mentioned to another that ‘E.F. Hutton says...' the room would suddenly become silent as everyone tried t...
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