Dining - May 12, 2008
Alterra Coffee serves good food, too
Although Alterra Coffee Roasters is primarily a specialty coffee company, its food and bakery items add an important dimension to the business.
Tags: Alterra Coffee Roasters, Alterra Cafe, Fair Trade, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Lincoln Fowler, Ward Fowler, Paul Miller, sandwiches, wraps, breakfast burritos

Kids & Family - April 27, 2007
Happy "Guateversary" to me!
Today is my family's "Guateversary." It's a made-up holiday commemorating the day we brought our son Kai, now 4 years old, home from Guatemala. He was nine months old at the time.
Tags: Adoption, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Latin America, Koz's Mini Bowl, Conejito's

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 6, 2006
"Memory House" play: Mmm Mmm good
I finally made it over to see "Memory House" on Friday over at the Broadway Theatre Center.
Tags: Renaissance Theaterworks, Memory House, pie, Jessica Laub, Nicaragua, Sandinista

Kids & Family - Jan. 3, 2006
Local couples make international adoption their "Plan A"
Thousands of Wisconsin couples have adopted children from other countries and buzzed beyond the belief that family is defined through DNA. A few of them share their stories.
Tags: adoption, China, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Korea

Kids & Family - Jan. 24, 2005
Silvermarie casts kid-friendly creative energy
Although her son is 34, Sue Silvermarie continues to focus her energy on kids by working at LifeWay's Children's Center and writing fiction and nonfiction for youngsters.
Tags: Sue Silvermarie, Peggy Hong, Harvey Taylor, Susan Firer, Marilyn Taylor, Guatemala, Nicaragua