Kids & Family - Oct. 25, 2009
Sunday Sound-off: Do you hand out candy for trick-or-treat?
Milwaukee's trick-or-treat is from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Do you stick around and hand out candy or do you make a point to leave during this time? And if you do hand out candy, will you give the sugary goods to kids not wearing costumes?
Tags: trick-or-treat, halloween, candy

Kids & Family - Nov. 3, 2008
Halloween reflections
Indeed, I have some fine memories from this weekend. I won the OnMilwaukee.com costume contest. I made an altar honoring my grandparents for Day of the Dead. A gnome nuzzled my chest at The Mad Planet.
Tags: gnome, trick-or-treat, mad planet, candy, halloween

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 16, 2008
My candy wish, magically granted
About an hour ago, I found myself craving candy. Not expecting much, I wandered over to the OnMilwaukee.com kitchenette, and not surprisingly, I didn't find any candy. Instead I settled for a cough drop and sat back down at my desk.
Tags: candy, ad 2 milwaukee

Marketplace - July 23, 2008
The allure of the Pez dispenser
Why do I collect Pez dispensers? Why does anyone collect anything?
Tags: Pez dispenser, collections, Incredible Hulk, Shrek, candy

Marketplace - Nov. 23, 2007
The mediocre candy cane
People complain about holiday foods like egg nog and fruitcake, but what about candy canes? Does anyone really love the candy cane?
Tags: candy cane, candy, Christmas, fruitcake, eggnog, Jesus, Pagan

Sports - Oct. 31, 2007
Handicapping the (candy) Bowl Championship Series
What if the top college football teams were Halloween treats? It's not a rhetorical question for OMC national sports columnist / candy expert Steve Czaban.
Tags: bcs, candy, halloween, bit o' honey, twix, snickers, peanut butter cups, snickers, spree, mike & ike, hot tamales, kit kat, nerds, 100 grand bar, starburst

Kids & Family - Oct. 30, 2007
More Halloween gripes
People who trick or treat by car are even more annoying than those who trick or treat without a costume.
Tags: Halloween, trick or treat, costumes, no costumes, candy

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 7, 2007
Trick or Treat then and now
I remember going trick or treating as a child when the lady down the street from my grandmother's house always gave out Rice Krispie treats wrapped in saran wrap with a nickel pressed into the bottom.
Tags: trick or treat, halloween, candy, rice krispie treats, pumpkins

Dining - Sept. 11, 2007
Stam appears inviting on a rainy night
As the rain came down last night and the temperature dropped into the 40s, it felt like the perfect night for a hot chocolate and where better than the new Chocolaterie Stam in the Locker's Pointe development at 92nd and North, right?
Tags: Chocolaterie Stam, Locker's Pointe, gelato, chocolate, candy, Alterra

Marketplace - March 21, 2007
Crackheads spell success for local entrepreneur
A lot of college students do extracurricular activities, but few of them invent candy products in their spare time. That’s because few of them are John Osmanski, 26, who invented Crackheads candy during his years at MSOE.
Tags: Osmanski, Crackheads, Plitt, MSOE, candy, crack, coffee candy

Marketplace - Jan. 31, 2007
Candy makers sweet on Milwaukee
Brew City is, of course, known better for beer and sausages, but you may be surprised at how much candy and chocolate are produced right here at factories both big and small, from ADM cocoa to Kehr's corner store.
Tags: candy, sweets, NECCO, Ambrosia, chocolate, fudge, Kehr's, ADM cocoa, Easter, Burke, Buddy Squirrel, Quality, Omanhene

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 20, 2006
Movies with a Thanksgiving flavor
If you're tired of football and don't want to hit the mall or the movie theater this weekend, you can rent a movie like "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (above) or others to get in the spirit of the holiday.
Tags: thanksgiving movies, planes, trains, automobiles, martin, candy, home for the holidays, tadpole

Sports - Nov. 1, 2006
And now, a few words from our candy connoisseur...
OMC national sports columnist Steve Czaban doesn't limit his expertise to scores, trades, coach firings and free-agent signings. He's also a serious student of the sweet tooth.
Tags: candy, czaban, milky way, snickers, smarties

Marketplace - Nov. 1, 2005
Eye candy: Auntie Debbie's Gingerbread Factory
In 2003 Grafton's Debbie Kolz launched Auntie Debbie's Gingerbread Factory with one objective in mind: to perfect the traditional gingerbread house by making it both easy to built and scrumptious to eat.
Tags: Auntie Debbie's Gingerbread Factory, candy, bakery, Debbie Kolz, gingerbread

Marketplace - April 9, 2004
Greendale shop candy coats nature's treats
The Quebbemanns opened Apples of Eden five years ago in Greendale's Village Center. But the candy-making started long before that. If you're stocking up on Easter basket treats, why not start here?
Tags: Apples, Eden, Greendale, candy, chocolate, Easter