Kids & Family - May 10, 2008
Wisconsin sites offer fun and education
With the price of gas going through the roof, your economic stimulus check might not be enough to convince you to vacation outside the Badger State this summer. However, in addition to its many natural charms, Wisconsin also offers some fun family destinations that are also educational.
Tags: Paul Bunyan, Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley, Kenosha, Racine, Madison, Spring Green, Fox Valley, history, kids, families, Wisconsin Connections Academy, Jeff LeMahieu

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 8, 2008
Get outta town: Great state spots beyond Milwaukee
Milwaukee is a great place on a great lake, but every now and then it's nice to escape its urban parameters and explore less-populated parts of the state. Wisconsin is full of gems, both well-known and well-hidden. Here are a few of our favorites.
Tags: wisconsin, kohler-andrae state park, governor dodge, northwoods, new glarus, kettle moraine state forest, harrington state beach, spring green, door county, peninsula state park, fish creek

Arts & Entertainment - April 24, 2007
DeVita's "Silenced" explores censorship, human rights
Wisconsin actor and playwright Jim DeVita has written a novel inspired by a resistance movement in Nazi Germany. DeVita says a group of university students in Munich who agitated against the Nazis are the inspiration for his novel “The Silenced,” published by HarperCollins in June.
Tags: DeVita, APT, spring green, first stage, the silenced, Nazi

Travel & Visitors Guide - Dec. 5, 2005
100 things to do near Milwaukee
As much as you love Milwaukee, let's face it, sometimes you just gotta get away for a day or a weekend. You can't spend every waking moment shopping the Third Ward, bar hopping on Water Street or whiling away your day in a warm cafe.
Tags: Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, ferry, Spring Green, Kenosha, Racine, Madison, Chicago, Green Bay, Wausau, 100 things

Travel & Visitors Guide - April 18, 2005
Wright Foundation could be in trouble
Hundreds of tourists usually flock to Taliesin in Spring Green in summer. But, two "living legacies" of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright could be close to dying because of financial and organization problems. Read about it in Beyond Milwaukee.
Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Taliesin, Spring Green, architecture, Scottsdale, The Arizona Republic, Beverly Hart, Vernon Swaback, UWM School of Architecture, Wright Foundation