Holiday Guide - Dec. 24, 2007
Keeping the traditions going
I have a few traditions that I've started with my son and will do my best to keep them going, but I know it requires constant diligence. I think it's worth it. Don't you?
Tags: holiday, tradition, Christmas

Dining - Dec. 23, 2007
Handing down the family's tastes
In the vein of a few blogs I posted earlier this year -- Recipes to Die For and The Puerto Rican Rice Experiment -- I must say perhaps several even more sought after, and more difficult to locate recipes likely lie in all of our ancestors' roots.
Tags: recipes, heirloom, tradition

Dining - March 20, 2007
New owner of Jake's Deli doesn't change a thing ... and that's why it's great
Step inside Jake's Deli and you might as well be entering a time machine. The clientele is different than it was 50 years go. But the booths are the same, and more importantly, so is the corned beef. And that's exactly how the owners like it.
Tags: jake's, deli, miller bakery, benji's, selig, jewish, North Ave., corned beef, tradition, bud selig, herb kohl

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 30, 2006
A superstitious New Year's
Sharing a few superstitions and traditions involved in the New Year. Food and family, a more quiet New Year's.
Tags: new year's, tradition, superstitions, food, filipino

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 6, 2006
What's in a name? Another name!
Given the way companies change the names of buildings and businesses these days, it's almost impossible to keep track.
Tags: field's, macy's, name, change, U.S. Bank, GMO, MECCA, Arena, tradition

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 12, 2008
A Gem of Journey on the Emerald Isle
A long lost relative had reemerged via a strange form letter sent to all members of my family. Phones were a buzz when aunts and uncles exchanged calls all wondering who this Francis was and what did he want with my family? Turns out, the geneology bug doesn't just bite Americans looking ...
Tags: Ireland, Travel, St. Patricks Day, culture, heritage, family, america, tradition