Marketplace - Nov. 8, 2009
Entrepreneur turns up the heat in Waukesha
It all started with a love for Frank's Red Hot -- that cayenne pepper sauce that tastes delicious on just about everything. It lit a fire under Waukesha's Dave Mennenoh to create his own, small-batch sauce company.
Tags: off road fire co, hot sauce, frank's red hot, scovie awards, dave mennenoh, waukesha, outpost natural foods

Politics - Oct. 27, 2009
Waukesha water discussion headed for faux drama
Officials say they want input from citizens about the application for a Great Lakes diversion, with return flow flushed back to Lake Michigan via Underwood Creek. But, the decisions likely have already been made.
Tags: waukesha, lake michigan, department of natural resources

Politics - Oct. 15, 2009
Waukesha thirst puts pressure on Milwaukee
The water wouldn't begin to flow for five-to-eight years, but the beginning of the process is just around the corner. That means the pressure is on Milwaukee, Waukesha's preferred seller; Milwaukee has the highest quality drinking water and its pipes are closest to Waukesha.
Tags: Milwaukee Water Works, Lake Michigan, Great Lakes Compact, Waukesha

Politics - Oct. 9, 2009
Waukesha's thirst for lake water raises questions
No political or environmental question in this region has gotten more attention in the last few years than the City of Waukesha's desire to pipe in Lake Michigan water. A diversion to a community like Waukesha that is entirely outside the Great Lakes Basin is permissible under certain conditions laid out in a 2008 agreement with the seven other Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces.
Tags: Waukesha, Lake Michigan, Great Lakes water compact

Dining - Oct. 5, 2009
Scouting report: Taylor's People's Park in Waukesha
If someone mentions Taylor's, you likely think immediately of the jet-setter bar on the corner of Jefferson and Wells Streets that has accommodated Jazz in the Park patrons and the nighttime cocktail crowd since the mid-1990s. Earlier this year, Dan and Jim Taylor brought some of the elements of the hotspot to Waukesha's revitalized Downtown.
Tags: taylor's, people's park, waukesha