Published Friday, Aug. 10
I try really hard to watch what I eat. But, once a year something comes along that is laden in unavoidable unhealthiness, and despite my best efforts my healthy eating habits go straight out the window. We know it. We love it. It is the Wisconsin State Fair.
Published Thursday, Aug. 9
The Milwaukee newbie takes a plunge into the annual Wisconsin State Fair Cream Puff eating contest, which is something one publication forgot to mention in its "suggestion" Milwaukee host the Olympic Games.
Published Tuesday, Aug. 7
Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of good deals at the Wisconsin State Fair, but I declare the grilled cheese sandwiches in the Wisconsin Products Pavilion at the Fair the best deal on the fairgrounds.
Published Tuesday, Aug. 7
On a day when Milwaukee could really use some cheering up, the Band Perry brought a foot-stomping good time to State Fair. But lead singer Kimberly Perry stole the show.
Published Monday, Aug. 6
Due to some health issues, I rented one of those scooters that disabled people use to get around at the State Fair and what happened made me both tingle with joy and shake my head in surprise.
Published Friday, Aug. 3
Last night, I had the absurd pleasure of participating in a baked potato eating contest at the Wisconsin State Fair. I lost.
Published Thursday, Aug. 2
Milwaukee Irish Fest has named Patrick J. Boyle as the organization's new executive director.
Published Wednesday, Aug. 1
State Fair continues to up the stick ante each year. This year, there are at least 83 options. Here's what's on offer for 2012.
Published Saturday, July 28
I first saw this fuzzy little dancing menagerie at Polish Fest this summer, and I had almost forgotten about their oddly fascinating unison moves until I saw them again last night at German Fest.
Published Thursday, July 19
Maybe it's just me, but I find that one of the best reasons to go to Milwaukee's ethnic festivals (next to the people watching) is for the food. This is particularly true of Festa Italiana, the largest event of its kind in America today.
Published Monday, July 16
Festa Italiana celebrates 35 years at the Lakefront this year, running Thursday, July 19-Sunday, July 22 at the Henry W. Maier Festival Park.
Published Friday, July 13
For years, one of my Dad's friends has raved about a Storm the Bastille T-shirt design from the late 1980s that he simply refers to it as the "suspender T-shirt." Until last night, I hadn't seen it. Now that I have, I want it.
Published Friday, July 13
New Belgium Brewing Co. offers a beer for just about every particular palette: hoppy pale ales, malty amber ales and fruity lagers. Similarly, the company's Tour de Fat pitches a big and festive tent to cover all the niche groups within cycling: the road rider, the weekend warrior, the mountain biker and the daily commuter. Michael Craft calls it a "traveling philanthropic bicycling carnival."
Published Thursday, July 12
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. announced this afternoon that attendance at this year's Summerfest was 805,437, constituting a drop of 8.3 percent from 2011.
Published Wednesday, July 11
In response to the disturbances at last year's Wisconsin State Fair, fair organizers announced this morning several security measures that will be in effect for the duration of this year's fair, Aug. 2-12.
Published Tuesday, July 10
It's easy to argue that nothing is as successful as, or has the longevity of Summerfest. So, is it the most successful feather in Milwaukee's cap?
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