An April 9 Associated Press story written by Carrie Antlfinger that initially appeared on USAToday.com and inside the Travel pages of the print edition is making its way across the country and the globe.
In the days since the piece ran, the story -- titled "Milwaukee still loves beer, but museum and festivals are on tap too" -- has traveled to more than 40 other media entities including msnbc.com, Canada.com, the Sky Valley Journal in Wyoming and the Vancouver Sun.
The positive tourist destination story showcases many area attractions and ends with this quote from historian John Gurda, "By no means are we doomed to forever be beer and brats," Gurda said. "Books and ballet are part of it. That message will, in incremental steps, get out as well."
The reach of AP affiliates and the Web, in general, should help continue the positive buzz of this Milwaukee piece. Read it at the link below.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
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