Summerfest Guide - July 5, 2009
Shift switch: Root beer barrel worker for a day
For the past 35 years, the root beer barrel has been as ubiquitous at local fairs and festivals as food on a stick. OnMilwaukee.com staff writer Molly Snyder Edler ducked into a barrel for a stint as a soda slinger during a busy day at Summerfest.
Tags: root beer barrel, summerfest, bob crocker, soda

Music - March 19, 2007
Addictive "Pressed" heralds Jordan's return
Melodic and poppy but with a satisfying slate of crunchy, jangly and twangy guitars, “Pressed” is an addictive mix of power pop and garage rock with alt.country overtones. It's the work of long-lost Milwaukee music veteran Charles Jordan.
Tags: Soda, Maki, Weatherhead, Charles Jordan, Strigens, Nerve Twins, Knit Delicate, Foundation, Sparklehorse, Cracker, Urbitzondo

Marketplace - June 13, 2002
Black Bear's sodas are a hometown tradition
In 1920, Louis Patmont opened a spring water bottling company at the source of a spring in St. Francis. He named the business Black Bear, and today it is most famous for its flavored sodas, which have grown into a beloved hometown tradition.
Tags: Black Bear, Caruso, soda, Lakefront, Jolly Good, Sprecher, root beer