Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 6, 2009
I love this spot
It's easy for me to love this new BMW spot. It features the world's best automobile, my favorite city and one of Milwaukee's icons, the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Tags: BMW, GT, MAM, Milwaukee Art Museum, TV spot, German

Living - Oct. 30, 2008
Marquette faculty finally helps get the job done
If you're one of those people that thinks all of academia is holed up in its ivory tower, with its collective face buried in a stack of books, I present to you the case of John Pustejovksky ...
Tags: Marquette, German, Pustejovsky, Stolarski, Rhein-Pfalz

Dining - Sept. 29, 2008
Waukesha's best German eateries
There are some wonderful restaurants in Waukesha County to satisfy your wurst -- or schnitzel -- craving. And it doesn't have to be Oktoberfest for you to enjoy fine German and Swiss cuisine out west.
Tags: German, Weissgerber, Hartland, restaurants, Waukesha

Dining - Sept. 8, 2008
Kegel's Inn sticks to its German roots
Kegel's Inn, 5901 W. National Ave. in West Allis, brings with it the nostalgia of big wooden doors, leaded glass and ornate overhead light fixtures that scream German beer hall.
Tags: kegel's inn, german, beer hall, brats, fish fry, wiener schnitzel, goulash

Dining - Aug. 19, 2008
German restaurant guide
The wide variety of ethnic backgrounds that have tossed themselves into the salad bowl/melting pot that we call Milwaukee has contributed to a rich, diverse blend of restaurants. Here is a short guide to some of the best.
Tags: German, Mader's, Karl Ratzsch's, Weissgerber, Haus, Oktoberfest, Bavarian Inn, Kegel's

Kids & Family - May 11, 2008
Book clubs boost language skills in friendly atmosphere
Finding a book club isn't difficult. However, finding a book club that reads books in foreign languages isn't easy in Milwaukee. But if you look, there are a few.
Tags: Italian, German, French, Spanish, Alliance Francaise, UWM, Continuing Education, Julie Liotta, Tim Frautschi, Petra Theurich, Cafe Bruecke, Anne Herisson-Leplae

Dining - Sept. 18, 2006
Veteran Mader's deserves another try
Although many of us might take this 104-year-old establishment for granted, we were pleased to rediscover that Mader’s offers one of the most affordable and satisfying lunches in the city. And, hey, dinner is pretty good, too.
Tags: Mader's, Ernst, German

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 16, 2005
La Crosse Oktoberfest celebrates 45th year
You can find more than one Oktoberfest celebration in Wisconsin, but La Crosse can boast of having one of the longest running when its 45th consecutive fest starts Sept. 30. Read about it in Beyond Milwaukee.
Tags: Oktoberfest, German, beer, La Crosse, Munich, Bavaria

Movies & TV - June 10, 2005
A top-notch film, "Head On" confronts troubled characters
Don't let the poster fool you. While the soft focus, yellow-tined image of Istanbul overlaid with a couple dancing and making love, might attempt to paint the German film "Head On" as a romantic picture, it's a bit misleading.
Tags: Head On, Fatik Akin, Birol Unel, Sibel Kekilli, Istanbul, Hamburg, German, Turk

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 13, 2005
Kretschmann's radio hour helps maintain German traditions
Besides Oktoberfest and German Fest, one of the most visible manifestations of Milwaukee's German heritage is the weekly radio show, "Stimmung Stunde," on WJYI (1340 AM) Saturdays from 10 to 11 a.m.
Tags: Stimming Stunde, German, WYJI, WEMP, Kretschmann

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 27, 2004
German cruise ship expected at Port
The 423-passenger German cruise ship "Columbus" - which is as tall as a five-story building -- is expected to dock at the Port of Milwaukee on Wednesday, Sept. 29, according to Port officials.
Tags: German, ship, Port

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 15, 2004
Urban Anthropologists dig up local culture
Urban Anthropology Inc., a non-profit organization of cultural anthropologists and community activists, will offer community tours of African-American and "Old South Side" neighborhoods this spring.
Tags: Urban Anthropology, anthropologist, tour, neighborhoods, Irish, German, African-American, Latino, Polish, Hmong, Italian, ethnic, Indian

Dining - June 3, 2000
Century-old Kegel's Inn an authentic German gasthaus
It's an Old World jewel and one of the best kept secrets in the city. This century-old former speakeasy is a wonderfully authentic German gasthaus.
Tags: Kegel's Inn, romantini, restaurant reviews, German, Miller Park