Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 14, 2009
Scaring little kiddies just for the fun of it
Partly on the request of a friend and partly to satisfy years of personal curiosity and a quest for instilling fear, I opted to be one of dozens of "actors" in the Oconomowoc Haunted High haunted house last weekend.
Tags: haunted high, oconomowoc, oconomowoc public education foundation, haunted house, halloween

Sports - Sept. 5, 2009
5K, redux
Unlike my previous 5K race in July, which also happened to be my first, I felt prepared as could be this morning. Even though I only decided a few days ago to run in the 5K portion of the Lake Country Half Marathon in Oconomowoc, this time my training was neither rushed nor ill-advised.
Tags: 5k, running, oconomowoc, lake country half marathon

Living - Aug. 15, 2009
Oconomowoc reiterates a "Love for Life"
An all day event, "Love for Life Benefit" activities include a softball tournament, kid's activities like a Hannah Montana Hoe Down workshop, silent auction and live auction. Live music runs throughout the day with performances by Keith Pulvermacher and Micheal Sean, The Rhythm Kings, the Eddie Butts Band and the Love Monkeys.
Tags: love for life benefit, keith pulvermacher, oconomowoc, marilynn mee, cancer benefit

Arts & Entertainment - July 22, 2009
"The Wizard of Oz" turns 70 with a return home
In downtown Oconomowoc, nearly a half mile of Wisconsin Avenue will be shut down and traffic replaced with a recreated Land of Oz. In conjunction with Moonlit Movies summer film series, "The Wizard of Oz" will span the horizon on an inflatable 40-foot screen.
Tags: wizard of oz, moonlit movies, craig pruscha, ken herro, brian nemoir, fowler park, oconomowoc

Living - June 26, 2009
Point your compass west for lakeside relaxation
Intricately bound by a maze of interconnected lakes, you'll find time does indeed slow down as you mingle friendly locals, wander sprawling county and state parks and greet plenty of time honored traditions.
Tags: sweetie pie, golosi gelato, moonlit movies, concert's in the park, revere's well street tavern, monches, nashotah park, lapham peak, hartland, nashotah, delafield, oconomowoc

Marketplace - Oct. 16, 2007
The Green Tomato sprouts in Oconomowoc
The Green Tomato specializes in an assortment of home and garden accessories, seasonal gift items, unusual indoor plants and fresh flowers.
Tags: the green tomato, home accessories, oconomowoc, carrie verrett, flowers, crafts, plants

Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 28, 2007
Waukesha a thriving, vital county
Waukesha County includes 37 municipalities within 576 square miles of suburban and rural areas. The county truly provides an interesting blend of suburban and rural life.
Tags: Waukesha, Milwaukee 7, Kenosha, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, Carroll College, WCTC, UW-Waukesha, Prairieville, Elegant Farmer, Mukwonago, Ten Chimneys, Genessee Depot, Pabst Farms, Oconomowoc

Dining - Feb. 20, 2007
Golosi Gelato Cafe is Degiovanni's sweet dream come true
Growing up in her dad's gelato kitchen, Marina Degiovanni realizes the dream of her own artisan gelateria with Golosi Gelato Cafe, 162 E. Wisconsin Ave. in Oconomowoc.
Tags: Golosi, Casale, Monferrato, Gelato, panini, Oconomowoc, Rose Glen, Valentina, Degiovanni, Piemonte

Milwaukee Buzz - July 6, 2006
Gelato and coffee -- the real thing -- in Oconomowoc
We've just received news that a family that relocated to Milwaukee from Casale Monferrato in the Piedmont region of Italy will open a gelato and coffee shop, in the Italian style, in Oconomowoc in December.
Tags: Oconomowoc, Casale Monferrato, Italy, gelato, golosi, degiovanni

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 22, 2005
Pipito salutes Porticello with new restaurant
Tony Pipito, owner of Mama's Italian Cuisine and the attached Papa's Social Club at 7712-18 W. Burleigh St., will open a new Italian restaurant in Oconomowoc this fall. Porticello, named for the Sicilian town of his forebears, will be managed by his son, Steve.
Tags: Pipito, Porticello, Sicily, Mama's, Papa's, Oconomowoc, Silver Lake

Milwaukee Buzz - March 15, 2005
Opinion: Rural Waukesha County does disappearing act
Local government officials have no greater responsibility than serving as stewards of the land -- after all, they're not making fresh land and water any more -- but some local officials in southeastern Wisconsin are forgetting their role.
Tags: Waukesha County, rural land, farmland, environmental issues, U.S. Forest Service, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, Oconomowoc, underground water, Norwegian Road, St. Francis, Joseph St. Thomas, Jean Brown-Ama

Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 19, 2004
Milwaukee's MacGregor was Rocky Mountain pioneer
Alexander MacGregor, who was raised in Milwaukee and served as a newspaper publisher in Oconomowoc, helped fight off a land grab by an Irish lord in the Rocky Mountains and served as a pioneer in the area.
Tags: MacGregor, Dunraven, Colorado, Rockies, Estes Park, Rocky Mountains, Oconomowoc, Alva Adams

Marketplace - Oct. 7, 2002
Honey of a Museum shares a bee-licious history
Located just 10 minutes north of Oconomowoc, one of the country's top honey producers, Honey Acres -- a family-run company for five generations -- houses a museum that traces the history of beekeeping around the world and much more.
Tags: Honey Acres, bee, beekeeper, beekeeping, hazel, chestnut, Oconomowoc, Ashippun