Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 27, 2009
Fall travel has advantages
With kids back in school, and many summer vacations spent, those who have the time and freedom to travel Wisconsin in the fall can find many advantages.
Tags: wisconsin, autumn, fishing, camping, hiking, biking, cycling, hunting, golf, tourism

Marketplace - Sept. 14, 2009
Retail trends, buzz and growth areas
Today I attended several sessions at day two of the International Downtown Association's annual meeting at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee. During the next two weeks, I will blog on different topics covered at the conference. Today's topic is retail.
Tags: IDA, retail, downtown development, tourism, clusters, place dynamics, trends, John Archer, Urban Marketing Collaborative, a division of J.C. Williams Group

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 3, 2009
Milwaukee love from London and Dallas media
It's always nice to see Milwaukee featured in other publications. Most recently, London's Daily Mirror, the Dallas Morning News and Home & Away magazine had nice things to say about our city.
Tags: London Daily Mirror, Dallas Morning News, Home & Away, AAA, media, Visit Milwaukee, St. Joan of Arc Chapel, tourism

Dining - July 20, 2009
Zimmern, Fieri showcase Milwaukee dining
Milwaukee's "fresh energy and old world charm" are featured on "Appetite for Life" with Andrew Zimmern. While The Food Network is ready to showcase Brady Street's Cempazuchi.
Tags: Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods, Appetite for Life, Travel Channel, Food Network, Guy Fieri, tourism, Diners, Drive Ins and Dives

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 9, 2009
Push summer back a month
It makes sense, really. Even though we all think summer runs from June through August, that's not particularly accurate here in the upper Midwest. With temperatures hovering in the low 60s this week -- and it's already June 9 -- it doesn't really feel very summery, does it?
Tags: summer, weather, tourism

Travel & Visitors Guide - April 7, 2009
France Rejoins NATO
France, after following a course separate from NATO for more than four decades, is returning to the fold. This significant shift is due to the insight and initiative of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, along with the long-term tolerance and patience by alliance partners, including the United Sta...
Tags: Tourism, French, Wine, France, Paris, Bistros, Objets dArt, Vive, Victoire, de Gaulle, Louis XIV

Travel & Visitors Guide - July 23, 2008
Making a Quick Study of Milwaukee
I grew up all over the Midwest, but met my best friend three weeks into my stay at Millikin University in Decatur, Il. She returned to Decatur after making her world tour of jobs and experiences and is tending her beautiful family there. Recently, they launched an annual family vacation experienc...
Tags: Milwaukee, Chicago, destinations, tourism, image