Marketplace - May 7, 2008
Winkie's finds long-term success in upscale variety
Terry Stuhlmacher, co-owner of Winkie's, says the best part of his job is seeing fathers who grew up shopping at the Whitefish Bay variety store bring in their kids for a toy or treat.
Tags: Winkie's, variety store, candy shop, toy store, Fischberger's

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 21, 2007
Milwaukee's unofficial remaining old-school landmarks
In this increasingly homogenized city, a handful of Milwaukee's under-the-radar landmarks seem like anachronisms, businesses from another era. Yet they persevere.
Tags: American Science and Surplus, At Random, Downer Theatre, Dretzka's Department Store, Glorioso's, Jim's Time Out, Nite Owl Drive-In, Oriental Theatre, Winkie's, Wolski's Tavern

Marketplace - Nov. 17, 2004
Drews Variety Store is still a mart with heart
Back in the day, if you needed a strange combination of things your best option was to visit a "variety store." And there were lots of them: Ben Franklin, Woolworth and Drews. Despite the boom of box stores, Drews is still going strong today.
Tags: Brady Street Pharmacy, Oriental Pharmacy, Rosebud, Drews, Voss Books, Wauwatosa, Winkie's, Ben Franklin, Woolworth