Milwaukeeans want to set the record straight. Yes, they love their outdoor festivals, which probably began with the Algonquian Indians who named the area: Millioki, which means “gathering place by the waters”. Hardly a week goes by without some hoopla, which might be their Irish Fest, Polish Fest, Pride Fest, Oktoberfest, etc.etc.etc. or the granddaddy […]
Girlfriend Getaway Milwaukee I recently returned from a surprisingly fabulous girlfriend getaway trip there, accompanied by my NYC big sis. When I invited her to join me she exclaimed, “Why would I want to visit Milwaukee? Isn’t that where Laverne & Shirley lived? Have you ever once heard me say I’d really like more beer, […]
Original Article – JSOnline.com It’s November. Do you know where your Thanksgiving dinner will be? No? Well. Restaurants stand ready to help. Here are some that are open on Thanksgiving — Nov. 22 this year. (Surely there are more; others can add their hours and contact info in the comments if they’d like.) Reservations usually […]
October 18, 2012 | Amy Wenk for the Atlanta Business Chronicle A Sandy Springs hotel is set to undergo a
For the sixth straight year, October is Dining Month on OnMilwaukee.com, presented by Concordia University. All month, we’re stuffed with restaurant reviews, delectable features, chef profiles and unique articles on everything food, as well as the winners of our “Best of Dining 2012.” Despite the drought that hurt a variety of other food-based crops in […]
Original article by OklaVision The Skirvin Hilton General Manager Martin van der Laan discusses the new Artist in Residence Program that gives local artists the opportunity to showcase their art in the hotel’s working art studio open to hotel guests and visitors! The talented Romy Owens is the first artist to be featured in the […]
Original Article – ExpressMilwaukee.com Walter Schroeder had already opened many fine hotels around Wisconsin and the Midwest by 1927, but none were as prestigious as the Schroeder Hotel, a 25-story building at the corner of Fifth Street and Wisconsin Avenue that immediately announced itself as Milwaukee’s finest hotel. The building’s opulent Art Deco architecture carried […]
Original Article – JSOnline.com The Marcus Milwaukee restaurants’ chef series of cooking demos returns Saturday, with each class highlighting a different locally grown, organic ingredient. Classes are held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on six Saturdays, starting Oct. 13, at the Chef’s Counter of the Mason Street Grill, adjacent to the Pfister Hotel. Classes, which […]
October 11, 2012 | For Lodgingmagazine.com – The Scene | Original Article In 2009 Marcus Hotels and Resorts launched its Artist-in
Pfister Hotel, 1901 Sparkling chandeliers, Victorian art, lavish food and drink, and the finest textiles in the city: These are the sights one would have seen upon entering the Pfister Hotel at the turn of the 20th century. Upon its completion in the late 1800s, the Pfister was one of the most luxurious and modern […]
