INSIDER’S GUIDE
Farmers’ Markets
Farmers' Markets Brookfield Farmers’ Market The Brookfield Farmers’ Market opened in 1991 with 6 farmer vendors and was staffed by volunteers. Now in its 34th season, the market continues to thrive under the direction of Market[...]
Garden Centers
Garden Centers Whether you’ve got space for a garden large enough to feed the neighborhood, a yard like a park, or a balcony and a tomato plant in a pot, come spring, we all get green[...]
Grilling
Grilling Remember grilling when we were kids? It involved a big Weber kettle grill, charcoal, some lighter fluid, and a sincere hope that dad didn’t set the house on fire. Now there are choices of grills[...]
Outdoor Dining
Outdoor Dining We Wisconsinites love to eat outside, don’t we? Heck, we even ate outside in little plastic igloos a few years ago. Fair food, grilled food, snacks and a glass of wine, full blown meals,[...]
Calling all Pickleheads!
Calling all Pickleheads! If you don’t play pickleball, I’ll bet you know someone who does. Everyone and their brother has caught the “picklebug”. The Origins of Pickleball Pickleball traces its roots back to the mid-1960s when[...]
Places to Go, Things to Do, People to See
Places to Go, Things to Do, People to See... Sharon Lynne Wilson Center We love performances the Wilson Center any time of year, but there’s something about the Starry Nights Concert Series that officially sets the[...]
Happy Hour
Happy Hour In Wisconsin, nice weather is cause for celebration, and a good Happy Hour gives us an excuse to do just that. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite spots to usher in all this[...]
A Guide to the Best Cheesecurds in the Area
A Guide to the Best Cheesecurds in the Area Technically speaking, cheese curds are small pieces of curdled milk with a mild, cheddar-like flavor. They are literally freshly made curds of cheese. But we think the[...]
A Guide to the Best Custard in the Area
A Guide to the Best Custard in the Area A Brief History of Custard Attention, class: it’s time for your history lesson. Frozen custard was invented in 1919 in Coney Island, NY when the Kohr brothers[...]