Milwaukee’s Own Will Allen Makes the 2010 TIME 100: The World’s Most Influential People List

Friday, April 30th, 2010

I was delighted when I came across this article today on the Time site. Will Allen has started a great development in Milwaukee and it’s wonderful to see him get the credit he deserves.
For those of you not familiar with Will Allen here is a brief overview of a movement he has started in Milwaukee. [...]

The Yellow Pages Goes Green?

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

A friend sent me a link the other day to Yellowpagesgoesgreen.org an organization working to educate consumers and promote the green movement to eliminate the unsolicited delivery of Yellow and White Pages books. The site is aimed at starting a national movement to solicit the White/Yellow Pages industry to proactively stop the delivery of books [...]

The Evolution of Lollapalooza

Friday, August 1st, 2008

This is the week do my yearly romp to Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago. A lot has changed since I started going to Lollapalooza since its inception in 1991. Lollapalooza was only a day touring barebones event when I first attended it at Alpine Valley with 8-10 bands. Now Lollapalooza has grown to a [...]

SunChips Is Living Up To Its Name In Everything From Advertising To Production

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

I found this to be a clever approach to outdoor advertising. Placing large lettering at the top of the billboard so the sun can create a shadow to project the Sunchips message. It’s amazing how such a low-tech approach can make such a high impact.
Toronto’s Juniper Park created this solar-powered outdoor board for Frito-Lay’s SunChips [...]

Local Farmers And Consumers Are Feeling The Affects of the Flooding

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Last week I was at the opening weekend of of the South Shore Farmer’s market and noticed an apparent decline in the amount of produce available. Not only was there a lack of produce but quite of an impact in price. My dozen eggs that normally cost me $2.50 in the past were now priced [...]

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