I got a chance to talk with the man in charge at Stanley’s Kitchen and Tap last week. Jack Binyon has been involved with a number of bars and restaurants around the city. He has been in the business since before the Jordan days in Chicago and his family has been selling food, beer and [...]
1. What is CSR and why does it matter?
CSR stands for corporate social responsibility and stems from the idea that corporations and businesses have a responsibility to be good corporate citizens, and not just maximize profits for shareholders. CSR includes environmental stewardship, community investment, employee engagement, and other areas. In general, my brand of CSR [...]
This is the second part of my interview with Candace Gorman civil rights lawyer for two of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
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Part one of this podcast is available here
Photo Credit: Tim Pearce
Candace Gorman is a civil rights lawyer with an office in Greektown. Last week she sat down with me to talk about her pro bono work with two of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. I was floored by some of what Candace had to say.
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Because of the [...]
This is the redesign/new site. All the content is the same I have just moved to a new more personalized format. There is a lot more that can be done with this site visually and I am excited to get started.
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If you have just been redirected fear not! You’re in the right place. We’re still [...]
Fred Brewer talks about Oktoberfest and his quest to bring it to Milwaukee.
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Photo credit: Nate Falendysz and Augustus F. Sherman
This is a selection from my interview with Larry Coble, house brewer for the Brew and Grow store. Larry is a home brewer a story teller and the perfect person to talk beer with. Not only is he endlessly knowledgeable on the subject he’s also approachable easy going and loves to share the beer love. [...]
Friend of the site Ian Randall reads a love poem about “the only truly American art form.”
If you like this please you can check out Ian’s interview and another poem here.
If this post looks funny that’s not Ian’s fault. We are still working on the video feature, but it should play nicely.
Long time house brewer for Brew and Grow, Larry Coble talks homebrew, history and hops from a seat next to four five-gallon carboys of brewing beer. We talk about how to drink, make and appreciate beer.
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By Josh Hanagarne,
Long story short, I am dealing with a horrible case of Tourette’s Syndrome that has resurfaced with a bang after years of being more dormant.
It causes me to injure myself in a lot of different ways, none of them on purpose. But so what? Hopelessness and misery are beneath me, and they are [...]
