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Mentorship matters

One of my first mentors and still a trusted advisor and friend today, Pat Mueller, always told me that she was “pushing me through the curtain.” She’d make key introductions, take me to special events and recommend me for committees and programs that I didn’t even know existed. I’m grateful…

Mentorship

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Mentorship

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1 day ago

Fest it in your city

As you saw in part one of this series, Milwaukees’s lack of pretense creates a genuine feeling that you don’t get in other cities. Many of its long-held principles, we believe, can transfer to your city. So, let’s discuss this discussion with some talk about festivals. Fest it Milwaukee makes a…

Festivals

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Festivals

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3 days ago

Beer Garden your city

Milwaukee’s lack of pretense has created a genuine feeling and concrete principles that you don’t get in other cities. Principles unique to the area, that I believe, can transfer to any city or community. And, I’m not just talking about slogans for your city. If you don’t have the necessary…

Cities

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Cities

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Mar 1

I have restaurant ideas

What is your go-to favorite restaurant? We all have one or two. Whether it’s because we love the food, the service, the design or it’s just the closest and most convenient place to home. Whatever it is, I’m sure you also long for more choices and options in your city…

Restaurant

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Restaurant

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Feb 10

Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s heart

Milwaukee is Wisconsin’s economic and entertainment heart. Its energy flows to the rest of the state as it welcomes visitors, new businesses, new corporate headquarters, and its more than 42,000 daily residents and 90,000 jobs. What’s your connection to Downtown? Too often, I’m surprised when people tell me that they…

City Living

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City Living

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Feb 8

Does greater good make you squirm?

Recently on Twitter, Patrick O’Shaughnessy asked “What thing, bigger than and beyond yourself, are you committed to and in service of?” https://twitter.com/patrick_oshag/status/1622980899997380610 I loved the question and his framing that when asked, it “makes most people squirm.” O’Shaughnessy is one of the founding partners of Colossus, a company on “mission…

Community

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Community

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Jan 11

20 lessons and insights from 20 years of marriage.

My wife and I celebrate 20 years of marriage on January 11, 2023. We’ve loved and grown a lot along the way. Here are 20 lessons and insights learned — included, too, are several thank yous, to my wonderful wife, Stephanie. I love you. The universe comes together as it’s meant to God brought us together, I truly believe that. So many signs when we met and through our first 20 years. Religious differences don’t matter Lutheran vs. Catholic? Made for some fun, early conversations … but, together we are one, and no matter where…

Marriage

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Marriage

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Jan 2

An inspirational New Year’s message from Milwaukee’s retail past and present

By Jeff Sherman In the pile of morning e-mails, one stood out today. And, it’s one that I love to get every year. Mark Pasch, the owner of Mark Pasch Ltd. in Bayside, a suburb of Milwaukee, annually shares a New Year’s message from his father, who owned Polacheck’s, a…

Retail

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Retail

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Dec 21, 2022

Order the buffalo burger 🦬

If it’s on the menu, I always order the buffalo burger. The meat’s delicious and is a little healthier for you — a little sweeter taste, as my Grandma would always say. The reason for my buffalo affinity? The Sherman Buffalo Farm. If you have heard of Nora Springs, Iowa…

Farming

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Farming

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Nov 17, 2022

7 Ways to be a Better and Greater Citizen

By Jeff Sherman I’m an evangelist for my hometown, Milwaukee. You should be one for your community too. How can you become a better citizen — no matter where you live? Allow me to offer 7 quick ideas. Contact and get to know your alderman. You owe it to yourself to…

Community

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Community

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