Words like ‘Tweet,' ‘Tweetup,' ‘Tweeps,' ‘Twiterati,' ‘Twhirl,' ‘Twitterberry,' and most recently ‘Twibe,' and ‘Twintern' have been surfacing more and...

Milwaukee-based IndependeceFirst has a unique way for companies to think about their "green" initiatives. The non-profit agency wants companies and individuals to donate their out of date, used computers so they can be refurbished and given to local individuals with disabilities, who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford one of their own.

Elite Fitness & Racquet Ball Club, Brookfield, will host local U.S. Open ballperson tryouts for youth and adults ages 14 and up. The winner of the local contest will head to New York for a chance to work at the U.S. Open.

The Milwaukee/NARI Foundation, Inc., the educational and charitable arm of the Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Council Inc., Wauwatosa, will host its fourth annual “Home Improvement Rummage Sale” at the Milwaukee/NARI office, 11815 W. Dearbourn Ave., Milwaukee.

Central Bark Doggy Daycare, 5780 W. Hemlock, Milwaukee, will host the third annual ‘National Bulldogs are Beautiful Day’ on Saturday April 25

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. recently announced that it has provided airline tickets to Milwaukee resident and recent television celebrity, Molly Malaney, so she can visit “The Bachelor” star boyfriend Jason Mesnick in Seattle.

Lake Lawn Resort, located at 2400 E. Geneva St. in Delavan, wants kids to help out with mom’s Mother’s Day brunch. Chef David Ross will host a kids-only cooking class in the resort’s Frontier Restaurant to allow children to prepare portions of the meal for their moms.

Steven Schnur, executive chef at Zaffiro's Pizzeria Marcus North Shore Theater

Ulice Payne voted chair-elect of YMCA of the USA The YMCA of the USA announced that Ulice Payne...

Building & Construction CG Schmidt, Milwaukee, recently announced the promotions of Greg Morelli, Jon Foster, and Jim Hans...

“I have had many successes with social media as a marketing outlet. I use LinkedIn, Spoke, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and even You Tube for marketing and advertising purposes. With options for a group and a page within Facebook, upcoming events, press releases and websites are easily placed in front of the right audience. Since I have approached Facebook primarily from a business perspective, I have been able to gather a large collection of ‘friends’ that I may only vaguely know who have received our information directly as well as passed it on to others they know.”

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