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Golden Nugget Tavern – Butler

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 Golden Nugget Tavern Butler man’s frozen body found after fall Police Briefs,Living Sussex Sun, Posted: March 12, 2008 The frozen body of Terry Wachs was discovered at about 7:10 Friday morning in the doorway of his apartment building at 12506 W. Hampton Ave. The Butler police report said a driver cutting through the parking lot behind the Golden Nugget Tavern… Read more »

Rudy & Ony’s Hilltop Tavern in Monches

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  Rudy & Ony’s Hilltop Tavern Janichek, Verona M. “Ony” (Nee Burdick) Found peace on Sunday, August 26, 2012, at the age of 85. Beloved wife of the late Rudy Janichek. Beloved mother of Michael (Shirley) Janichek and Susan (David) Kratz. Adored grandmother of the late Jim Janichek, Julie (Ken) Cull, Brenda (Jeff) Klemmer and Jeff (Heidi) Kratz. Great-grandmother of… Read more »

Brewery, Saloon and Tavern History

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Retrospect: Old Boots Brewery fell to railroads, Milwaukee beers By Fred Keller Posted: Aug. 13, 2008, Sussex Sun The State of Wisconsin once had hundreds of breweries, 10 in Waukesha County, according to “The 1880 History of Waukesha County.” None of the county’s 10 breweries remains, but a smattering of taverns offer their own brews on a small scale. People… Read more »

Colgate’s Hotel and Taverns / Saloons

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  Colgate Hotels & Saloons The book Richfield Remembers The Past identifies Colgate was established in 1886. Initially the community had the usual compliment of businesses: small hotel, general store, four saloons, a tin shop, a blacksmith shop, a cheese factory, with a church and school nearby. The cheese factory went out of business in 1914. In 1916 the community… Read more »

Commercial Hotel aka Dug Out in Lannon

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SEWER PROJECT Assessment sparks fight in Lannon Some property owners file appeals challenging village’s special tax Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Thursday, May 30, 1996 Author:BOB HELBIG, Journal Sentinel staff Property owners in Lannon are challenging the village’s method of imposing special tax assessments to pay for a $10.2 million sanitary sewer project. Two separate assessment appeals were filed this week… Read more »

Davis Bros. Hotel aka Mibbs aka Mibb’s & Viv’s

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Lannon’s small-town charm is carved out of native stone – History, and noise, of quarries is ingrained in homes and residents Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Sunday, March 21, 1999 Author: LUKE KLINK, Special to the Journal Sentinel Quarry blasting and rumbling stone-filled trucks have been a fact of life for Ronald and Patsy Monacelli for the last 25 years, having… Read more »

Duplainville Tavern,  Town of Pewaukee

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Duplainville Tavern Old Rail Fence: The community known as Duplainville By Penny Williams Living Lake Country Reporter, Posted: Feb. 18, 2008 Each week in Living, the four authors of this column provide photos and articles featuring tidbits from the past to help Lake Country readers better understand and appreciate their roots. Historian Pam Weinhammer focuses on Hartland, Penny Williams focuses… Read more »

Fairways of Woodside Restuarant / Bar

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  Fairways of Woodside   Fairways of Woodside joins crowded field Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) – Wednesday, June 9, 2004 Author: GARY D’AMATO, gdamato@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel The service at Fairways of Woodside includes hustling bag attendants in the parking lot, beverage carts every day and a fully staffed golf shop and restaurant (when the clubhouse opens next month).

Tony Maronni’s

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  Tony Maronni’s N63 W23951 Main St, Sussex, WI53089 Tony Maronni knows that when it comes to pizza, tastes differ. “Wisconsinites don’t have the same tastes as New Yorkers.Out here we lean towards a crust of medium thickness, a slightly heavier sauce, and of course, lots of cheese.” And that’s how Tony’s been making his pizza since 2006. He uses… Read more »