Aspiring wrestler dies in fall at tavern – Stand-in for event at Sussex bar lands neck-first on mat Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) – Tuesday, August 8, 2000 Author: LISA SINK AND MIKE JOHNSON, Journal Sentinel staff A Milwaukee man who aspired to be a professional wrestler got his first shot in the ring as a stand-in for another grappler and… Read more »
Lisbon advised not to fight $10,000 tavern license fee – Attorney tells board members not to join other community protests Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Tuesday, January 13, 1998 Author: Journal Sentinel staff Town Board members were strongly advised by their attorney Monday not to jump on the bandwagon of other communities that are bucking the state’s new $10,000 tavern license… Read more »
Spink & Smith Inn aka Spink Tavern Demolition may end historic tie Site may have link to Underground Railroad Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) – Sunday, January 9, 2005 Author: REID J. EPSTEIN, repstein@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Demolition may end historic tie Site may have link to Underground Railroad Sussex — Today the old house at the corner… Read more »
Quartaro was Lannon village president 25 years – Friends say he was dedicated to serving community’s residents Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Friday, January 29, 1999 Author: VIKKI ORTIZ, Journal Sentinel staff If Nick Quartaro ‘s funeral Saturday is anything like his life, St. James Church in Menomonee Falls will be packed with well-wishers. Many of those close to the former… Read more »
PROHIBITION COMES TO WAUKESHA, LISBON AND LANNON By Fred H. Keller From the early settlers onward in Waukesha County and more particularly the Town of Lisbon there was always a need for alcoholic beverages. Lisbon did its part by being a hot bed of barley and hop growers to facilitate the beer production in the nearby City of Milwaukee. Barley… Read more »
Prop Wash Tavern at Aero Park A December 2004 photo by Bill Schlafer of “the remains of the restaurant/clubhouse/bar. Bill Schlafer reported in December 2004, “Sometime in early December the operations were closed & the field was plowed up. I have not been able to find out why the airport was closed or if the plowing was done in preparation… Read more »
Job perk Quad/Graphics, cocktails to mix Milwaukee Sentinel – Friday, April 5, 1991 Author: MIKE MULVEY Waukesha County Bureau Sussex – Employees at Quad / Graphics Inc. soon will be able to follow their 12-hour shifts with visits to the company’s High Tech Cafe for a cocktail. But that development is not exactly a happy hour for the Waukesha County… Read more »
Roadside Inn 1909 – Patrick McCartan’s Lake Five property, 13 lots with a saloon and hotel, was sold by the executor of his estate, James O’Keane, to McCartan’s brother, Frank. Source: Waukesha Freeman March 18, 1909, page 3 of 8 A May ball will be held in McCartan’s hall Friday evening. Source: Lake Five; Waukesha Freeman May 19, 1910, page… Read more »
Hardees closes for good Hardee’s restaurant, a longtime fixture on Highway 74 just south of Main Street, closed its doors for good last Saturday, Dec. 20. By PETER ABBOTT Posted: Dec. 30, 2008, Sussex Sun Hardee’s restaurant, a longtime fixture on Highway 74 just south of Main Street, closed its doors for good last Saturday, Dec. 20. It was a… Read more »
Brewery, Saloon and Tavern History Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 01/27/2015 Editor: April 1, 1837 David Bonham is advertising in a Milwaukee newspaper that his Public House (tavern) was open at “Head of Fox River” [later Town of Lisbon]. The Head of the Fox River encompassed an area on the eastern edge of the Lisbon township… Read more »
