Next week, a national light will shine upon Milwaukee as Brew City hosts the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament.
And, while every week is "Welcome to Milwaukee Week" on OnMilwaukee.com, we thought this would be the perfect time to put the spotlight back upon all the great stuff you can do right here in your hometown.
Next week, we'll focus on quick-hitting guides, rapid reviews and all sorts of touristy fun on OnMilwaukee.com. We're even giving a few of our famous "100 things" lists complete overhauls.
So far, even the brainstorming part has been pretty exciting, because, we, too, sometimes forget every single reason why we love Milwaukee -- and there are many.
We hope you, too, will rekindle your love for Milwaukee next week and put on your best game face for the tourists visiting for the first time.
It's time to be a tourist in your own town. Welcome (back) to Milwaukee!
Andy is the president, publisher and founder of OnMilwaukee. He returned to Milwaukee in 1996 after living on the East Coast for nine years, where he wrote for The Dallas Morning News Washington Bureau and worked in the White House Office of Communications. He was also Associate Editor of The GW Hatchet, his college newspaper at The George Washington University.
Before launching OnMilwaukee.com in 1998 at age 23, he worked in public relations for two Milwaukee firms, most of the time daydreaming about starting his own publication.
Hobbies include running when he finds the time, fixing the rust on his '75 MGB, mowing the lawn at his cottage in the Northwoods, and making an annual pilgrimage to Phoenix for Brewers Spring Training.
