Wehaa:
User Box
Tuesday, January 22,2008
Share
At 25 Years of Age, Shepherd Express Gives Life to 250,000 Reade
Press Releases
At 25 Years of Age, Shepherd Express Gives Life to 250,000 Reader;
Alt-weekly Celebrates Milestone with 17th Annual Best Of Milwaukee
Event
Tuesday night at Milwaukee's Serb Hall, Shepherd Express readers will celebrate democracy in action and witness their own picks for the annual Best of Milwaukee issue. Guests will be treated to live entertainment from artists such as Ellen Winters and Growing Nation, drink, bingo, bowling, and the first ever Serb Hall Friday night fish fry on a Tuesday. Below is a short list of some of the notable nominees:
Best Live Music Venue - The Pabst Theatre, The Rave, Shank Hall
Best Radio Personality - Kramp & Adler, Dave & Carol, Mark Belling
Best Local TV Personality - Ted Perry, Mike Jacobs, John Malan
Best Local Entrepreneur, Mike Eitel, Scott Johnson, Johnny Vassalo
Best Hot Dogs - Dogg Haus, Sammy's, Martino's
Best Beer Selection (Retail) - Otto's, Ray's, Downer Ave. Wine & Spirits
Best Microbrew - Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee Ale House, Sprecher
Please check-out all the winners at: Shepherd Express
# # #
The independent alternative weekly newspaper, Shepherd Express is celebrating 25 years of publishing. The paper reached a milestone of 258,800 monthly print readers in the most recent Media Audit survey of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) December 4, 2007 -- After 25 years as Milwaukee's Independent Newsweekly, the Shepherd Express has surpassed the 250,000 monthly reader mark, according to The Media Audit.
Currently the third most-read newspaper in the state (with an additional 76,000 online readers as well), the Shepherd Express
has grown immensely since the first (modestly) published issue
circulated on the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee campus in May of
1982.
As the circulation number has continued to grow, so has the diversity
of the readers with a nearly even gender split, high percentage of
ethnic or racial minorities, and an even larger percentage of college
educated readers.
Tuesday night at Milwaukee's Serb Hall, Shepherd Express readers will celebrate democracy in action and witness their own picks for the annual Best of Milwaukee issue. Guests will be treated to live entertainment from artists such as Ellen Winters and Growing Nation, drink, bingo, bowling, and the first ever Serb Hall Friday night fish fry on a Tuesday. Below is a short list of some of the notable nominees:
Best Live Music Venue - The Pabst Theatre, The Rave, Shank Hall
Best Radio Personality - Kramp & Adler, Dave & Carol, Mark Belling
Best Local TV Personality - Ted Perry, Mike Jacobs, John Malan
Best Local Entrepreneur, Mike Eitel, Scott Johnson, Johnny Vassalo
Best Hot Dogs - Dogg Haus, Sammy's, Martino's
Best Beer Selection (Retail) - Otto's, Ray's, Downer Ave. Wine & Spirits
Best Microbrew - Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee Ale House, Sprecher
Please check-out all the winners at: Shepherd Express
# # #
Also in About:
Elections 2008
Obama seeks greater rein on financial institutions
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama says he wants Congress to pass legislation giving the government greater regulatory authority over financial institutions like American International Group.
Sources: Pentagon to stop forced tour extension
(AP)
AP - The Army will substantially reduce use of the unpopular practice of holding troops beyond their enlistment dates and will pay $500 to those still forced to stay in the service, defense and congressional officials said Wednesday.
AIG head shares US anger of bonuses but backs them
(AP)
AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.
Analysis: White House, Dems backpedaling on AIG
(AP)
AP - For the first time since last fall's election, Democrats and the Obama administration are backpedaling furiously on an issue easily understood by financially strapped taxpayers: $165 million in bonuses paid out at bailed-out AIG.
Pence: Return AIG donations
(Politico)
Politico - House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence is urging politicians from both parties to strongly consider returning campaign contributions from AIG.
..Search Shepherd Express
Top Stories
AIG head shares US anger of bonuses but backs them
(AP)
AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.
Obama seeks greater rein on financial institutions
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama says he wants Congress to pass legislation giving the government greater regulatory authority over financial institutions like American International Group.
Consumer prices rise by largest amount in 7 months
(AP)
AP - Consumer prices rose in February by the largest amount in seven months as gasoline prices surged again and clothing costs jumped the most in nearly two decades.
Crude
