Next up in “12 Days,” an anchor businesses of downtown South Milwaukee … Parkway Floral.
Why not give the gift of flowers this Christmas? Or maybe pick up that perfect poinsettia.
We’re lucky to have such a first-class florist in town. Please support them this holiday season — and all year long.
Day three of “12 Days” brings us to one of the anchor businesses of downtown South Milwaukee … Parkway Floral.
Why not give the gift of flowers this Christmas? Or maybe pick up that perfect poinsettia.
We’re lucky to have such a first-class florist in town. Please support them this holiday season — and all year long.
Learn more in my previous post.
Like most people, we have our Wisconsin State Fair routines — regular stops we make as we visit each year.
The big slide. Something from the Wisconsin Products Pavilion. Cheese curds. Cream puffs. Lemonade. The animal barns. The pig races. Maybe the sky glider. Those are just a few of the ways we enjoy the fair.
I’ll be adding a couple other attractions to that list this year.
First, Parkway Floral has a space in the Horticultural Building.
And Patrick Cudahy is celebrating 125 Hours of Bacon — with a local flavor. From the Patrick Cudahy Facebook page …
We’ll be celebrating our 125th anniversary with “125 Hours of Bacon” from August 1-11. Each day we will be at the fair handing out free bacon treats, coupons, recipes and more. Stop by and get your picture taken in our Say Hey Photo Booth. We’ll be there all day through the duration of the fair. And don’t miss Patrick Cudahy Day on August 9th for a day of delicious samples, cooking demonstrations, entertainment, giveaways, and more! Check out the schedule for details on Patrick Cudahy Day.
The South Milwaukee connection: Emerald City Catering is providing bacon-themed samples at the Patrick Cudahy booth throughout the fair, including a couple really unique ones on August 9: maple bacon- and cream cheese-stuffed French toast and Celebritzza (cheese sauce, bacon, ham and pepperoni on a pizza crust). The local caterer is also providing the “world’s largest bacon-shaped cake” on that day.
Be sure to stop and smell the bacon (and the flowers).
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Time for a shoutout to my favorite local florist, Parkway Floral.
Bryan Lorentzen and team do a great job, whether it’s roses for the missus or an arrangement for my wife’s grandmother’s recent funeral, these guys are first class, and reasonably priced.
For the holidays, they have some beautiful arrangements on their website and other special items in store.
You have lots of options to buy flowers these days, from Pick ‘n Save to the local gas station. Join me in shopping one of our treasured local independent retailers — one of our downtown anchor businesses — instead.
Parkway Floral
Filed under 12 Days of South Milwaukee Christmas, Local Business
We’re lucky to have some strong businesses anchor our downtown. Parkway Floral and Nona’s Cafe are two of them.
Both are featured in online articles this week. Check out the NOW story on Parkway Floral, and here is a piece from OnMilwaukee.com on Nona’s. And be sure to patronize both, especially with Mother’s Day coming up.
What’s your favorite local business? Post your comments below!
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Here’s a big idea for Black Friday: Before you visit the Targets, Kmarts, Kohls and Walmarts of the world on Friday, why not shop some of our first-class local merchants?
Here are some of my favorites, and some great gift ideas:
And, here’s another local shopping suggestion: Shop the South Milwaukee Christmas Market on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Bucyrus International’s Heritage Building. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be more than 40 vendors at the event, with plenty of unique gift opportunities … stuff you can’t find at Best Buy. That includes, for the first time, $2 South Milwaukee Downtown Market cloth gift bags.
Learn more about the Christmas Market here.
Did I miss a local business you’d like to suggest to holiday shoppers? Post your comments below.
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Questions, comments, concerns? Email Mayor Erik Brooks at brooks@smwi.org. And be sure to follow me on Facebook at Facebook.com/mayorerikbrooks.
