BRILLIANT NIGHT, DAZZLING LIGHTS

It may not be winter yet…but on November 11th 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Bayshore Town Center will be transformed into an illuminated wonderland, as the lighting of the 50-foot tree kicks off the official start of the 2011 holiday shopping season for the metro Milwaukee area.

Hundreds of stunning lights will blanket the Town Center, while the familiar sounds of the season mark the arrival of this special holiday time – from Santa’s anticipated arrival to the rhythm of the horse drawn carriages, everything about Bayshore has been transformed; and all await the final event, the dramatic drum roll to light the spectacular tree!

Happy Halloween from the Glendale Visitor and Convention Bureau!

Hope you have your costume ready because Trick-or-Treat is just     around the corner.  This year Glendale will host its annual community Trick-or- Treat on Sunday, October 30th from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

For a list of all area neighborhood Trick-or-Treat hours click here.

Also, Bayshore Town Center will host its 5^th annual Great Pumpkin Event this Friday, October 28th at 6pm. The Great Pumpkin Event will feature a variety of activities throughout Bayshore.

Town Square Pumpkin Patch (weather permitting) from 6pm-8pm in the Town Square. FREE pumpkins to children 12 and younger and complimentary cider and coffee from Caribou Coffee.

Trick-or-Treat – Starting at 6pm (while supplies lasts) Bring the kids in costume and look for the pumpkin poster outside of participating stores and restaurants.  It’s sure to be a spooky time!

To celebrate 75 years of cooking the best Butter Burgers around, Solly’s Grille will host the first annual “Golf for Autism” golf outing and Butter Burger grill out to be held at Lake Geneva’s only five star rated club, Hawk’s View Golf Club, on Sunday, September 25, beginning at 8 a.m.

And after a round of golf  the fun keeps on!

* Grill Out Butter Burger Buffet

* Raffle Prizes

* Packer – Bears Game Coverage

* Solly’s to Auction Four Green Bay Packers Tickets

* Gordie Boucher Hole in One Car Giveaway!

Celebrate the area’s largest and most authentic Bavarian Oktoberfest   -
September 23-24, 30 & Oct. 1!

Jake’s Delicatessen, a fixture on Milwaukee’s north side since the 1950s, could soon be expanding beyond its central city location.

Jake’s, known for its corned beef sandwiches, has filed plans to open a second store at Glendale Market shopping center, 6969 N. Port Washington Road.

Jake’s would lease space that was formerly a Nick-N-Willy’s Pizza, according to plans filed with the city. The take-and-bake pizza franchise closed about a month ago.

Also, Robert Haack Diamonds plans to open a new location at Glendale Market, in empty space next to Dr. Dawg’s hot dogs.

An expansion of Jake’s has been contemplated since a new managing partner, Gary Plassmeyer, last year joined Jake’s, which has operated at 1634 W. North Ave. since the 1950s. The other owners are Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and Andrew Baer, who operates a Wausau beverage wholesaler.

To read the full JSOnline Business article by Tom Daykin, click here

Photo by Rick Wood, MJS

Jake’s Delicatessen, a fixture on Milwaukee’s north side since the 1950s, is planning to open a new store at Glendale Market shopping center, 6969 N. Port Washington Road….

Also, Robert Haack Diamonds plans to open a new location at Glendale Market, in empty space next to Dr. Dawg’s hot dogs. To read the full JSOnline Shop Talk blog item posted by Tom Daykin, click here.

Bavarian Soccer Club officials continue to search for a new restaurant operator at Glendale’s Bavarian Inn, while also preparing for the opening of this year’s Oktoberfest.

In March, a club affiliate, Friends of Bavarian Soccer Club LLC, bought the 14-acre property, which is west of I-43 and north of W. Lexington Blvd. Along with the Bavarian Inn restaurant and banquet hall, the property includes Old Heidelberg Park and soccer fields.

The Bavarian Inn has since been closed to the public, although the facilities have been used by the soccer club and four other German culture clubs that make up United German Societies, which owned the Bavarian Inn through an affiliate, Deutsches Land Inc.

The March sale prevented a sheriff ‘s auction that was scheduled to satisfy a $1.2 million foreclosure judgment owed to Mitchell Bank by Deutsches Land.

Since then, the soccer club has made improvements, including a new gazebo, to the outside grounds, said Cathy Shaw, club president.

Also, prospective restaurant operators have toured the Bavarian Inn, Shaw said. She said Friends of Bavarian Soccer Club hired a consultant, and have been working on a plan to select a new operator and reopen the Bavarian Inn.

There’s no timetable on reopening the restaurant to the public.

But the annual Oktoberfest celebration starts this Friday, and runs through Oct. 1. You can find details at oktoberfestmilwaukee.com.

By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel

View MJS article

Many thanks to Sarah Worthman, editor of the Fox Point- Bayside Patch, for posting a video photo collection from the 2011 Chalk Art Festival held at Bayshore Town Center.

Check it out here: chalk art fest video.