Morning Links for July 17 2014

Morning Links for July 17 2014

Reading Morning Links will make you smarter. Honest. Shorewood Police and the FBI are offering a $5,000 reward info pertaining to the robbery of the village’s Hayek’s Pharmacy. This is the fourth robbery of the small pharmacy since January. Among the highlights of Festa Italiana on the Summerfest grounds this weekend is the Cucina Showcase, where local chefs like Zak Baker (of Pizza Man), Patrick Murphy (of Le Reve Patisserie & Café) and Miles Borghgraef (Lake Park Bistro) are doing cooking demos. See the schedule here. Madison-area dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger, who was convicted of a misdemeanor in connection to selling raw milk, has…

Reading Morning Links will make you smarter. Honest.

  • Shorewood Police and the FBI are offering a $5,000 reward info pertaining to the robbery of the village’s Hayek’s Pharmacy. This is the fourth robbery of the small pharmacy since January.
  • Among the highlights of Festa Italiana on the Summerfest grounds this weekend is the Cucina Showcase, where local chefs like Zak Baker (of Pizza Man), Patrick Murphy (of Le Reve Patisserie & Café) and Miles Borghgraef (Lake Park Bistro) are doing cooking demos. See the schedule here.
  • Madison-area dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger, who was convicted of a misdemeanor in connection to selling raw milk, has lost his appeal. For more on Hershberger and the issue of selling unpasteurized milk in Wisconsin, read our March 2014 story, “Raw Deal.” 
  • The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has posted 7 tips for surviving the closure of I-94 between Highway 100 and U.S. 45.
  •  The trusty Green Bay Gazette has posted photos of the hailstorm that destroyed crops Monday night in a town north of Sturgeon Bay.

Ann Christenson has covered dining for Milwaukee Magazine since 1997. She was raised on a diet of casseroles that started with a pound of ground beef and a can of Campbell's soup. Feel free to share any casserole recipes with her.