The Pfister | February 28, 2011
Preferred Hotel Group has awarded a Certificate of Excellence to the historic Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee for its efforts in the areas of community and philanthropy. In its fifth year, the Great Initiatives for Today’s (Tomorrow’s) Society (GIFTTS) Hotel Recognition program was created to recognize exceptional actions on the part of member hotels and [...]
Pfister Narrator Julie | February 26, 2011
I had no idea what my lead for this blog could be. I jolted my friends with “Guess what I got to do today?” To my boss I percolated “I need the afternoon off to take part in a very urgent experience.” To my steering wheel, to which I sang on my way over to the [...]
The Pfister | February 24, 2011
As you know we are transforming the Café at The Pfister with a barista counter offering guests gourmet coffee, freshly basked pastries and other items. The renovation project has begun and is scheduled for completion at the end of March, but let’s take a look and see how progress is coming. Follow Joshua Wolter, The [...]
Pfister Narrator Julie | February 23, 2011
I know people say change is good, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it. One thing I love about the Pfister is early mornings in the café. There’s a perfect rhythm to the staff, the guests, the light, the breakfasts and the coffee. So, hearing that the café would be closed for renovations [...]
The Pfister | February 21, 2011
The Pfister Hotel has been a historical landmark in the city of Milwaukee for quite some time. Since 1893, The Pfister Hotel has welcomed its designation as the crown jewel of Milwaukee and in some cases, the White House of the West. With a guest registry that has been signed by nearly every U.S. president from [...]
The Pfister | February 21, 2011
To celebrate Bar Month, OnMilwaukee.com‘s Andrew Wagner will step behind the bar at Blu this Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. to sling drinks to raise money for the A-T Children’s Project. Pit yourself against a friend or rival in a Celebrity BLUtender competition with a part of the proceeds going to a charity of the [...]
Pfister Narrator Julie | February 19, 2011
I like this job because I’m a people watcher. I earned a degree in Sociology simply because it meant “the study of people.” I have learned, too, that the best people to watch and study are those who do the same thing. I sat in the lobby bar and met Val– cosmopolitan wasn’t just her [...]
The Pfister | February 18, 2011
Home to more Victorian Art than any other hotel in the world, the historic Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee for the past two years has hosted a popular artist-in-residence program. The hotel and its selection committee has now chosen its third artist in residence, Shelby Keefe. She will move into the Pfister’s studio space in [...]
Pfister Narrator Julie | February 15, 2011
I saw a lot of bouquets on desks yesterday. That’s the nature of the beast, right? What I really wanted to see, however, was adoring couples and cute gestures and candle lit dinners. So, I went to the Pfister. I found out that Hallmark needn’t intervene; the Pfister is like your Valentine. I was met [...]
The Pfister | February 14, 2011
We will soon be transforming a portion of the entrance area of the Café at The Pfister with a barista counter offering guests gourmet coffee on the go and freshly basked pastries and other items. This week, we’ve begun a six-week renovation project of the Café at The Pfister, located on the lobby level of [...]
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