OnMilwaukee

OnMilwaukee.com
Available in	English
Created by	Andy Tarnoff, Jeff Sherman and Jon Krouse
URL	www.onmilwaukee.com
Commercial	Yes
Launched	September 1, 1998; 26 years ago

OnMilwaukee.com is an online magazine for news and activities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The site features approximately 10-15 articles, blogs and briefs each day, focusing on dining, arts and entertainment, movies, music, and sports. OnMilwaukee.com's editorial staff includes Andy Tarnoff, Bobby Tanzilo, Molly Snyder, Matt Mueller, Carolynn Buser and Lori Fredrich, along with regular commentary from veteran freelance reporter Dave Begel and media columnist Steve Kabelowsky. It is the winner of the 2012 EPPY Award for Best Entertainment Website.

OnMilwaukee.com, LLC is based in Milwaukee (735 N. Water St.). It was formed by three local entrepreneurs (Andy Tarnoff, Jeff Sherman and Jon Krouse) in 1998. Sherman (president) and Tarnoff (publisher) remain active in the organization.

Currently, the company employs approximately 20 people, including writers, programmers, graphic designers and sales people. In 2004, the company acquired RummageWorks, LLC, an online classified company. In 2009, it launched The In Click Network, which is an aggregating tool that allows the company to launch new city and topical sites. As of summer, 2009, The In Click Network consists of about 115 sites, including city guides in the top 50 U.S. cities.

The company is also a Web development firm and builds Web sites for its clients and partners. These include MilwaukeeAdmirals.com, ParkMilwaukee.com, YMCAMKE.org and more. It has business relationships with Centro and several local and TV radio groups in Milwaukee.

Notable events in the history of OnMilwaukee.com

September 1, 1998: Site is launched
May, 2003: Web site is named finalist in 2003 Eppy Awards for "Best Entertainment Web Site with fewer than 1 million unique monthly visitors"
May 19, 2005: President George W. Bush visits OnMilwaukee.com office; company founders ride with president to speech at Art Museum
March 1, 2006: Company is featured in national media trade magazine, OMMA
April 4, 2006: Web site reports first month with 1 million total readers, 10 million page views
April 29, 2008: Web site is again named finalist in 2008 Eppy Awards for "Best Entertainment Web Site with fewer than 1 million unique monthly visitors"
September, 2008: Company celebrates 10th anniversary of site launch
January, 2009: Company launches The In Click Network, a network of new Web sites owned and operated by OnMilwaukee.com, LLC
May, 2009: Company wins Wisconsin Area Music Industry award for Best Wisconsin Music Web Site
August, 2009: OnMilwaukee.com hires Damien Jaques to bolster theater coverage
August, 2009: Veteran media columnist Tim Cuprisin joins OnMilwaukee.com
October, 2010: OnMilwaukee.com Offers Centro "Lift," giving local online magazine national reach
September, 2011: Veteran local and national sportscaster Doug Russell begins writing a daily sports column
October 30, 2012: Web site wins 2012 Eppy Awards for "Best Entertainment Web Site with fewer than 1 million unique monthly visitors"
February 20, 2013: Web site wins Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) Award for top national investigative story in sports for 2012 for "Who is Montaous Walton?"
October, 2014: Web site wins 2014 Eppy Awards for "Best Classifieds Web Site with fewer than 1 million unique monthly visitors," finalist for "Best Entertainment Web Site with fewer than 1 million unique monthly visitors"
March, 2015: Web site named finalist for Milwaukee Press Club's "Best Local News or Feature Website" and "Best Website Design."

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