Kids & Family MECA provides 24 / 7 care for ailing pets By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - April 25, 2009 11:41 a.m. There's good news for critically ill or injured animals and their caregivers and it's called the Milwaukee Emergency Center for Animals. (MECA) The state-of-the-art facility, 3670 S. 108th St., opens on June 1 and is equipped to accept the city's most critical care cases. ...

Marketplace Greenfield News and Hobby focuses on family fun By Molly Snyder Edler - April 14, 2009 8:24 a.m. Greenfield News and Hobby has its fair share of quirky items for sale, like magic tricks and kits to make a model of the human eye, so it's not surprising that the owners have interesting characteristics, too. The hobby shop started in 1965 and remains a thriving family business today. ...

Marketplace Rogan's Shoes finds Milwaukee market a good fit By Drew Olson - Nov. 11, 2008 4:26 p.m. In a business climate when many proprietors are downsizing or postponing plans for growth, Racine-based Rogan's Shoes is expanding into the Milwaukee market. The chain opened a store in Southridge during the summer and will unveil a Brookfield location next year with plans for several more outlets in the area. ...

Bars & Clubs Featured bartender: Jodi Miller of Fatboy Roadhouse By Julie Lawrence - Aug. 18, 2008 5:40 a.m. Fatboy Roadhouse, 8222 W. Forest Home Ave. in Greenfield, is a true biker bar, from the vintage memorabilia lining the walls to the dominant motorcycle to car ratio in the parking lot. ...

Marketplace Local shelter works to place harder-to-adopt stray dogs, cats By Andy Tarnoff - April 16, 2008 5:29 a.m. A visit to a local shelter can be a heartwarming experience. Puppies and kittens are in high demand, but what about the less adoptable dog and cats? That's where the Companion Animal Resource and Adoption Center comes in. ...

Dining Blogs Ray's gets the juices flowing By Amy L. Schubert - Sept. 26, 2008 2:17 p.m. It had actually been a couple years since Scott and I had made the short trip to Ray's Butcher Shoppe, 4640 W. Loomis Rd., Greenfield, but since returning in mid July, we've been there nearly weekly. ...

Kids & Family Blogs Companion Animal Resource Center pet of the week: Netta By Amy Christiansen - Sept. 20, 2008 9:21 a.m. Netta is a 2-year-old, distinctly marked black and white cat. She is spayed and current on vaccinations and also microchipped. She has been at the Adoption Center for about four months and is one of our gold star cats. Gold star cats are a select group of cats that are allowed free roam of the adoption center during closed hours. ...

Dining Blogs What's the best thing about Organ Piper Pizza? By Bobby Tanzilo - Sept. 4, 2008 11:49 a.m. Twenty-five years into my life as a Milwaukeean, I made my debut at Organ Piper Pizza, 4358 S. 108th St., in Greenfield. I'm still trying to decide which part I liked the best. ...

Kids & Family Blogs Companion Animal Resource Center pet of the week: Natalie By Amy Christiansen - Sept. 2, 2008 9:13 a.m. Every once in a while, a dog enters our program that all of the volunteers fall for and several even contemplate personally adopting! ...

Kids & Family Blogs Companion Animal Resource Center pet of the week: Carson By Amy Christiansen - Aug. 26, 2008 2:13 p.m. "I was destined to be a statistic but now I am Carson!" ...

In Shopping > Arts and crafts 16 Candles ( map ) 12238 W Chapman Ave, Greenfield (414) 915-0483 fax: 0 000-000-0000

In Shopping > Books Borders Books & Music ( map ) 5250 S. 76th St., Greenfield (414) 282-0882

In Restaurants > American Brass Key Restaurant & Lounge ( map ) 4952 W. Forest Home Ave., Milwaukee (414) 321-7090

In Bars and Clubs > Sports bar Champps Americana (Greenfield) ( map ) 5030 S. 74th St., Greenfield (414) 281-0600

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1.	In Fundraisers: Rock for Tots Dec. 13, 2009 1:00 p.m.

2.	In Music: The Katz Sass Jan. 23, 2010 9:30 p.m.

1.	Silver Cinemas - Budget South Up, Fame, G-Force, All About Steve, The Invention of Lying, Julie & Julia, Zombieland