Bars & Clubs - Nov. 27, 2009
On the town in Milwaukee: Continued Thanksgiving comfort
While the Thanksgiving holiday is more than anything a time of gratitude and family, it manifests itself in comfort food, lazy afternoons and home cooking. So, to coincide with your hefty, satisfying meal yesterday, why not take family and friends out to one of these bars known for large, local flavors tonight.
Tags: thanksgiving nightlife, lakefront brewery, at random, leff's lucky town, comet cafe, nessun dorma, comet cafe, bloody mary

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 14, 2009
Milwaukee's best make-out spots
OnMilwaukee.com isn't suggesting you and your sweetheart get spunky in public. However, it's Sex Week, the perfect time to spontaneously -- or not so spontaneously -- sneak away for a smooch or two.
Tags: kissing, romance, sex week, make out, submarine race, at random, hyatt, pfister, library, oriental, two

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 21, 2009
Best bar for a secret rendezvous, 2009: At Random
Looking for a dark, quiet, out of the way place to enjoy an intimate evening with that special someone? If so, and you're an OnMilwaukee.com reader, there's a better than one in four chance your in Bay View `s At Random, 2501 S. Delaware Ave. The beer-free lounge on the corner of Russell and Delaware topped the charts in the OnMilwaukee.com readers' poll.
Tags: secret rendezvous, jamo's, at random, centanni, angelo's, bryant's, safe house, redroom, victor's, lobby lounge, pfister, village pub, new yorker bar, henry's, mosaic

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 13, 2009
Milwaukee's best lounge, 2009: At Random
When Milwaukeeans feel like lounging, they have plenty of options, as demonstrated by this survey (there were more than 20 choices). Competition may be steep, but the readers of OnMilwaukee.com have little trouble singling out their favorite in the category: At Random.
Tags: bar month, at random, best lounge

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 23, 2009
Worn out and old is hotter than ever
Thinking back on the weekend, I started noting the way "vintage," especially in the restaurant and bar world, has revived itself like never before. Where the '80s and '90s gravitated toward the new (new clubs, new cars, new money); there has been a recent regression to anything and everything exuding the trendy chic ambience created by the Silent and Baby Boom Generations.
Tags: the foundation, nye's, five o'clock club, at random, bryants, lee's luxury lounge, lee's liquor lounge, minneapolis, pabst blue ribbon