Bars & Clubs - Sept. 27, 2008
Totally organic bars: realistic or ridiculous?
As organic food seeps further into the mainstream, the focus is starting to shift to our other purchases. While some products' popularity -- the environmentally-friendly shampoos, the kitty treats, the laundry detergent -- remains marginal, other industries, like beer, wine and spirits, are finding an all-natural niche at bars that place an organic label above all others.
Tags: organic bars, organic, butterfly social club, funky buddha lounge, elixir, scott johnson, greg landig, the bomb shelter

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 1, 2008
Local beer aficionado builds The Bomb Shelter
The Bomb Shelter is a beer-centric bar that pays tribute to the classic corner varieties that flourished during a time when locally-brewed beer seeped from the city's pores.
Tags: the bomb shelter, greg landig, the monkey bar, pabst, schlitz, blatz, old style, beer, vintage, polka, city brewery, city lager, buffalo water brewery, bison blonde, cream city brick, walker's point