Dining - Oct. 28, 2009
Milwaukee's best Middle Eastern, 2009: Casablanca
What began as a family-owned restaurant on Mitchell Street evolved into a Brady Street emporium of Middle Eastern delights. Following in their parents' footsteps, brothers Alaa and Nasser Musa opened the second generation of Casablanca, serving traditional kabobs, falafel, stuffed grape leaves and shawarma.
Tags: casablanca, abu's, sharazad, shiraz, aladdin, shah jee's, 2 sweet, mona's, sahar, tuplip, middle eastern, hookah, vegetarian buffet, falafel, shawarma

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 11, 2009
Best LGBT bar, 2009: La Cage
Once again, OnMilwaukee.com readers picked La Cage as the city's best LGBT bar. Riverwest's Art Bar came in second place for the third year in a row.
Tags: lgbt bar, la cage, art bar, walker's pint, m's, pump house, mona's, gay, lesbian, club boom, kruz, fluid, this is it