Bars & Clubs - Feb. 20, 2009
Best bar for a girls night out, 2009: Hi-Hat Lounge
There's something about purple velvet couches and a sunken lower bar that prompts a high class ladies night out. So, it's no wonder the Hi-Hat Lounge is the 2009 readers' pick for the best bar for a girl's night out in Milwaukee.
Tags: girls night out, cuvee, hihat, lucille's, cafe lulu, buckhead, jo-cats, milwaukee ale house, elsa's, kenadees, centanni

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 30, 2009
Retreating to "recession worthy" bars and restaurants
These are hard economic times, there's no question of that. We've said goodbye to dozens of local boutiques and businesses and corporate layoffs seem sadly imminent in several sectors of our economy. But going out to eat or out for a drink, there seem to be wait times, full dining rooms and packed bars.
Tags: nessun dorma, la merenda, cactus club, soho 7, maxie's, beans and barley, sobelmanns, bootleggers, notte nite, buckhead, recession