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Abu's Jerusalem of the Gold

By Mollie Butler
The East Side's landscape may evolve around it, but Wisconsin's oldest Middle Eastern restaurant has changed little over time. Sure, they put in a new floor and changed the drapes in recent years, but

Alem Ethiopian Village

The food of Ethiopia can be very fiery. Alem offers a gentler version though their hot pepper sauce still has a richness and depth of flavor. Try the doro wot which is chicken with a hardboiled egg in


Alem Ethiopian Village

By Jeff Beutner
Although Ethiopian food isn't new to Milwaukee, the first restaurant completely devoted to this unique fare didn't open un


Alioto's

By David Luhrssen
Can I bring more fish here?" asks the waitress in an expectant tone. More coffee, sure-most restaurants still offer a bottomless cup. But fish? It's been years since the all-you-can-eat fish fry was


Alterra Coffee Roasters (Bayshore)

Most of the food establishments at Bayshore Town Center are parts of chains, but at least one is local. This would be Alterra, a home-brewed source of coffee and tea. The mall's Alterra has a countrif

Annona Bistro

Annona Bistro has embraced the multidimensional aspect of European cafe culture with a menu and environment that invite neighbors to enjoy the venue for a variety of occasions, day or night. Stop in f

Bacchus Restaurant

Food, atmosphere and service are the three keys to a truly good restaurant. Few places are able to excel at all of them. One that does is Bacchus on the ground floor of the Cud

Bangkok House

By Jeff Beutner
When traveling in Southeast Asia a few years ago, I encountered a copy of the Bangkok Post with an extensive article lamenting the shorta


Bar Louie

The restaurant/lounge/bar is part of a growing chain, mostly found in Chicago and northern Illinois but with locations in six other states as well. Youthful servers are clad in T-shirts of basic blac

Bar Louie

The restaurant/lounge/bar is part of a growing chain, mostly found in Chicago and northern Illinois but with locations in six other states as well. Youthful servers are clad in T-shirts of basic black

Bayou

The name Bayou implies Louisiana, but the music and decor here have none of the trappings; no blaring Zydeco music, no Mardi Gras beads and no unnecessary clutter. The menu does focus on Cajun food, b

bd's Mongolian Grill

When eating in the style of Mongolian barbecue, diners choose their own combination of fresh meats, noodles, vegetables and sauces, and then hand the meal to chefs waiting to cook the ingredients on t

Beans & Barley

Since 1979, this diner/deli/grocery has catered to the health-conscious. While much of the menu focuses on vegetarian and vegan options, a few lighter meats like poultry, shrimp and salmon also make a

Benji's Deli

Benji's specializes in Jewish dishes that can be difficult to find anywhere else in Milwaukee. Their corned beef, long hailed as the city's finest, is their biggest claim to fame, but the menu also in

Bjonda

Bjonda sets a new standard for elegant dining in Milwaukee. With its Skylight Room, a bar resembling nothing as much as a lavish nightclub from a classic Hollywood film, and a pair of handsomely appoi

Bosley on Brady

The restaurant focuses on seafood, steak and items discovered at restaurants in Key West, Fla. This is not the Key West of conch chowder and fritters, however. The menu offers Florida gulf grouper, a

Botanas

Jaime Gonzalez and his wife, Martha, opened Botanas as a modest single dining room. Year one was successful, with customers lining up on the sidewalk on Friday and Saturday nights. In response, Botana

Brew City BBQ

Sandwiches and barbeque are the draws here. Entrees include a variety of salads, pastas, chicken, salmon and steaks. The baby back ribs ($14.95) are delicious, a serving of approximately six ribs that

Brew City Tea

Wedged between the bustling Third Ward and the Summerfest grounds is a zone that has undergone rapid development over the past decade. Row after row of geometric, multistory apa

Broadway Bakery and Café

By David Luhrssen
  Broadway Bistro has changed its name and scaled back. Now called Broadway Bakery and Café, it remains a popular spot in the Third Ward for coffe

Brocach

Irish pubs have become a worldwide phenomenon. Milwaukee\'s newest, Brocach, occupies the former Five and Ten tavern. Aside from the

Buckley's Kiskeam Inn

Located in the former home of Dish, Buckley's interior has been almost entirely redecorated. There is one nod to Ireland on the menu: an entree of Irish stew. Otherwise it is an eclectic mix of panin

Cafe Hollander

The specialty at this sheik Dutch/Belgian restaurant is patates frites, better known as french fries. They're served in various sizes ($4-$8) and bear a striking resemblance to those you find in Belgi

Cafe Lulu

The original Cafe LuLu is a room with a long counter and a place to order carryout. Three years ago LuLu expanded into the property next door, adding a separate entrance framed by a red neon sign. Thi

Cafe Zarletti

By Jeff Beutner
Cafe Zarletti (1021 N. Milwaukee St.) may be the best restaurant on the Milwaukee Street strip, that two-block stretch of renovated 19th- and 20th-century buildings. The decor is spare and contemporar
 
Elections 2008
Obama seeks greater rein on financial institutions (AP)

President Obama makes a statement on AIG, Wednesday, March 18, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, prior to departing for a trip to California.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President Barack Obama says he wants Congress to pass legislation giving the government greater regulatory authority over financial institutions like American International Group.


Sources: Pentagon to stop forced tour extension (AP)

US Department of Defense handout photo shows an aerial view of the River Entrance of the Pentagon. The US military successfully shot down a short-range ballistic missile near Hawaii in a test of its ground-based missile defense system, the Pentagon said.(AFP/DoD-HO/File)AP - The Army will substantially reduce use of the unpopular practice of holding troops beyond their enlistment dates and will pay $500 to those still forced to stay in the service, defense and congressional officials said Wednesday.


AIG head shares US anger of bonuses but backs them (AP)

In a Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 file photo, Edward Liddy, chairman and chief executive officer of American International Group Inc., (AIG), speaks in Hong Kong. Liddy goes to Capitol Hill this morning, March 18, 2009, where he'll reluctantly defend millions of dollars' worth of bonuses doled out to employees despite the company's need for a $170 billion government bailout. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.


Analysis: White House, Dems backpedaling on AIG (AP)

An AIG office building is shown Wednesday, March 18, 2009 in New York. Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of American International Group acknowledged Wednesday to congressional interrogators that some of the insurance giant's executive bonuses are 'distasteful.'  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - For the first time since last fall's election, Democrats and the Obama administration are backpedaling furiously on an issue easily understood by financially strapped taxpayers: $165 million in bonuses paid out at bailed-out AIG.


Pence: Return AIG donations (Politico)
Politico - House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence is urging politicians from both parties to strongly consider returning campaign contributions from AIG.
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AIG head shares US anger of bonuses but backs them (AP)

In a Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 file photo, Edward Liddy, chairman and chief executive officer of American International Group Inc., (AIG), speaks in Hong Kong. Liddy goes to Capitol Hill this morning, March 18, 2009, where he'll reluctantly defend millions of dollars' worth of bonuses doled out to employees despite the company's need for a $170 billion government bailout. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.


Obama seeks greater rein on financial institutions (AP)

President Obama gestures while making a statement on AIG, Wednesday, March 18, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.  Joining him, from left are, Council of Economic Advisers Director Christina Romer, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Summers.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President Barack Obama says he wants Congress to pass legislation giving the government greater regulatory authority over financial institutions like American International Group.


Consumer prices rise by largest amount in 7 months (AP)

In this March 10, 2009 file photo, Doug Kemp, of Sturbridge, Mass., pumps gas at the Ell-Bern service station in Boston. Consumer prices rose in February by the largest amount in seven months as gasoline prices surged again and clothing costs jumped the most in nearly two decades.  (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, file)AP - Consumer prices rose in February by the largest amount in seven months as gasoline prices surged again and clothing costs jumped the most in nearly two decades.


Arts

Going Out on a Pier to Buy A Home

Late last week, New York City went out on a limb, or a pier to be exact, to help a group of people in Queens. For almost 100 years the 17 houses on Beach 84th Street Pier were owned by the state or

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