Dining - Oct. 24, 2009
Milwaukee's best use of local food, 2009: Roots
Roots Restaurant and Cellar was one of Milwaukee's first dining destinations to actively pursue the use of local ingredients. Using only naturally raised meats and fresh seafood from the start, they've evolved to mainly use produce grown in Wisconsin, too.
Tags: roots restaurant, local food, slow food, comet cafe, crazy water, hinterland, kil@wat, la merenda, transfer, riverwest co-op

Dining - Oct. 23, 2009
Milwaukee's best vegetarian, 2009: Beans & Barley
Milwaukee's vegetarian dining options expanded in the past decade, and yet, the classic East Side establishment Beans & Barley gets the gold. Beans serves up a variety of veggie items, including the tempeh reuben, grilled cheese, balsamic tofu sandwich, grilled vegetable sandwich and Mexican dishes.
Tags: beans and barley, vegetarian, best vegetarian, vegan, riverwest co-op

Marketplace - June 5, 2009
Cop a crazy cupcake
This Sunday, the Cream City Collectives hosts a Crazy Cupcake Competition featuring creative, local cupcake lovers showing off their outlandishly delicious and decadent pastries.
Tags: cupcakes, crazy cupcake competition, cream city collectives, tool shed, riverwest co-op, beans & barley

Arts & Entertainment - May 4, 2009
Budding Artists' show builds confidence, community
For the fourth year in a row, the Riverwest Co-op Grocery & Café, 733 E. Clarke St., hosts the Budding Artists' Show. The collection features the art work of 15 neighborhood children and runs through the month of May in the café section of the co-op.
Tags: riverwest co-op, art show, budding artists' show, outpost, whole foods

Dining - Oct. 12, 2008
Sunday Sound-off: Enough vegetarian restaurants?
Most restaurants have vegetarian options on their menu. At the very least, a chef will whip up a meatless pasta dish to appease a vegetarian, but are there enough restaurants in Milwaukee that specialize in meat-free cuisine? Sound-off, vegetarian diners!
Tags: vegetarian restaurants, vegetarian, vegan, Riverwest Co-op, Bombay Sweets, Beans & Barley