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

Politics - Dec. 19, 2007
Taylor close in county exec polling
A recent poll shows that state Sen. Lena Taylor just might have a shot at beating Scott Walker in the Milwaukee County Executive's race.
Tags: McGee, Scott Walker, Lena Taylor, County Executive, Glen Givens, Roots Restaurant, Mother's Foods, Oneida Tribe, Y&K Enterprises, Nick Chiarkis, Peggy West, Del Porter, Kosciuszko Park, Ace Boxing Club

Bars & Clubs - Dec. 20, 2004
Sagittarius Rising funks up Thursdays at Roots Cellar
Roots Cellar has been bumpin' with all different sounds coming from DJ Marcus Garvey and D.Soto. They've put together a lineup of DJs and live bands including nights for reggae, jazz and rock.
Tags: sagittarius rising, roots cellar, roots restaurant, marcus garvey, marcus doucette, david soto, d.soto, dj avets, prince ruff, selector max, eltron, dj one-f, wobblyhead, kenny dope, little louie vega, el babalu, dintenfass, brewers hill