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1.	Marcus Value Oak Creek Cinema The Three Stooges, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, 21 Jump Street, John Carter, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Lockout, Mirror Mirror, American Reunion, The Woman in Black, Tyler Perry's Good Deeds, Wrath of the Titans, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Chronicle

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Marcus South Shore Cinema The Cabin in the Woods, Marvel's The Avengers, Battleship, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Men in Black 3, The Dictator, The Hunger Games, Think Like a Man, Dark Shadows, What to Expect When You're Expecting, The Lucky One, The Five-Year Engagement, Men in Black 3 in 3D, Marvel's The Avengers 3D, Chernobyl Diaries, Phantom Week: Love Never Dies

Dining Drive-thru pasta in under four minutes By Damien Jaques - Jan. 9, 2012 9:02 a.m. Several restaurateurs may be cooking up a new dining concept in the Milwaukee suburbs - quickly prepared Italian dishes that don't taste like fast food. At the newly opened The Dish in Oak Creek, a customer can place an order for a pasta entree at a drive-thru window and have it handed to him in less than four minutes. Pizzas, available in three sizes, are delivered to a car in 12 minutes. ...

Marketplace Deal of the Day: Impact Fitness By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Nov. 15, 2011 12:15 p.m. Today's Deal of the Day is from Impact Fitness in Oak Creek. ...

Dining Milwaukee Empty Bowls serves up art, soup and aid to the community By Renee Lorenz - Oct. 4, 2011 5:37 a.m. With all of the great dining options Milwaukee has to offer, it's hard to imagine there are people going hungry every day in the same city. While there are still people in Milwaukee living without proper resources, many local aid organizations also call the city home. One of these is Milwaukee Empty Bowls, a local non-profit dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the issue of hunger in the Milwaukee community. ...

Dining Bootz plants its feet in Oak Creek By Damien Jaques - Sept. 26, 2011 9:04 a.m. Open the door at the new Oak Creek bar and restaurant on South 27th Street. The first thing you see is Albert the Bull, as in mechanical bull, staring you in the face. You clearly won't be ordering shrimp scampi or pad thai here. Welcome to Bootz Saloon & Grill, a ribs, catfish and dancing establishment that recently debuted in the former Arizona Grill space. ...

Marketplace La Luna owners want to spice up your taco night By Molly Snyder - Aug. 2, 2011 4:34 p.m. Since she was a child, Andrea Marquez-Paquin wanted to share her family's recipes with the world. Today, she and her husband have a business called La Luna that provides Mexican food items to 14 area grocery stores. ...