Voting has ended in the 18th Annual Shepherd Express Best of Milwaukee and reader votes have been tallied.
Where there are exact numerical ties we have listed those businesses.
Best of Milwaukee City Confidential Category Finalists (in no particular order) Are:
City Confidential:
Animal Rescue Group
- No Kill Resuce
- Companion Animal Resource and Adoption
- Wisc. Humane Society
Criminal Defense
- Alex Flynn
- Mike Hupy
- Frank Gimbel
Divorce (TIE)
- Bob Roth
- Bonnie Abramoff
- Bruce Peckerman
- Hupy
Personal Injury
- Habush
- Gruber
- Hupy
Local Activist
- Molly Rose Mahoney
- Cream City Collectives
- Project Q
Local Character
- Phyllis @ Discovery World
- John McGivern
- Jane the Phoole
Local Entrepreneur
- Juanita Cordova
- Ward Fowler
- Aaron Kopec of the Alchemist Theatre
Milwaukee Alderperson
- Bob Donovan
- Nic Kovak
- Tony Zielinski
County Supervisor
- Gerry Broderick
- Luigi Schmidt
- Marina Dimitrijevic
Landmark
- The Alchemist Theatre
- The Oriental Theater
- Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukeean of the Year
- Tom Barrett
- Aaron Kopec
- Mark Attanasio
Most Beloved Politician
- Herb Kohl
- Scott Walker
- Russ Feingold
Most Beloved Public Official
- Tom Barrett
- Russ Feingold
- Scott Walker
State Legislator
- Sheldon Wasserman
- Lena Taylor
- Tim Carpenter
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