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IN BUSINESS DINING MUSIC CELEBS TAKE CATFISH ALLEY RESTAURANT TO THE STRIP By Delen Goldberg staff writer Not to be outdone by rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd or country star Toby Keith, a group of Motown moguls from the 1960s recently opened a Strip restaurant of their own. Eight celebrities, including Otis Williams of the Temptations, Jackie MEDIA VEGASINC.COM HONORED AS BEST WEBSITE VEGAS INC staff The websites of VEGAS INC and its sister publications at Greenspun Media Group were honored recently by Editor & Publisher magazine, which recognized the best in online journalism and advertising with its 16th annual EPpy awards. VEGAS INC was named best business/ finance website. EPpy awards also were given to Greenspun Media Group for the Las Vegas Weekly as best entertainment site and Las Vegas Sun for best community service on a media- affiliated website and best enterprise feature on a website. Both of the Sun's awards were for "Do No Harm," the news organization's examination of hospital care deficiencies in Las Vegas, spearheaded by reporters Marshall Allen and Alex Richards. "It is especially pleasing for our digital media efforts to be awarded, once again, with this recognition from Editor & Publisher magazine," said Brian Greenspun, publisher and editor of the Sun and president and CEO of Greenspun Media Group. "I am proud of our entire team at the Greenspun Media Group for advancing both the interests of our community and quality through our websites and publications, and we're all very grateful to the EPpy awards for recognizing those efforts." The EPpy awards are judged by Editor & Publisher magazine staff and a panel of 54 judges from throughout the world. This was the first year the Sun competed against websites with more than 1 million unique monthly visitors. The Sun's website has won top honors in a lower-size class in previous years. 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