April 1990
Volume 15
Number 4
Features
Nightlife For Grownups
Feel like the city’s ni8ghtspots have been overtaken by The Young and the Hairsprayed – and left you behind? Then come discover a more relaxed nocturnal world of cool jazz, quirky pubs and heavenly grub.
By Paul Gerard, Michael Horne and Willard Romantini
How Safe Is Your Neighborhood?
Somewhere in between last year’s widely reported record murder rate and the city’s reputation as a safe haven is the true story of crime in Milwaukee.
By Bruce Murphy and Tom Bamberger
An American Tale
TV Lenny Mattioli has made American TV a retailing colossus in Wisconsin. But is he making promises he can’t keep – and have state officials just given up trying to do anything about it?
By Bill Lueders
Green
At night on the dock, his father and a fisherman’s daughter show Nicky a glimmer of a shining adult world of love and possibility.
By Michael Mooney
The Look
A guide to the best in spring fashion plus new statement-making ties, a season of kinder, gentler cosmetic hues and better concealers.
By Christine R. Grant
Departments
Outfront
The Truth About Crime
By Judith Woodburn
Letters
Calling ‘em as you see ‘em
The Insider
The booming state cranberry business (and why not everybody’s happy about it), a tale of a boy and a ballplayer, the Think Big mystery, Pressroom Confidential, Insider Reviews and more.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Metroscene
An exhibit benefiting the Nature Conservancy, the Dinosaur Dash, an eight-day Mozart music fest and more.
Edited by Dawn M. Behr and Christine R. Grant
Dining Guide
The list of what’s cooking around town. Plus La Meal of La Month at La Casita
Columns
Business
How to get the right kind of media coverage for your company.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
Restaurants
After a former life as a gangster’s hideout, Heaven City Restaurant in Mukwonago reopens as a stunning and reasonably priced restaurant.
By Willard Romantini
Endgame
If our cultural institutions are to remain first-rate, it might be suburbanites who are called on to throw them a lifeline.
By Bruce Murphy
On the Cover
Photograph by Raymond Kwan, Ferderbar Studios
Special Advertising Sections
The Metropolitan Builders Association 1990 Spring Tour of Homes/Dream Home
Spring/Summer Leisure Guide
