August 1986
Volume 11
Number 8
Features
Best of Milwaukee
A loud and happy celebration of what’s superlative about our city.
Compiled by Judith P. Woodburn
The Last La Follette
The heat is on Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette. But maybe the real problem is his friends and the family legacy he can’t seem to escape.
By Charles J. Sykes
David’s Story
Who is David and why is he such a bad boy? The answers are not as simple as we might have thought.
By Tom Bamberger
Blood, Sweat & Money
The turbulent, triumphant story of Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward.
By Helen Pauly
Fade To Blue
Denim, the chameleon of fashion.
By Arlene Wilson
Departments
Outfront
By Charles J. Sykes
Letters
They love us, they love us not; they love us …
The Insider
The CIA comes a coutin’, going Hawaiian in Milwaukee, Ash the Insider and more.
Edited by James Romenesko
Misc.
Great places with architectural foundations and sophisticated table service.
By Victoria Vaccarello
Calendar
August or bust.
Edited by Dawn M. Behr
Dining Guide
For finding fine food fast.
Columns
Film
Stocking your VCR library: five must-have films.
By Mike Wilmington
Other Voices
Gaylord Nelson tells why it’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.
By George Vukelich
Restaurants
Neptune in search of a decent dinner.
By Willard Romantini
Wine & Spirits
A rosé by any other name would taste the same.
By Michael Muckian
Fine Arts
The Haggerty Museum: a wild card in Milwaukee’s art deck.
By Bruce Murphy
Music
The boys in the bands who made it big: Violent Femmes, BoDeans, Plasticland. Should we buy the album?
By Phil Davis
The Wisconsin Gourmet
What to do with elderberries and thimbleberries.
By Carole Grohmann and Jane Hootkin
MetroScene
Everything you always wanted to know about pistils and stamens.
By Judith P. Woodburn
Endgame
Dick Spaulding and the ordinary evils of City Hall.
By Charles J. Sykes
On the Cover: Photograph by Mike Huibregtse
