August 1993
Volume 18
Number 8
Features
Best of 1993: Our Classic Collection
It wouldn’t be Best Of if we didn’t traipse all over town to track down greatness. And we’re particularly excited about this year’s Best Of because it’s as close to classic as, say, Cary Grant’s chiseled features. For the tastiest malt, greasiest burger and swingingest spot to line dance, read on.
By Ann Christenson
Walnut Street Rhythm
Fifty years ago, our version of the Cotton Club was alive and well in Bronzeville, Milwaukee’s African-American community. Blacks and whites alike jammed to the sounds of Nat “King” Cole and Count Basie. We take you back to a time when the city’s music and cultural scene was vibrant and 2 a.m. meant the night was still young.
By Dave Luhrssen
The Pulp Vat Murder
Last November, Green Bay rocked by the grisly killing of hardworking family man Tom Monfils, whos mangled body was found in a paper vat at the mill where he worked. Nine months have passed, and Green Bay police are facing harsh criticism because they’ve come no closer to tracking down the killer.
By James Romanesko
Cruising the Cosmos
The world’s most respected theoretical physicists reside at Cambridge University, MIT and, yes, UWM. Meet Leonard Parker, John Friedman and Bruce Allen, who spend their waking hours pondering such mundanities as the origin and destiny of the universe.
By David Tenenbaum
Departments
Outfront
Subtle arm-twisting to capture the visual essence of a city classic.
By John Fennell
Letters
Readers react with astonishment to July’s “Death Watch.”
The Insider
Award-winning TV roles by local politicians; the Sentinel’s guffaw; one George Webb gets some shuteye; a crazed comptroller and a creative candyman.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Metroscene
Never-fail comedy, a musical for all seasons, a singer’s singer, UWM’s permanent collection and a downright dandy Wisconsin State Fair lineup.
Edited by Ann Christenson
Getaways
At Rainbow Airport on South 76th Street and other small Wisconsin airports, you’ll relive the days when barnstormers and wingwalkers made flying a transcendent experience.
By Jim Hazard
Dining Etcetera
A streetcar named Wells Street Station, the peachy Silver Plum, TuLula’s transcends standard mall food, kitchen gardens, a Riverwest pub for “beautiful” barflies and listings galore.
Endgame
The victim of a hate crime argues that Wisconsin’s law to silence bigots is well-intentioned, but may, in effect, punish the free expression of ideas.
By Bill Lueders
Special Advertising Section
Metropolitan Builders Association’s 1993 Parade of Homes.
Cover
Illustration by Matt Zumbo, after Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus.”
