August 1994
Volume 19
Number 8
Features
Best of 1994
It’s back – better than ever. This year, boundaries were meant to be broken. With nary a fear, we dove into a dauntingly large searching ground. Did we succeed? You be the judge.
Edited by Ann Christenson and Dawn M. Behr
The New Buffalo
Like the beast that provided sustenance for centuries, Indian gaming is bringing economic relief to Wisconsin’s poverty-stricken tribes. But threatening that success is the greedy, takeback mentality of the white man. The first of a two-part series.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
Stone City
Lannon stone – there’s nothing else like it in the world. So what is this stuff, besides a buff-colored limestone rock more prevalent in Milwaukee architecture than Cream City brick? It’s a precious resource experts say is threatened by depletion and suburban expansion.
By Judith Woodburn.
Special Advertising Section
Metropolitan Builders Association of Greater Milwaukee’s Parade of Homes.
Departments
Outfront
A suburban sweat lodge.
By John Fennell
Letters
More of what Wisconsin gave the world
The Insider
Ad campaigns that never quite cut it, a county building doing the safety dance, a boxer who loves to lose and personalized tombstones.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Pressroom Confidential
Journal writer Joel McNally’s near encounter with column killing.
By James Romenesko
City Slants
A novelist for the ‘90s, a home of designer-enhanced beauty and landing on Planet Bead.
Edited by Bruce Murphy
Dining Etcetera
Judy Kollman’s Kitchen offers surprises aplenty, Shorewood Inn’s new makeover, authentic Mexican and variety madness.
Endgame
TV news shows play on viewers’ fears with their endless coverage of crime.
By Bruce Murphy
M Magazine
Main Events
You’re invited to a garden party, plus comedy magnified twenty-fold and State Fair frolicking.
Mansion Museums
Homes of old-Milwaukee notables open their doors to curious eyes.
Last Seen
A Nutty retrospective, serene Summer in the Park, Dracula goes head to head with Hitler.
Sneak Peeks
It’s thriller time.
Sound Bites
What is “alternative” music?
Restaurant Guide
Pizza with a little provolone, tabloid fare and the world’s most reader-friendly dining listings.
