August 1999
Volume 24
Number 8
Features
1999 Best of MKE
The official reminder of why we live here and why we never want to leave. Marvel with us over the new and enduring treasures that have made this story a year-to-year staple for almost two decades.
Edited by Ann Christenson
God’s Artist
Prophet Blackmon doesn’t live the “good life.” He scrapes by, preaching and painting in his mission to serve God. His has been a life of contrasts – critical praise for his art and frugal living to keep the ministry alive.
By David K. Smith
Silence of the Loons
We enjoy our cottages “Up North” so much that the landscape is suffering for it, to the point of polluted water and threatened wildlife. Are the proposed solutions to this over-development merely grand ambitions?
By Erik Ness
Where the Wild Things Grow
Foraging for wild fruits and vegetables is easy, when you have the right directions. The path is just pages away, as are tips for hunting down the safest, choicest edibles.
By Maryalice Koehne
Departments
Outfront
Believers and dream weavers.
By John Fennell
Letters
The page for people who react with pens.
The Insider
What Firstar Corp. won’t talk about, the Wavy M, food on the tube, virtual cards, first jobs and a canny museum director.
By The Editors
Pressroom Confidential
It takes two to tussle, which explains the ugly scene at the Journal Sentinel sports desk.
By Peter Robertson
City Slants
Beer junkies, music lovers, shopping addicts – here’s your home away from home.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
Health & Medicine
Hearing loss affects only old people, right? Try an increasing number of people in their 30s, 40s and 50s.
By Janine S. Pouliot
Calendar of Events
The festivals, concerts and outdoor parties keep going. Long live summer!
Edited by Charlene Mills
Dining Etcetera
Crab legs in an unlikely location and a midday meal made by familiar hands.
By Ann Christenson
Restaurants
This A-to-Z guide is so practical, it should go wherever you go.
Endgame
City planners could make North Avenue another Brady Street if they’d just open their eyes.
By Kurt Chandler
On the Cover
Photograph by Lorenzo Agius/Outline.
