August 2008
Volume 33
Number 8
Features
Cruise Control
Gas prices got you down? We have a story that’ll cheer you up: great one-tank treks to glide you through summer.
By the editors
Casualties of War
Two local soldiers, who return home from the Iraq war nursing injuries physical and psychological, slowly accept what happened and yet wouldn’t hesitate to go back.
By Kurt Chandler
Rock Revival
For far too long, Milwaukee’s music scene has seemed stuck in hibernation. What’s changed? Plenty. Read what’s signaled the local energy and optimism not felt in years.
By Kevin Kosterman
Readers’ Choice Dining Awards
See how your favorites stack up against your peers’.
Departments
Outfront
Traveling light.
By Bruce Murphy
Mail
Voices from out yonder
Events
Beat the heat with Bonnie Raitt, The Capitol Steps, The Color Purple and other must-sees.
Insider
Two-wheel couriers, adventures in nursing (hubba hubba) and psychic…solutions?
First Person
Lorrie Otto talks wildflowers.
Pressroom
Sexy reporting, but is it accurate?
Reviews
Wooden vessels, blonde beer, fair fiction.
The Mil
A drag queen, anchor, chef, lobbyist…
Savvy
Accessories
A Pollock approach
Shopping
Home improvement, green transport
Real Estate
Ten home-design mistakes to avoid
Health
Understanding genetic testing as a tool, not a prediction of the future
By Janine S. Pouliot
Dining
Rumaki and patty melts under the disco ball at Bunkers.
By Ann Christenson
Endgame
Wisconsinites feel the burn of property taxes. But our state is not the tax hell people make it out to be.
By Bruce Murphy
