January 2007
Volume 32
Issue 1
Features
Crunch Time
Our reporter embarked on a fitness plan to get his lumpy shelf in shape. Find out if he’s morphed into Brad Pitt. And learn whether joining a gym is the thing standing between you and a hot New Year’s bod.
By Dan Murphy
Gang Wars
The Vice Lords. The Latin Kings. They’re part of a seedy, violent underworld you’d have a hard time believing exists in Milwaukee. Oh, but it does.
By Mario Quadracci
Knight Errant
Hunched over a “department store” bike, young activist Aytan Luck pedaled to New Orleans to lend a hand in the Hurricane Katrina cleanup. His amazing, at times bumpy, journey.
By Jim Hazard
Department
Outfront
Getting the story.
By Bruce Murphy
Mail
Reader, it’s your turn.
Events
A bass man cometh, plus powerful portraits and hard-hitting theaters.
Insider
Milwaukee’s shimmying sexpot, a Conan cartoon and how Fuller dodged Dub-ya.
First Person
Bread Sanctuary
Pressroom
Raising questions about diversity .
By Erik Gunn
Reviews
UFO talk, Caffeine on KK, a Haggerty highlight and cyber Schrager.
The Mil
Lots of boldface names.
Savvy City
Style
You sexy thing.
Where to Shop
Think “cozy.”
Real Estate
A sense of community.
Health
Women know every minute detail about their bodies. Or do they?
By Janine S. Pouliot
In Public
There’s no escape from public art. But there might be an escape from “bad” public art.
By Tom Bamberger
Dining
We travel to the Yucatan Peninsula and New Orleans – in spirit, anyway. Also: slices of ‘za, basmati rice, pesto pasta and the resource that’ll help in any gastronomic situation.
Endgame
It’s about winning and losing. We’ll prove it to you.
By Bruce Murphy
