July 1986

July 1986

July 1986 Volume 11 Number 7 Features Milwaukee Made Easy A portrait of a city. Compiled by Mark Van de Kamp Nohl The Milwaukee Almanac Facts, figures and little-known statistics. In the Neighborhood Profiles of 16 great places to live. Milwaukee Guides Arts, Fairs and Fests, Tours, Sports and Recreation and Higher Education. Milwaukee Essays Insights into life in Cream City. By Sara O’Connor, Dakota James, Marcia Maher Conta and James Hazard. Fast Forward In just two years, Milwaukee Police Chief Robert Ziarnik has modernized and reshuffled an antiquated department. Some things, however, may be much harder to change. By…

July 1986
Volume 11
Number 7

Features
Milwaukee Made Easy
A portrait of a city.
Compiled by Mark Van de Kamp Nohl

The Milwaukee Almanac
Facts, figures and little-known statistics.

In the Neighborhood
Profiles of 16 great places to live.

Milwaukee Guides
Arts, Fairs and Fests, Tours, Sports and Recreation and Higher Education.

Milwaukee Essays
Insights into life in Cream City.
By Sara O’Connor, Dakota James, Marcia Maher Conta and James Hazard.

Fast Forward
In just two years, Milwaukee Police Chief Robert Ziarnik has modernized and reshuffled an antiquated department. Some things, however, may be much harder to change.
By James Romenesko

Safari Summer
Beating the heat with British reserve and jungle abandon.
By Arlene Wilson

Departments
Outfront
By Charles J. Sykes

Letters
Hips and hoorays.

The Insider
The little brewery that could, GOP convention high- and low-lights, Pressroom Confidential and more.
Edited by James Romenesko

Misc.
New angles for anglers and the perfect picnic.
By Victoria Vaccarello

Calendar
The gentle days of July.
Edited by Dawn M. Behr

Dining Guide
Milwaukee’s best guide to dining out.

Columns
Politics
Bob Kasten’s courting of the Jewish dollar.
By Charles J. Sykes

Restaurants
Why not head west when everyone else is heading east? Two delightful restaurants to try.
By Willard Romantini

CityScape
Of passion and protest in the slow good city.
By Bruce Murphy

Sports
Milwaukeean Tom Hall and his high karate.
By Michael J. Uruske

Fine Arts
Can the Lincoln Center for the Arts ever be more than a high school in drag?
By Bruce Murphy

The Wisconsin Gourmet
All about grilling out.
By Carole Grohmann and Jane Hootkin

MetroScene
A theatrical celebration of failures.
By Judith P. Woodburn

Endgame
How is the new Bradley Center like a really nice gift from your favorite aunt?
By Charles J. Sykes

On the Cover: Milwaukee Brewer Robin Yount photo by John Biever. All other photographs by Vanderveen Photography. Books courtesy of The UWM Bookstore.