July 1990
Volume 15
Number 7
Features
The Gold Digger
Theirs was a May-September relationship, if it was a relationship at all. Lynnette Harris was a lithe young actress and Playboy model; David Kritzik a wealthy industrialist in his 80s. Their pairing raised eyebrows – and netted Harris more than a million untaxed dollars. Was it a gift or, as the IRS says, just the going price for her services?
By James Romenesko
Great Summer Adventures
Say good-bye to the ho-hum Dairyland vacation and follow our guides-cum-chroniclers on a discovery tour of a captivating, adventure-laden Wisconsin. Track down antique treasures, go full throttle in a Formula Ford or get your kicks on Route 33. Just do it.
By James Hazard, Michael Horne, Perry M. Lamek, Mary Van de Kamp Nohl and James Romenesko
The Secret Empire of Nate Zelazo
Nathaniel Zelazo is a quirky executive and enormously successful entrepreneur in the kind of high-tech field for which Milwaukee has been crying out. But until now, the inside story of Zelazo and Astronautics – the business he founded on a shoestring – was never known.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
Departments
Outfront
The leisure ethic
By Judith Woodburn
Letters
Dispatches from readerland
The Insider
A deadly “sinister garden” in Mequon, the newest Wisconsin export; nannies, the lowest credit card rates in Wisconsin, O.C. White’s latest gig, news from Milwaukee’s newsrooms and our opinion-packed mini-reviews.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Metroscene
Ko-Thi Dance Company’s annual “Kuumba ’90 – Gumbo!”, Oshkosh’s famous aviation fly-in, circus art at Posner Gallery and “Karl Priebe: A Look at African Americans” at the Haggerty.
Edited by Dawn M. Behr and Christine R. Grant
Dining Guide
Viva les restaurants: a complete listing. Plus a Vietnamese meal of the month.
Columns
Wisconsin D.C.
Jim Moody has found a way to introduce dairy farmers to milk-starved inner city soup kitchens. It could be a perfect match.
By Louis Barbash
Restaurants
Two “new” restaurants – Nantucket Shoes and Café Vienna – have risen from the ashes of former dining establishments, hoping to bring new life to their surroundings.
By Willard Romantini
Endgame
The hot-rodders in a showdown with local authorities may be loud and annoying, but they’re just looking for something we could all use – a friendly place to hang out.
By Judith Woodburn
On the Cover
Photograph/Raymond Kwan, Ferderbar Studios. Styling/Lynn Waite. Dress and scarf from Ma Jolie. Special thanks to Celebration of Milwaukee charter yachts.
Special Advertising Sections
The Great July Weekend: a guide to Bastille days and the Great Circus Parade.
Compiled by Patricia Booker
