July 2006

July 2006

July 2006 Volume 31 Number 7   Departments Outfront Good hair, hot feet. Welcome to July. By Bruce Murphy   Mail We call this “feedback.”   Events Summerfest’s top tickets. Also animal art and dragon skies.   Insider Our baseball stadium (go home, Cubs fans), many giant steps for one company, Bronzeville in a basement, a drag queen talks shop.   Pressroom Behind TMJ4’s “transformation.” By Alex Runner   Reviews Six snappy snippets.   The Mil Notable people doing notable things.   Savvy City Home How to “shout” summer.   Where to Shop Designer handbags, bar stools, antique Buddhas.  …

July 2006

Volume 31

Number 7

 

Departments

Outfront

Good hair, hot feet. Welcome to July.

By Bruce Murphy

 

Mail

We call this “feedback.”

 

Events

Summerfest’s top tickets. Also animal art and dragon skies.

 

Insider

Our baseball stadium (go home, Cubs fans), many giant steps for one company, Bronzeville in a basement, a drag queen talks shop.

 

Pressroom

Behind TMJ4’s “transformation.”

By Alex Runner

 

Reviews

Six snappy snippets.

 

The Mil

Notable people doing notable things.

 

Savvy City

Home

How to “shout” summer.

 

Where to Shop

Designer handbags, bar stools, antique Buddhas.

 

Real Estate

A park proposal stirs things up in the Third Ward.

 

Column: Health

Is bariatric surgery a cure for obesity?

By Janine S. Pouliot

 

Column: Art

The art museum’s comics show forgets a crucial connection.

By James Lowder

 

Dining

A gargantuan gaucho meal, New Berlin’s “something more,” a quartet of appetizing minis. Then for dessert, a generous helping of restaurant listings.

 

Endgame

Why the police union needs to stand up for reform.

By Kurt Chandler

 

Features

Love Late in Life

The number of grandparent-headed households is on the upswing. What’s causing this shift? See how the trend plays out in several local families.

By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl

 

Some Like It Hot

It’s the vertical expression of horizontal desire, and it’s here in Milwaukee. But before you get your Latin booty on, read this.

By Perry M. Lamek

 

Lottery Hell

You dream of winning the lottery? That’s no dream. That’s a nightmare.

By Mario Quadracci

 

Make Me Gorgeous

Don’t underestimate the power of good hair – or of knowing the right salon. With this one story, we’ll hook you up with the tops in the field.

By Edith Brin