July 2011

July 2011

July 2011 Volume 36 Number 7 Features American Beauty A garden that stops traffic? We offer 10 such here—the area’s most fetching private gardens. By Mary Van De Kamp Nohl Laurie’s Last Days Convicted of murder in one of Milwaukee’s most sensational crimes, Laurie Bembenek died trying to clear her name. By Erik Gunn Best Wurst The old-world methods of sausage-making are running strong in the 12 local shops. Enjoy their, um, links to the past. By Maureen Post Departments Outfront Mystery woman. By Bruce Murphy Mail Just spilling over with letters. Events Chilling in a bandshell, watching The Monkees…

July 2011
Volume 36
Number 7

Features

American Beauty
A garden
that stops traffic? We offer 10 such here—the area’s most fetching private
gardens.
By Mary Van
De Kamp Nohl

Laurie’s Last Days
Convicted of
murder in one of Milwaukee’s most sensational crimes, Laurie Bembenek died
trying to clear her name.
By Erik Gunn

Best Wurst
The
old-world methods of sausage-making are running strong in the 12 local shops.
Enjoy their, um, links to the past.
By Maureen
Post

Departments

Outfront
Mystery
woman.
By Bruce
Murphy

Mail
Just
spilling over with letters.

Events
Chilling in
a bandshell, watching The Monkees and listening to a novel in German-tinged
English.

 

Insider
Cons in
college, progressive school practices, a co-op tavern.

First person
A
filmmaker’s reel/real transgendered life.

Pressroom
Truth or
bias in the JS’s coverage of BPA?

Reviews
Orphaned
artwork, a coffee-table sports boo k.

The Mil
The page
that inspires conversation.

 

Savvy

Home
Treat those
entering wedded bliss to these treasures.

Shopping
Repurposed
vintage, handcrafted chutzpah.

Real Estate
Got a
million bucks? Buy one of these homes.

 

Health
Keeping
those pearly whites. The wonders of modern dentistry.
By Carolyn Kott
Washburne

In Public
The war
waged over the Marriott Hotel project in Downtown Milwaukee.
By Tom
Bamberger

Dining
“Scratch
Italian” with a Brewer’s name. How Parkside 23’s garden grows.
By Ann
Christenson

Endgame
Will Scott
Walker’s go-it-alone strategy benefit him down the line?
By Kurt
Chandler