June 1989
Volume 14
Number 6
Features
Living Smart
The ultimate insider’s guide to living in the Big City with advice on selling yourself in Milwaukee, fighting City Hall, becoming famous, finding a great apartment, contesting a parking ticket, freeloading, getting the best seats in the house, getting a consumer reporter to solve your problems, saving on auto insurance and more. Plus how to determine if you’ve arrived: status in status-shy Milwaukee.
Edited by Simon N. Dumenco
Trouble in Wild Kingdom
According to the results of a county audit, socialite/Zoo Director Gil Boese had had problems managing the Milwaukee County Zoo for years. But he seems to have been least adept at managing his own ego.
By James Romenesko
Skin Deep
For Oshkosh resident Lee Baxandall, world leader of the Naturist Society, taking it all off is an intellectual pursuit.
By James Romensko
Style Quarterly
Working for the weekend: carefree activewear that stands up to your lifestyle and adds a little sparkle to your summer. Plus, tips for playing it safe under the sun in The Look.
By Chris Grant and Leslie J. Ratay
Departments
Outfront
Trouble in paradise.
By Judith Woodburn
Letters
What our readers think.
The Insider
Why Milwaukee’s new domestic violence arrest law is filling jail cells and frustrating police, former Governor Warren Knowles plants a tree, Pressroom Confidential, a Pick of the Month for bargain hunters, Insider Reviews of everything from theater to architecture and more.
Edited by Simon N. Dumenco
Dining Guide
The wise gastronome looks here first. Plus a culinary trip to Nicaragua via Restaurante Monimbo in Meal of the Month.
Metroscene
A ride for the arts, “Salon Portraits” by Shimon and Lindemann, Cloris Leachman as Grandma Moses, sculptures by Guido Brink and more of all there is to do in June.
Edited by Dawn M. Behr
Columns
Business
Thanks to The Executive Committee, it needn’t be lonely at the top for corporate chieftans.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
Performing Arts
For the Ko-Thi Dance Company, one of Milwaukee’s great cultural treasures, music and dance is a journey toward pride.
By Bruce Murphy
Restaurants
In praise of the magnificent, versatile noodle: a look at the East Side’s Mimma’s and the Pavilion in Waukesha.
By Willard Romantini
Endgame
Is bumbling Tommy Thompson of three years ago suddenly unbeatable?
By Bruce Murphy
On the Cover: Photograph by Scott Lanza. Spectacles courtesy of D.O.C. Optical. Pen courtesy of Artist and Display.
