June 2002
Volume 27
Number 6
Features
Summer’s Best Splash
Do it. Go ahead and buy that tankini. Buy 20 tankinis and wear ‘em for every jim-dandy water park and pool in town.
By Trina Conner Schaetz
Counterpoints
The War Memorial looks like a toaster oven – a contrast to the Calatrava. Non-profit bingo seems arcane compared to big-biz Potawatomi chips. Read a collage of essays about Milwaukee past and present and you might understand this dichotomy better than we do.
By The Editors
Who We Are
Convert statistics into pictures and you’ll see us – yup, turn to our first photographic census.
By Kevin J. Miyazaki
The Happy Place
Is bowling still our stereotype and ours alone? Does an alley have pins? Reading about shiny balls, alley oiling and Tommy Testosterone is no replacement for bowling but it’s a close second.
By Jim Hazard
Wisconsin’s Worst-case Scenarios
“Worst case” does not mean doomed case. There are ways out of some of life’s most head-scratching dilemmas. If you’re good, we’ll tell you what they are.
By Peter Robertson
The Know-it-all Guide
Sports, fests, music, kid stuff – learn your mode of attack in this bossy armchair reference to sandal-weather fun.
By The Editors
Departments
Out Front
Some background.
By John Fennell
Insider
In a Nutshell
Stats to spout at your next dinner party.
The Hot Seats
Best spots to park yourself at Miller Park, Uihlein Hall…
Dates That Changed Milwaukee’s Destiny
A mini history lesson.
Who Am I?
Match the celeb with the description. Have we stumped ya?
Old Pals, Family Ties, Hidden Liasons
Akin to a people puzzle.
Gardens of Delight
Shrubs and strolling paths are the “stuff.” Get to the feeling behind three special public gardens.
By Maryalice Koehne
Vital Statistics
Like a city (or state) physical at the doctor’s office, telling us the good and not-so-good news about our health.
By Erin Killian
Campus Confidential
Little insider profiles of all our schools of higher learning.
By Jenn Danko
Dining Out
Patios where the food is good and where it’s middling.
By Ann Christenson
Dining Guide
You can’t possibly spend the summer reading us and not get hungry. Use this to grab a fish fry, brunch, pizza, steak.
Spin City
How the rest of the world sees – or should see – us.
By Bruce Murphy
On The Cover
Photograph by Kevin J. Miyazaki
