June 2009
Volume 34
Number 6
Features
I Walk the Line
A unique look at 27th Street and its melting-pot culture.
By Paul Kosidowski
The Urban Adventurer
It doesn’t mean trolling Water Street after dark. We’re talking kayaking, scuba diving, geocaching and rock climbing.
By Ken Braband
Tall Tales
How did Cudahy Tower come to be? The story of this and 10 other architectural treasures.
By Michael J. Cudahy and Russell Zimmermann
Linked In
Dear bratwurst, don’t worry. We love you, but we’ve been unfaithful with some, um, tantalizing frankfurters.
By Alex Vagelatos
Say Cheese
Homegrowners who’ve ridden on that dubious vehicle to fame, reality TV.
By Rincey Abraham and Hilary Dickinson.
Racing Daze
Riding shotgun next to a hotshot young NASCAR driver, a guy can’t help but feel manly.
By Howie Magner
Summer Team
Dudes who like to blow stuff up (think “fireworks”), a cream puff countess and others who help bring us the season.
By Jim Hazard and Mario Quadracci
Fallen Icons
Our writers fondly remember six Milwaukee institutions.
Departments
Outfront
Time for the seersucker suit.
By Bruce Murphy
The write stuff
Events
Delfs’ sayonara, Summerfest’s riches, flicks on the river, a confederacy of clowns.
Insider
Secrets of the Stadium
The hush-hush stuff you may not know about Miller Park.
Comfort Count
It’s all in the threads.
Time machine
The “Polish Moon,” our four-sided, big-league beauty.
Sexy and Smart?
Oh, yea. Milwaukee’s swanky national rankings.
Let There Be Light
Need a lamp? This city takes illumination seriously.
Symbolically Speaking
Our state’s image could stand a little finessing.
Health
On a budget? Some ways to stay healthy this summer.
By Caroline Goyette
Dining
Hunger will send you here, to our restaurant bible.
By Ann Christenson.
Endgame
These notable quotes are a bit of a history lesson about our city.
By Michael Horne
