March 1999
Volume 24
Number 1
Features
Salons
Heads are a sensitive area – bad hair
days, bed head. In a first-time story, we rate the stylists and salons in town
based on a city-wide survey.
By Edith Brin
Green Acres
Ten restaurants that give vegetarianism
a good name
By Ann Christenson
A Federal
Case
Why are people questioning U.S.
Attorney Tom Schneider’s credibility? Read about the two office investigations,
the accusations of mismanagement, then hear from the man himself.
By Kurt Chandler
Garden Gates
Outdoor thresholds that make us yearn
for spring.
By Maryalice Koehne
Theater of
the Absurd
Pro wrestlers constantly take a
pounding – or at least make it look that way. Learn why one local wrestler
calls this melodramatic performance art the “ultimate existential
experience.”
By Andrew Muchin
Departments
Outfront
Power and great hair, by John Fennell
Letters
The postman only rings once.
The Insider
Where the pitas have gone, our Clinton
movie, celebrity sofas and high volume.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Pressroom
Confidential
The Pack’s new radio voice and two
ready for- prime-time players, by Peter Robertson
City Slants
What we think about the new Y1V1CA,
Henry’s and more.
Edited by Ann Christenson
A Common
Thread
A snaking thread leads to weightier
matters.
By Barb Joosse
Health &
Medicine
The silly myths about growing old.
By Carolyn Alfvin
Calendar of
Events
Pages where we delve into the world of
fun.
Edited by Charlene Mills
Dining
Etcetera
Someone who’s breathing new life into Mexican
food, plus Singapore noodles and a savvy soup maker.
By Ann Christenson
Restaurants
Cafe Knickerbocker’s future, meals on wheels
and your glove compartment guide.
Endgame
There’s nothing worse than urban
sprawl, unless it’s a certain state solution.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
On the Cover
Photograph by Dave Schlabowske
