March 2008

Volume 33

Number 3

Features

Mesiter Burgers

Half-pound two-fisters, sloppy butter burger, dainty minis that come in threes.  These beauties will send you to the moon.

By Ann Christenson

 

Retiree Revolution

Retire and move to Florida? Nah. Loads of Baby Boomers are escaping to Wisconsin for their golden years.  Why?

By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl

 

Forever Young

“Old” is a figure of speech.  It’s how you feel on the inside.  And this 1891 Victorian Queen Anne feels hip and modern

By Colleen Heather Rogan

 

The Politics of Water

Many hands want access to our precious Great Lake.  But who gets it and how to protect it from exploitation is a contentious issue.

By Barbara Miner

 

Departments

Outfront

Boomers and fresh water.

By Bruce Murphy

 

Mail

Impressions and reactions? Let us know.

 

Events

A master’s retrospective and a bona-fide diva.  Plus: Randy Newman and Franz Kafka

 

Insider

Our land of prisons, a benevolent Buck and shredding out identity theft

By Evan Solocheck, Dustin Block and Dan Murphy

First Person

Teens and that hot-button issue: sec

By Nikol Hasler, as told by Erik Gunn

 

Pressroom

Pot-shotting blogs and a weekly’s weak (or not) endorsements

By Erik Gunn

 

Reviews

Soho7, the Body Worlds exhibit and more

 

The Mil

Newsworthy bits about local people

 

Savvy

Fashion

Jetting off someplace warm?

Shopping

New shops, green cleaning

 

Health

Some of us knew about this before Oprah did

By Caroline Goyette

 

In Public

History-making architecture

By Tom Bamberger

FEATURES
Meister Burgers Half-pound two-fisters, sloppy butter burgers, dainty minis that come in threes. These beauties will send you to the moon. by Ann Christenson

Retiree Revolution Retire and move to Florida? Nah. Loads of Baby Boomers are escaping to Wisconsin for their golden years. Why? by Mary Van de Kamp Nohl

Forever Young “Old” is a figure of speech. It’s how you feel on the inside. And this 1891 Victorian Queen Anne feels hip and modern. by Colleen Heather Rogan

The Politics of Water Many hands want access to our precious Great Lake. But who gets it and how to protect it from exploitation is a contentious issue. by Barbara Miner

COLUMNS
Outfront Boomers and fresh water. by Bruce Murphy

Mail Impressions and reactions? Let us know.

Events A master’s retrospective and a bona-fide diva. Plus: Randy Newman and Franz Kafka.

Insider
Our land of prisons, a benevolent Buck and shredding out identity theft.
First Person Teens and that hot-button issue: sex.
Pressroom Pot-shotting blogs and a weekly’s weak (or not) endorsements.
Reviews Soho 7, the Body Worlds exhibit and more.
The Mil Newsworthy bits about local people.

Savvy
Fashion Jetting off someplace warm?
Shopping New shops, green cleaning.

Health Some of us knew about this before Oprah did. by Caroline Goyette

In Public History-making architecture. by Tom Bamberger

Dining We make it so easy to find a restaurant. by Ann Christenson

Endgame Why we’re calling the race for county exec “the invisible campaign.” by Kurt Chandler