May 1989
Volume 14
Number 5
Features
Rating the County Board
Our fearless political reporter takes a look at perhaps the sleepiest governing body around: the County Board. Plus, a no-holds-barred review of the best and worst county supervisors.
By Bruce Murphy
The Battle of Commission Row
Employees spoke of a mass shredding of documents. Colleagues went around secretly taping conversations. And federal investigators began investigating allegations of kickbacks, tax evasion and false insurance claims. A tale of revenge and intrigue in Milwaukee’s produce business.
By James Romenesko
Around the World in Eight Great Meals
We sent our fearless reviewer out to sample the best of international cuisine. But we saved the plane fare by just pointing him in the direction of Milwaukee’s best ethnic restaurants.
By Willard Romantini
Slouching Toward the Spinning Top Museum
We went searching for the meaning of life and we found it at Wisconsin’s weirdest museums: the Honey of a Museum, the Christmas Tree Story House Museum, The Clown Hall of Fame and the Spinning Top Exploratory Museum.
By Simon N. Dumenco
Departments
Outfront
Part-time politics.
By Judith Woodburn
Letters
Our readers tell all.
The Insider
How the micro-mapping of Milwaukee is changing the way bureaucrats look at our city, Wisconsin’s burgeoning (and flatulent) landfills considered, DNA mega-agents for hire and Robert Peterkin’s new power to purge.
Edited by Simon N. Dumenco
Dining Guide
The definitive guide to Milwaukee’s culinary scene. Plus, dining on Water Street in this month’s Meal of the Month.
Misc.
Hail! Hail! Spring’s here.
By Kristin Slabey Fish
Metroscene
May highlights: The PM Ballet presents Arden Court and Symphony in C, local artist Craig Smallish debuts at Aristoi Gallery, celebrating the art song at UWM and Theatre Tesseract presents A Shayna Maidel. Plus, Milwaukee’s most comprehensive calendar listings.
Edited by Dawn M. Behr
Columns
Wisconsin D.C.
So how’s Senator Herb doing in Washington?
By Louis Barbash
Business
Has morale gotten deathly at your place of business? Here’s how to turn things around.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
Restaurants
A letter to Mama. Our critic fesses up to his covert culinary cravings and delivers the goods on Scenic Rail Dining.
By Willard Romantini
Endgame
On the torture of innocents and what you can do about it.
By Judith Woodburn
On the Cover: Left to right: Izumi Kabata (Izumi’s), Krystyna Drobny (Cracovia), Branko Radicevic (Three Brothers), Ikumi Nakayama (Izumi’s) and Sunil Kumar (Khyber Restaurant). Photograph by Raymond Kwan, Ferderbar Studios; globe illustration by Jon Hargreaves, Hanson Graphic; chefs’ hats and jackets courtesy of the Boelter Companies.
Special Advertising Section
The 1989 Wisconsin Spring/Summer Leisure Guide
