May 1990
Volume 15
Number 5
Features
The Milwaukee Madam
A woman of genteel upbringing and Leona Helmsley flair, Diana House set out to be The Mayflower Madam of Milwaukee. And for a while that’s exactly what she was, the most selective proprietor providing the classiest girls to the richest and most powerful customers in town – until the cops caught up with her.
By James Romenesko
The Contrarian
Some scientists say the earth is getting warmer because we’re polluting it with too many greenhouse gases. Madison climatologist Reid Bryson says the global warming theory is bunk, but he agrees on one point: At stake in this theoretical debate is nothing less than the future of the species.
By David Tenenbaum
Waging War
Winning isn’t everything to superlawyer Bob Habush – it just may be the only thing.
By Paul A. Rix
So You Want to Open a Restaurant?
Owning a restaurant seems like something straight out of Bon Appetit, all escargot and beautiful people. But the reality reads more like a page out of Dickens – endless hours of toil and only a bleak chance for success. In our annual special restaurant guide, Sandy and Angie D’Amato of the haute Sanford tell of the trials of opening their own place. Plus our critic reveals his list of Milwaukee’s best new restaurants.
By Willard Romantini
Departments
Outfront
Making a difference
By Judith Woodburn
Letters
Look what the mailman dragged in
The Insider
The sleaze factor at Milwaukee’s EZ radio station, clothiers to our local stars and the dog-eat-rabbit business of greyhound racing. Plus Pressroom Confidential, Ask the Insider, Insider Reviews and more.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Metroscene
“Flowers From the Royal Gardens of Kew” at the Public Milwaukee Museum, Ravi Shankar performs classical Indian music at the Pabst, handmade quilts at the Pabst Mansion and Madame Butterfly at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Edited by Dawn M. Behr and Christine R. Grant
Dining Guide
Milwaukee’s most comprehensive restaurant listings.
Columns
Business
Before the feel-good PR campaign of a group of local radio stations, Milwaukee was a city in need of image therapy. But after almost two years, the patient seems to be coming along just fine.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
Performing Arts
Art Muscle is perhaps the most popular and successful of Milwaukee’s recent publication launches. But is it more art than muscle?
By Bruce Murphy
Endgame
Taking away the welfare benefits of mothers whose kids are truant may seem like a good way to improve attendance. But is it also a recipe for increased child abuse? And what kind of “image” does that give Wisconsin?
By Bruce Murphy
On the Cover
Sandy and Angie D’Amato at Sanford. Photograph by Raymond Kwan Ferderbar Studios. Styling by Dawn Caldwell.
