May 1993
Volume 18
Number 5
Features
Detective DNA
Armed with more traces of blood and semen left at a crime scene, forensic scientists can paint genetic portraits of elusive rapists. Now Wisconsin could house two DNA labs and become one of 13 states with a genetic fingerprint library of convicted sex offenders.
By Carolyn Bucior Alfvin
Good Intentions
It was a radical plan: opening two African-American immersion schools that cater to a black learning style and concentrate on an Afrocentric curriculum. But faced with court rulings and an uncooperative union, can the schools accomplish their lofty goals?
By David Ruenzel
Dining ‘93
Dive into this catch: a feature devoted solely to denizens of the deep. By Willard Romantini
Artisans of the Sea
Eleven restaurants where the preparation of fish is raised to an art form.
Advice from the Chefs
Three of Milwaukee’s most ingenious chefs provide instructions on how to sear, sauté, grill and poach your fish to perfection.
Selecting Seafood & Great Fish Fries
Do you like your fish light or dark, lean or rich, soft or firm? Check out our species-selection chart for tips and techniques. Plus five places or a splendid Friday night fish fry.
Departments
Outfront
Milwaukee Magazine’s stories spread like the proverbial message in a bottle.
By John Fennell
Letters
Evaluating the tenure of former UW-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala.
The Insider
Legislating “roomies,” a sanctuary for rare plants, a business that bonds up abandoned buildings, Janz’s geriatric zone, Reviews and Pressroom Confidential.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Metroscene
A rare lecture at the zoo, the Skylight Opera Theatre’s last performance in its old digs, punk rock a la ‘90s and the Bard and Shaw together at last.
Edtied by Ann Christenson
Architecture
A new plan to avoid the “final solution” in the city’s public housing.
By Judith Woodburn
Dining Et cetera
Turn to our new section feautirng expanded coverage of the restaurant beat: Ristorante Bartolotta serves old-world-style Italian food, Oakland Café gets better with age, a new opening at the Firstar, an old-fashioned meat market and clocking hours at Rodeo’s Saloon.
Restaurant Guide
You asked for an improved guide to area eating; now you’ve got it: restaurants listed alphabetically and cross-referenced by cuisine and location.
Endgame
If history indicates future performance, turning over the Milwaukee Public Schools to Daid Bennett’s for-profit Education Alternatives Inc. could be a recipe for disaster.
By Bruce Murphy
Special Advertising Section
Metropolitan Builders Association of Greater Milwaukee’s 1993 Spring Tour of Homes.
Cover
Huibregtse Photography: Carpaccio of Grilled Sea Scallops by Granadier’s Knut Apitz.
