November 1989
Volume 14
Number 11
Features
The Agitator
With an anger fueled by firsthand encounters with bigotry, alderman Michael McGee has made a career out of public protests designed to call attention to his constituents’ problems. But as the protests grow more strident, McGee’s colleagues suspect a new reason for the furor.
By James Romenesko
A Little Bit of Finland
When judges, actors and historic presidents vacation, more than a few choose cozy, little-known retreats deep in the woods. Follow them and you’ll find miles of glistening ski trails, brooks teeming with trout and plenty of Old World camaraderie.
By D.J. Herda
Late Nights in Fast Foods
A part-time job teaches a teen the value of hard work – or so goes the conventional wisdom. But this teacher believes a generation of kids are selling out their prospects for a weekly paycheck.
By Terrence Falk
T.S. Eliot’s Secret Love
To Milwaukee, she was a dignified school teacher. But to the century’s most influential poet, she was his muse.
By Phil Hanrahan
A Bratwurst is Forever
Cheese curds, pickled eggs, raw beef and onions – are they foods only a Milwaukeean could love? Or do we just know something other cities don’t?
By Michael Horne
The Look
Warmth and style don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
Departments
Outfront
The things no one talks about.
By Judith Woodburn
Letters
Ready, aim…write.
The Insider
Juries get nosy, why Wisconsin’s becoming the land of sparkling waters, New York’s hottest music club looks to set up shop in Milwaukee, pinstriped urban guerrillas, Pressroom Confidential, Insider Reviews and more.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Metroscene
Wild Space Dance Company at Alverno, remarkable art by remarkable women at the Peltz Gallery and more.
Edited by Dawn M. Behr and Christine R. Grant
Dining Guide
Restaurants we’re dining for you to meet Plus a bountiful Italian Meal of the Month.
Columns
Business
Erik Buell’s motorcycles are the Ferraris of biking.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
Cityscape
Most of our bridges have just one notable feature – they don’t fall down.
By Paul Gerard
Performing Arts
The area’s dinner theaters are more than just forgettable food and meat-and-potatoes musicals, but how much more?
By Bruce Murphy
Restaurants
After weathering some troubled times, two of the area’s oldest restaurants are back.
By Willard Romantini
Endgame
Why you can’t blame cocaine for everything.
By Bruce Murphy
On the Cover: Cover photograph by Ken Dequaine, Third Coast Stock Source
