November 2008

Volume 33

Number 11

Features

Will Chicago Eat Racine?

Kenosha is considered a northern suburb of Chicago.  And Racine seems to be following in K-town’s footsteps.  What will this mean for Milwaukee?

By Erik Gunn

The Natural

A beautiful bungalow in Washington Heights.

By Colleen Heather Rogan

The Smiley Faces

One theory on the river drowning of Hartland’s Matt Kruziki is that the so-called “Smiley Face” killers murdered him – one of up to 40 such crimes against college-age men.  Our writer probes the mystery.

By Jessica McBride

Departments

Outfront

A fidelity bond.

By Bruce Murphy

Mail

Say what?

Events

Dancers with chairs, gymnasts with medals, men with trains, Edo with Adams.

Insider

The ambiguities of bearing arms.  Also: hunting close to home, cruising with the Pack.

First Person

He’s over 7 feet tall and has his own trading card

Pressroom

Bad karma for local editorial cartooning?

Reviews

Drinking flavored vodka while listening to the LoveMonkeys

The Mil

So noteworthy that they belong here

Savvy

Accessories

Increasing the cozy factor

Shopping

A surplus of science. And what’s new.

Real Estate

Have home prices hit rock bottom?

In public

Mistakes and accidents are a sign of growth

By Tom Bamberger

Dining

Potawatomi Casino’s wild thing and Café Hollander’s Bay View brother

By Ann Christenson

Endgame

Is the best way to clean up county government to disband it?

By Bruce Murphy