October 1991
Volume 16
Number 10
Features
Remembering the Brown God
An odyssey in words and pictures along the river Milwaukee forgot, then almost then almost killed. If the Milwaukee River gets a second chance, will we treat it right this time?
By Judith Woodburn
1991 Readers’ Choice Award: And the Dinners Are…
We asked readers to pick their favorites for everything from soup to steak. Now that the people have spoken, let’s all go out to eat.
By Willard Romantini
Just Keedy
Kelly Keedy was a Brookfield motel clerk when the Gerard starmaking machine found her. Now she’s just “Keedy” — and a Top 20 recording success.
By Stephen Filmanowicz
Before and After
Four home makeovers show how Milwaukeeans are improving where they live — by calling in architects and interior designers instead of moving vans.
By Lucy Saunders
Dollars and Scents
The way to our hearts is not through our stomachs but through our noses. Here’s a whiff of how local entrepreneurs are using smells to sell.
By Judith Woodburn
Departments
Outfront
A river runs through this issue.
By David A. Fryxell
Letters
Grading UW-Madison … and other responses from readers.
The Insider
How much do you really know about troubled promoter Joseph Entertainment Group? Plus: Dahmer and the media, TV comes to Port Washington, decoding campus slang, Plenty of Horne, Insider Reviews — and a messy new trend that’ll make you watch where you step.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Metroscene
Put off raking those leaves for a while and check out our best bets for October arts and events.
Edited by Ann Christenson
Dining Guide
The $27 lobster and other dining secrets, plus the area’s best restaurant listings.
Columns
Politics
Before you start spending your “property tax relief” money, read this report on Wisconsin’s most popular political myth.
By Bruce Murphy
Wisconsin Gourmet
It’s not just lakes out there around Oconomowoc — they’ve also got plenty of good things to eat.
By David A. Fryxell
Restaurants
A restaurant worth a drive to Genesee Depot … and a roundup of Middle Eastern fare.
By Willard Romantini
Endgame
Sports-fan rivalries resolved at last: We’re right and they’re wrong.
By David A. Fryxell
On the Cover: Photography by Tim Waite. Hair and makeup styling by Chrissie Peters.
