October 1998
Volume 23
Number 10
Features
The Faces of Bo
Summerfest queen, glamour girl, single mother. The Bo Black you know and the woman you don’t.
By Kurt Chandler
At Home: Metro Retro
Fed up with “stuff,” interior designers are into order, cohesiveness and restraint, inspired by the 1950s and ‘60s.
By Colleen Heather Rogan
Autumn Hideaways
Pick your weekend and we’ll give you reasons to leave town – 10 bed-and-breakfasts less than three hours away.
By Peter Robertson
Taking Chances: Fine Arts Guide ‘98
Skylight Operat and Milwaukee Ballet are planning bold shows this season. Find out just how bold, then read our highlights.
By Thomas Connors
Triumph at the Top
Three Milwaukee natives share the adventure of a lifetime when they go as far North as humans dare, to an unexplored part of Greenland.
By Jim Hazard
Departments
Outfront
Prepare for a good read.
By John Fennell
Letters
Reader reactions – something we encourage.
The Insider
Looking at the past: frontier Wisconsin, artist Lichtner, a charred bar.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Pressroom Confidential
Cloudy credibility.
By Peter Robertson
City Slants
Kid chic, indigenous dance and four more local reviews.
Edited by Ann Christenson
Health & Medicine
Even kids get depressed.
By Janine S. Pouliot
Calendar
Whittled down to the month’s best.
Dining Etcetera
A deco debut, after which our readers choose their favorites.
By Ann Christenson
Restaurants
An eclectic dining guide, with tips for you.
Endgame
Observing the Downtown “turnaround.”
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
On the Cover:
Photograph by Tom Bamberger, makeup by Chrissie Peters; hair by Janice Graham of Janice Salon Pfister Hotel; digital retouching by Pete DiAntoni
