October 2007
Volume 32
Number 10
Features
Best of 2007
Never predictable, always provocative, our yearly high-five to our hometown will make you feel like getting married to Milwaukee all over again.
Edited by Mario Quadracci
The Prodigal Son
Michael McGee Jr. made himself into his own man, eschewing his controversial father’s example. Was that what sent him spiraling downward?
By Kurt Chandler
The Call of the Wild
Cabela’s, the catalog devoted to all things outdoors, now has a behemoth of a store in Richfield, a visit to which sends this writer philosophizing, rhapsodizing and reminiscing
By C.J. Hribal
Departments
Outfront
Insider Straight
By Bruce Murphy
Mail
What we’re hoping you’ll send us
Events
Toothsome theater, innovative art and macabre music. (It is Halloween, after all.)
Insider
Noisy classrooms, a home for wayward pianos and blogging to stop anorexia
-First Person: The hands behind Gee’s Clippers
-Pressroom: Legitimate news or sensationalism?
-Reviews: Sublime spaces, Stirred martinis, fictional time travel and Russian blackberry jice.
-The Mil: Text you’re compelled to read
Savvy
-Accessories: Ten jaunty jackets
-Where to Shop: Pumpkins, posh pets, pedicures
-Real Estate: The city’s love affair with condos
Art
Keymaster Jeffery Hollander lights up the Pfister Hotel’s lobby bar
By Michael Drew
Health
Important news for women hampered by premenstrual syndrome
By Janine S. Pouliot
Dining
Mi*key’s takes on Jefferson Street with its eclectic menu. And Trattoria di Carlo’s Italian hold in Oak Creek
By Ann Christenson
Endgame
Learning from Tommy
By Bruce Murphy
