FEATURES
Readers’ Choice Dining Awards 2011
Our dining critic gets to spout her opinions on restaurants every moth. Once a year, the tables are turned.
By Our Readers | Photos Adam Ryan Morris and John Cizmas
The Greatest Exhibit You’ve Never Seen
While in college, educator Chris Her-Xiong learned crucial details about her native Laos that today continue to galvanize her work as executive director of Hmong American Peace Academy.
By Michael Horne | Photos thanks to the Milwaukee Public Library
Where the Wild Things Are
A treasure trove of the country’s oldest bicycles languishes in the basement of the Milwaukee Public Museum. The story of the collection’s journey to obscurity.
By Kurt Chandler | Photos courtesy of Karen Rudolph
Wild Things
Editor Bruce Murphy’s August letter to our readers.
By Bruce Murphy
INSIDER
Retro Retreat
A Chicago couple has brought an old summer camp back to life.
By Thomas Connors
All in the Family
For 100 years, Stemper’s has been the town’s main supplier of religious goods.
By Jackie Dreyer
For Love of the Game
First Person – Marcus Hanel: Brewers Bullpen Catcher
By Kelly Pfaff
The Last Hurrah?
The Waukesha Freeman’s iffy future. And a big change for this magazine.
By Erik Gunn
Reviews: August
By Dan Murphy, Mack Bates, Todd Lazarski and Debra Brehmer
The Mil: August
By Simone Smith & Contributors
SAVVY
Boho Chic
By Sarah Elms
Krys & Stacy Zielinski: Owners of Sachen
By Krista Schmidt
Cure for the Common Condo
A new 13-unit development takes eco-friendly to a whole new level.
By Laurie A. Szpot
HEALTH
Fancy Foot Work
Surgical treatments produce striking results for children with flatfeet.
By Caroline Goyette
Health Tips
By Julie Sensat Waldren
EVENTS
Best Bets: August
By Cristina Daglas, Debra Brehmer and Paul Kosidowski
The Master Builder
APT artistic director David Frank has rebuilt the bones – and the spirit – of the classical theater.
By Paul Kosidowski
DINING
Pizza Man
Finally, Milwaukee Street’s stylish storefronts have a pizza place. But just who is the mysterious “Dick” who runs the joint?
By Ann Christenson
ENDGAME
Kick the Can
Why is the city sabotaging some artist-created Pabst murals?
By Tea Krulos
