August 2011: Big Animals

August 2011: Big Animals

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.…

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