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January 2011 Volume 36 Number 1 Features The Money Tree Who’s looking out for our city’s economic development? Quite an innovative bunch. By Eric Gunn Salaries, Inc. You know you want to know. Locals from school administrators to top docs to arts bigwigs share their wage. By Laurie A. Szpot Just for Laughs The year 2010 was wondrous in many ways, as our editorial cartoonist tongue-in-cheekily captures. By Stuart Carlson World Class Keith Tozer has led the Milwaukee Wave for 18 years. Which is why the intrepid soccer coach should have major street cred. Does he? By Doug Russell Departments…

December 2010 Volume 35 Number 12   Features Ghost Signs A fascinating story of Milwaukee’s mercantile past told through images on Third Ward buildings. By Rosemary Lane Heartbreaker Howie Epstein, a crazy-talented kid from the M’waukee burbs, played rock ‘n’ roll with Tom Petty for 20 years. The story of a beloved musician’s calamitous fall. By Tom Matthews 25 Best Breakfasts No time for breakfast? You’ll make time in your schedule and waistline for these area beauties. By Ann Christenson The Vigilante Karren Kraemer has worked like the most dogged investigator to find her missing daughter. Some would say she’s…

November 2010 Volume 35 Number 11   Features Cream of the Crop Organic Valley’s product line ranges from butter to soy milk. How this company grew from its tiny Wisconsin roots to become the nation’s largest organic co-op. By Joanne Weintraub Modern Marvel Gaze at River Hills’ lush “Ravine House” and you’ll wonder why the architect was once called the “poor man’s Frank Lloyd Wright.” By Colleen Heather Rogan The Diva For 12 years, Sujata “Sue” Sachdeva embezzled millions from her employer, Milwaukee’s Koss Corp. How did she succeed without detection for so long? A deep look into this bizarre…

September 2010 Volume 35 Number 9 Features Fall Fashion Vests, frocks and peep-toe shoes. You can find what they’re wearing in NYC without boarding a plane. These eight pages are all you need. By Bjorn Nasett Public Servant Herb Kohl is the anti-senator, the grocer who went to Washington and only cares about bringing home the bacon to constituents. But is that enough? By Emily Badger British Accents Overrun by the UK? Brits helm both the Milwaukee Rep and Milwaukee Ballet. I dare say we’re in for a bloody good 2010-’11 fine arts season. By Paul Kosidowski Departments Outfront Don’t…

August 2010 Volume 35 Number 8 Features Definition of Cool Think coolness is a subjective thing? No, it’s a certifiable “Scott and Leslie” thing. The owners of Comet Café and its many siblings chalk up their success to luck. But it’s clearly more than that. By Thomas Cullen Toasts of the Town Tender is the night. Time to break free from out desk chains and take refuge in one of Milwaukee’s millions (dare we exaggerate?) of bars. We went out on a limb and picked the area’s 30 best. Ballsy, yes. By Evan Solochek Paper Money Facing growing financial challenges,…

July 2010 Volume 35 Number 7   Features The Provocateur Imagine an ad featuring a pregnant teenage boy. Or a baby screaming for 50 seconds straight (to drive home the dangers of shaking an infant). Shocking? That’s the point. While Serve Marketing is edgy, some question whether the agency’s motives are purely altruistic. By Kurt Chandler Top Salons Hairstylists are like gurus for tresses. The best—and you’ll find the city’s cream here—have their loyal disciples. We’ll tell you how they do it, including the trends and trendsetters catering to men and women. By Cristina Daglas Choo Choo crazy Some people…

June City Guide 2010 Volume 35 Number 6   Features Sausages About Town Our beloved Racing Sausages don’t let their, uh, top-heaviness get in the way. They just go with the flow, whether it’s a pie at LuLu or a day of browsing fine art. By Dan Zaits Hard-Luck Heroes In the early ’40s, the Milwaukee Chicks baseball team tore up the field, but was hardly a fan favorite. Their story and others from our pro-baseball past. By Cliff Saunders Miller Park Field Pass Bernie Brewer to Bob Uecker, out must-read for ballpark trivia buffs. By Evan Solochek The Boys…