FEATURES
30 Best Pizzas
Get ready for a pie delivery beyond your wildest, sauce-filled dreams. It includes serious talk about crust, toppings, certified Naples-style pies and more.
By Ann Christenson | Photographs by Adam Ryan Morris
The Long View
As mayor for 12 years, Tom Barrett has been more of a manager-in-chief than a visionary. Is that enough to carve out a legacy? A report card on Barrett’s performance.
By Larry Sandler
Hard Lessons
The University of Wisconsin’s two-year colleges lost two-thirds of their deans to budget cuts. None of the 13 feeder schools will close. But will their mission change?
By Daniel Simmons
Leaping the Chasm
Editor Kurt Chandler’s final monthly letter to our readers. He leaves the magazine on November 13.
By Kurt Chandler
INSIDER
Hotel Pool
Why a Hampton Inn cost taxpayers more than $10 million.
By Matt Hrodey
A New Leaf
Who’s marijuana-friendly in Wisconsin, and who’s not.
By Liz Chatterton
Wings of an Angel
By Matt Hrodey
Moving Pieces
Engineering the games that people play.
By Matt Hrodey
The Information Super-Tollway
By Mary Jo Contino
Great Space
By Matt Hrodey
Playing With Fire
A three-year explosion.
By Claire Hanan
Old Salts
By Kurt Chandler
CULTURE
Paint By Numbers
The Milwaukee Art Museum will unveil its much-anticipated redesigned galleries Nov. 24. We’ve culled the must-know data.
By Claire Hanan
The Riverside’s Many Revivals
The highs and lows of this storied theater.
By Kevin Mueller
Street View
We highlight some of the new and novel in the post-facelift era for the Milwaukee Public Museum’s beloved exhibit.
By Claire Hanan
Goodwill Hunting
A Milwaukee millennial is elevating shopping-for-a-cause by offering ultra-sleek swag.
By Claire Hanan
Natural Selection
We review Midnight Reruns’ new album.
By Kevin Mueller
Grand Designs
By Kristine Hansen
Calendar
‘Tis the season for cheeky comedy, winter festivals and plenty of song.
By Claire Hanan
PERSPECTIVE
The Keys of Life
Where one man goes to discover himself.
By Richard Foster
DINING
Club Spread
Far from the madding crowd sits Muskego’s Bass Bay Brewhouse, which is all about doing simple food really well.
By Ann Christenson
Off the Grid
Pop-up waffle stand Press is exactly what’s needed to comfort-food us through a Wisconsin winter.
By Kathryn Lavey
Burn Notice
We review Central Standard Craft Distillery’s new bourbon.
By Howie Magner
I Am the Egg Man
Find room in your hearts (and stomachs) for these devils.
By Ann Christenson
POINT OF VIEW
Longtime UW-Milwaukee planetarium director Jean Creighton has her eyes to the sky. But back on Earth, she’s a top science communicator.
By Zach Brooke