November Issue

November Issue

Features Cheap Eats What’s in your wallet? Maybe a lot more if you make a habit of eating these bargain bites at 40 area restaurants. by Ann Christenson King Coal Milwaukee, the strip-mining capital of the world? From a manufacturing standpoint, that’s a fact. But our increasing dependence on coal has serious environmental implications. by John Kaufman Lakeside Luxury This home isn’t old, but the mix of contemporary and 18th-century Georgian design makes it feel like it has a rich history. by Colleen Heather Rogan Departments Outfront Coal dependency. by Bruce Murphy Mail Need a letter opener? Events A Russian…

Features
Cheap Eats
What’s in your wallet? Maybe a lot more if you make a habit of eating these bargain bites at 40 area restaurants. by Ann Christenson

King Coal
Milwaukee, the strip-mining capital of the world? From a manufacturing standpoint, that’s a fact. But our increasing dependence on coal has serious environmental implications. by John Kaufman


Lakeside Luxury
This home isn’t old, but the mix of contemporary and 18th-century Georgian design makes it feel like it has a rich history. by Colleen Heather Rogan



Departments
Outfront Coal dependency. by Bruce Murphy
Mail Need a letter opener?
Events A Russian expat/folk music virtuoso kicks off our new arts column. Also: Turandot in high-def, and humanity behind the headlines.


Insider
Pit bull politics, modern masonry, a glutton for glitz.
First Person The ice man scoreth.
Pressroom One big, happy family?
Reviews Going Whole Hog, pondering the unwearable.
The Mil Salaries, sports, Sykes.


Savvy
Fashion Grandma-meets-“Gossip Girl.”
Shopping Variety is the spice of life. Fischberger’s proves it.
Real Estate New rules covering home appraisals are hitting us where it hurts.


In Public The magic beauty of our city’s “near-ruins.” by tom bamberger
Dining A few enchiladas and some apple pie to go with the reams of restaurants we serve up by cuisine and location. edited by Ann Christenson
Endgame Replace the Hoan Bridge? Yes, and here’s why. by Kurt Chandler