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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 offers the best constituent service in Congress. Then he retreats into solitude, a quiet enigma in a Senate full of bloated egos. 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 underestimate our arts. by Bruce Murphy Mail…

FeaturesThe 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 might call them train geeks…

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 pie at LuLu or a day of browsing fine art. by Dan Zaitz 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, our must-read for ballpark trivia buffs. by Evan Solochek The Boys of Summer Sweet dreams are made of … Ryan, Prince,…

Features The Last Flight Talking cookies and the “Best Care in the Air” – and cruising at an altitude of 37,000 feet – a Midwest Airlines captain flies us home. To the Midwest burial plot in the sky. by Dave Phipps Top Dining The bee’s knees. That’s what these 25 restaurants – and promising newcomers – are. Also, brandish your pen for our latest, greatest Readers’ Choice dining survey. by Ann Christenson The Weight of Water Milwaukee’s rep as an international leader in water technology sounds impressive, but is it legit? by Barbara Miner Departments Outfront What’s the buzz? by…

FeaturesWhat’s Your Home Worth? Foreclosures are up and home values and sales are down, but they haven’t dampened the old-fashioned American dream of owning a home. In a changing marketplace, how do you make your dreams come true? by Cristina Daglas Green Giant Former pro basketball player Will Allen won a “genius grant,” has Bill Clinton’s ear and transformed a 2-acre Northwest Side farm into an innovative project resonating internationally. But if you see him, ask him about worms. by Joel McNally The High and Mighty The rebuilt Marquette Interchange is a sublime sight, not to mention a nice ride.…

Features The Maze 
The story of Betty Cahn, who has long sought treatment for her mental illness, parallels that of many locals whose needs are not being met by a system plagued with problems. by Denise Lockwood Best Pizza 
What’s round, comes with layers and can send you to the nirvana of crust contentment? These 40 top pizzerias are Milwaukee’s pied and joy. by Ann Christenson Asphalt Jungle 
What was that? Felt like driving over a land mine. Those blasted potholes… Why our streets seem to be worse than ever. by Linda Spice Natural Wonder 
Beauty, thy name is an…

FeaturesNo More Mr. Nice GuyPolitical featherweight – or hardy leader who’s grown to like the taste of blood? Will the real Mayor Tom Barrett please stand up? by Kurt Chandler High SocietyIn 1917, a bewitching Southern belle married into the wealthy Milwaukee- based Schlesinger family. Although the marriage was brief, the bride knew how to take advantage of a situation, a quality she shared with her father-in-law. by B. Ellen von Oostenburg The Sawdust TrailTake a pulp trip that begins in the 1840s with the state’s first paper mills. Learn how the industry has evolved – Wisconsin ranks No. 1…

FeaturesPast ImperfectKenosha-born actor Thom Bierdz has a breakthrough role on “The Young and the Restless” and a flourishing art career. But finding his way meant facing his painful past. by Kurt Chandler Super SaversCheap may be taking America by blue-light special, but as our cover story illustrates, frugality is a way of life for coupon-clipping Milwaukeeans. by Joanne Cleaver Heavy HitterUW-Milwaukee’s Carlos Santiago is tight with the business community, getting props for his bold agenda for the underrated “commuter” school. But dissenters decry the chancellor’s aggressiveness. by Erik Gunn DepartmentsOutfront Tightwads unite. by bruce murphyMail The box is full. Events…

Features Our Greatest Churches In this “city of churches,” we named 25 specimens of such beauty and historical significance. We stand in awe. by H. Russell Zimmermann   Local Color Its identity once primarily Polish, the near South Side has emerged as a neighborhood of great racial diversity. Our writer captures this area’s transformation. by Barbara Miner Prisoners of Rock ’n’ Roll British power-pop rock band Badfinger was off to a blazing start in the late 1960s. Things quickly went, um… bad. The lowest point in the group’s erratic career was a strange interlude in Milwaukee. by Tom Matthews  …

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…