Milwaukee Magazine's Featured Stories http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp Featured Stories en-us Copyright 2009 Milwaukee Magazine. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT 60 15,081 Jewels The lure and history, threats and solutions, killers and saviors of our beloved lakes - one of the world's most intense concentrations of fresh water. A Special Report. by Mary Van de Kamp Nohl http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24752&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sportsnut_rss Photo by Bob Israel/MKEimages Delavan Lake was dying. A thick green scum covered the lake, an hour's drive southwest of Milwaukee, turning it into a giant bowl of pea soup. Beneath the 2,072-acre surface, only carp and buffalo fish survived. Over ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24752 Recession Stories Thousands of Milwaukeeans are out of a job. Is there hope on the horizon, or do they face a kind of permanent recession? by Erik Gunn  http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24753&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sportsnut_rss Photos by Tom Bamberger Flowers. For years, Mike Dolan made a tidy living delivering flowers. "Back in the middle '70s, flower shops were as plentiful as bars in Milwaukee," he recalls. "But a lot were small and didn't want to hire their own driver. ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24753 The Emerald Void Maybe our parks are dying because they are so dull. http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24769&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sportsnut_rss Photos and story by Tom Bamberger Spend a few hours walking through Washington or Grant or Jackson parks and it may suddenly dawn on you: These parks are, well, boring. That was not always true. They once embodied a radical concept conceived by Frederick ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24769 Fallen Icons Six unique local institutions. Their memory will live on in Milwaukee. http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24707&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sportsnut_rss by Martha Bergland, Ann Christenson, Tea Krulos, Bruce Murphy, and Evan SolochekPhoto by Jake Rhode Milwaukee Coast Guard Station 1916-2008 It's odd. Though the Prairie School style of architecture is indelibly associated with Wisconsin's Frank Lloyd ... Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24707 I Walk the Line 27th Street cuts across Milwaukee for more than 25 miles, containing a melting pot of people and cultures, as our writer discovered. by Paul Kosidowski http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24708&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sportsnut_rss photos by Dan Bishop Day One: Mile 0.0 It's 8:53 on a Wednesday morning, and I feel a little like Cary Grant in North by Northwest, dropped in the middle of nowhere awaiting a date with a crop duster. I'm at the corner of County Line and 27th (here ... Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24708 Say Cheese Here they are, the locals who made Wisconsin famous - or is it infamous? - on reality TV. by Rincey Abraham & Hilary Dickinson http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24701&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sportsnut_rss Illustration by Gluekit They're shameless and attention-starved. They cheat, mug and backstab. But they've become famous, and we couldn't be more proud of them. Well, sort of. Smartest Dummy - Erinn Lobdell Lobdell was on "Survivor: Tocantins" ... Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24701 Tall Tales Every building has a story, some happier than others. Here's an inside look at some of the city's most notable architecture. http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24706&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sportsnut_rss Photo by K.E. Newton The White Tower  by Michael J. Cudahy For 80 years, a stately white landmark on Milwaukee's lakeshore has punctuated the Downtown skyline when viewed from the east. It is seen on morning TV shows, travel brochures and Google ... Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24706 The Urban Adventurer No need to drive upstate. Milwaukee offers countless opportunities for outdoor activities - if you know where to look. by Ken Braband http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24705&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sportsnut_rss Photo by Peter DiAntoni No expert would ever call Milwaukee the epicenter of rock climbing. Most backpackers could easily list 50 hiking trails more scenic than those in town. And if you're seeking a kayaker's paradise, Beer City wouldn't spring to ... Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24705 All The Pretty Horses Since the days of the Milwaukee Polo Club, Wisconsin has had a vibrant horse culture, with riders, trainers and even therapists. by Susan Nusser http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24643&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sportsnut_rss photos by Peter DiAntoni Sehrena has trouble making eye contact. Shy and soft-spoken, when she answers questions, she looks to the ground or off to the side. But she can gaze long and lovingly at Sully, a Percheron/Appaloosa cross-breed, her horse for ... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24643