What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Linda Falkenstein profiles the people's senator: Jon Erpenbach.
- Madison.gov: New transit plan seeks to save money by providing less transit.
- Terry McCoy reports on local Muslims' efforts to seek a new home for a mosque and prayer center.
- Bill Lueders signs off after 25 years at Isthmus.
- Jay Rath assesses the damage to the Wisconsin Arts Board wrought by Gov. Walker's budget cuts.
- David Medaris previews Bomber: A Chance Unwinding, Madison photographer Lewis Koch's moving new installation in the Watrous Gallery.
- Jessica Steinhoff reports on the Literacy Network's downtown Busking for Books fundraiser.
- Rich Albertoni previews rapper Del the Funky Homosapien's show at the Majestic.
- Dean Robbins finds Falling Skies on TNT to be an alien-invasion series with a heart.
- Scott Renshaw says Terrence Malick's visionary Tree of Life is an exploration of nothing less than the miracle of existence, while Michael Wilmington finds Mr. Popper's Penguins to be overproduced, underwritten, poorly plotted, a waste of everybody's talent and utterly laughless.
- Raphael Kadushin finds pastrami potential at Stalzy's Deli.
- Linda Falkenstein stops by a trio of new food cars on Library Mall.
- Close to Home: A nest is a terrible thing to be empty, as Andy Moore relates.
- Tell All: Politicos find themselves in trouble on Twitter.
- Jason Joyce on Steve Stricker: I'm a believer.
