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A noon nosh for less

Feel better about eating out at lunch by ordering a special. Even downtown restaurants have deals. Read more

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Robin Shepard
All hands on deck
Grain Train is a huge, malty, hoppy barleywine from Vintage. Kveik yeast, a Norwegian strain, really sets it apart. Read more
Jan 22, 2020
Robin Shepard
FOOD & DRINK Beer
Robin Shepard
A perfect day for a barleywine
Beers rarely seen outside of brewery taprooms and big beers perfect for a snowy winter day were highlights at the 2020 Isthmus Beer and Cheese Festival. Read more
Jan 21, 2020
Robin Shepard
FOOD & DRINK Beer
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Jeffery Garland
“The real me”
After 30 years of touring, Brian Regan is all over television. But he’s not one to forget his stand-up roots, and he hits the Orpheum on Jan. 27. Read more
Jan 21, 2020
Josh Heath
A & E Comedy
Carolyn Fath Ashby
A rotten semester
Jefferson Middle School will finish the year with an interim principal after a semester marked by several violent incidents. A whistleblower is also being investigated for leaking student information and sending hundreds of anonymous emails. Read more
Jan 21, 2020
Dylan Brogan
NEWS News
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Evers’ chance at redemption
Tony Evers made a mistake when appointing a career utility lawyer to be the PSC chair. He should do better this time. Read more
Jan 21, 2020
Dave Cieslewicz
OPINION Citizen Dave
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Smoldering debut
Middleton author Tracey S. Phillips touches a nerve with her psychological thriller, “Best Kept Secrets.” Read more
Jan 21, 2020
Michael Popke
A & E Books

Four tempting behaviors to avoid when saving for retirement
To err is human, but you can sidestep some of the most common mistakes people make in saving for retirement by avoiding these four oh-so-tempting behaviors. Sponsored content from The Burish Group of UBS. Read more
Jan 20, 2020
SPONSORED CONTENT
Dylan Brogan
Last dance
Visions Night Club on East Wash closed its doors on Jan. 1 and isn’t expected to reopen. Staff writer Dylan Brogan reports on the strip club’s very last night. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
Dylan Brogan
NEWS Isthmus Cover Stories
Amy Stocklein
Don’t overthink it
Want some advice on how to be a sensitive ally to people of color? Sabrina “Heymiss Progress” Madison offers a class for white women. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
Erica Krug
NEWS Snapshot
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Off the Square: You give me cabin fever
Couple looks forward to hunkering down during big storm. Couple almost immediately gets antsy. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
Alan Talaga, Jon Lyons
OPINION Cartoons
Dynamic season
Cinematheque’s extra special spring 2020 lineup includes a rare screening of the 7 ½ hour “Sátántangó” about the fall of communism in Hungary, and a 3-D look at legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
James Kreul
SCREENS Movies
World of babka!
Susan Kay finds a commercial space for Bayk Madison. The babka bakery is expanding, but not beyond babka. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
Linda Falkenstein
FOOD & DRINK
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Isthmus Beer & Cheese Fest
Isthmus Beer and Cheese Fest returns Saturday, January 20, 2018, to the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall in Madison, Wisconsin. Read more
Todd Hubler
Madison Craft Beer Week
Madison Craft Beer Week is a 10-day festival featuring hundreds of events in and around Madison to celebrate craft beer and the craft beer community. April 24-May 3, 2020. Read more
Isthmus Uncorked
Join us for Madison's ONLY wine fest! On May 16, 2020, we'll bring wineries from across Wisconsin and beyond to McPike Park for unlimited sampling. There's also cheese sampling, live music and more. Read more

Shelby Criswell

A rotten semester
Jefferson Middle School will finish the year with an interim principal after a semester marked by several violent incidents. A whistleblower is also being investigated for leaking student information and sending hundreds of anonymous emails. Read more
11
A perfect day for a barleywine
Beers rarely seen outside of brewery taprooms and big beers perfect for a snowy winter day were highlights at the 2020 Isthmus Beer and Cheese Festival. Read more
1
A noon nosh for less
Feel better about eating out at lunch by ordering a special. Even downtown restaurants have deals. Read more
What this moderate believes
Populism on the right or left does not appeal to me. I might no longer qualify as a liberal. I’m a moderate. Read more
4
Evers’ chance at redemption
Tony Evers made a mistake when appointing a career utility lawyer to be the PSC chair. He should do better this time. Read more
1