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Can Monona help solve Madison’s housing crisis?
Monona may be landlocked but it isn’t airlocked. City leaders are looking upward for how one small suburb can do its part — and, maybe, much more — to help address the Madison area’s housing needs. Read more
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2024 Isthmus General Election voter guide
Isthmus breaks down what to expect on the Nov. 5. ballot. Read more
Oct 3, 2024
Benjamin Derge
Epic is sued on antitrust grounds
Filed in federal court in New York by Particle Health, a medical data startup, an antitrust lawsuit accuses Epic of using illegal means to block Particle from accessing digital files stored on Epic’s software. Read more
Oct 3, 2024
Pellebon: M.O.D. Media Productions / Agard: Greg Anderson
What could a new Dane County executive do to address the housing crisis?
When it comes to the need for more housing, municipalities, which control zoning, have more say in the matter than Dane County. Still, the candidates for the county’s top job see some opportunities. Read more
Oct 3, 2024
Monona Community Media
Can Monona help solve Madison’s housing crisis?
Monona may be landlocked but it isn’t airlocked. City leaders are looking upward for how one small suburb can do its part — and, maybe, much more — to help address the Madison area’s housing needs. Read more
Oct 3, 2024
Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch
Chasing Wisconsin’s independent voters
Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race hardly feels like a referendum on Sen. Tammy Baldwin — despite her nearly 26 years in Washington. Most of the time, it seems like she and opponent Eric Hovde are talking past one another. Read more
Oct 3, 2024
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What to do in Madison this weekend: 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' at Duck Soup, Bicycle Film Fest and more Isthmus Picks
Picks for Oct. 3-6 includes organist Paul Jacobs and the 20th anniversary of Overture’s Orgelbau Klais concert organ and Billy Bragg bringing punk and protest to the Barrymore. Read more
Oct 3, 2024
Jennifer Bastian
Space to grow
A unique city program focuses on studio space as well as connection to the community. Jennifer Bastian, recently the director of Communication, seems tailor-made for the residency. Read more
Oct 2, 2024
Tommy Washbush
Crime is always an issue
People worry about crime all the time, regardless of what the statistics tell us. In part that’s due to the fact that crime is over-reported. But in part it’s a justified concern because of conditions in their immediate neighborhood. Read more
Oct 2, 2024
Connect with Madison's nonprofit community in the November issue of Isthmus
Isthmus presents The Volunteer Guide, a new way for nonprofit organizations and local businesses to tap into our readers' zeal for pitching in. Read more
Oct 2, 2024
Dynae Allice Photography
The dean of Wisconsin pollsters
Charles Franklin launched the Marquette Law School poll in 2012, one of the most accurate in the nation. He is a respected national pollster and in-demand source for journalists. Read more
Oct 2, 2024
Save up to 35% through Oct. 2 on Children's Theater of Madison subscriptions
Children’s Theater of Madison, has celebrated young people having something to say for nearly 6 decades. The 59th Season is full of opinions, dreams, perspectives, wishes, and hopes for the future. In fact impossible things are happening every day! Read more
Sep 30, 2024
Cowsmopolitan
What to do in Madison this week: Watershed, World Dairy Expo and more Isthmus Picks
Isthmus Picks for Sept. 30-Oct. 3 includes a book talk by 'Why Are People Into That?!' podcast host Tina Horn; the Bicycle Film Festival's first Madison stop. Read more
Sep 30, 2024
Liam Beran
Tom Tiffany spreads misleading information about Madison ballot error
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany’s district does not include Madison. But he decided to weigh in on a ballot error that the city of Madison had immediately recognized and taken steps to correct. Read more
Sep 26, 2024
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Courtesy World Dairy Expo
World Dairy Expo in Madison declines Trump campaign stop
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign reached out to the World Dairy Expo to schedule a campaign visit, but the organization “humbly declined” the offer due to wanting to remain nonpartisan. Read more
Sep 24, 2024
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Photo by Shealah Craighead
Tommy Thompson urges Trump to stump Dane County
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson says Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for president, must schedule campaign stops in Madison and Milwaukee. Read more
Sep 23, 2024
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Kathryn and Traveis Photography
What to do in Madison this week: Amanda Jones, Lake Street Dive and more Isthmus Picks
Isthmus Picks for Sept. 23-26 includes an Antiwar Film Series screening of 'A Bold Peace: Costa Rica’s Path of Demilitarization'; a UW Latine Heritage Month talk by cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz. Read more
Sep 23, 2024
5:08 AM
Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch
‘We are ready for Kamala Harris’
‘This is going to be a tight race until the very end,’ Kamala Harris warns the 10,500-person crowd at Madison’s Alliant Energy Center. Read more
Sep 20, 2024
11:00 PM
Liam Beran
In Mount Horeb, incumbent Republican Rep. Todd Novak passes on debate
Elizabeth Grabe, a Democrat running for Wisconsin Assembly, answered questions about agriculture and farm practices at a Mount Horeb forum. But the Republican incumbent, Rep. Todd Novak, did not attend. Read more
Sep 20, 2024
3:30 PM
Liam Beran
Jay Rothman to deliver keynote at Free Speech for Campus event
UW System President Jay Rothman is expected to deliver the keynote at an event hosted by the group Free Speech for Campus Inc. at the Wisconsin Capitol. Read more
Sep 19, 2024
4:00 PM
Ross Zentner
Team spirit
Rajiv Joseph's King James explores the forces that bring people together as it examines the essence of being a sports fan. Read more
Sep 19, 2024
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Chollette
What to do in Madison this weekend: Marquis Hill Quintet, Willy Street Fair and more Isthmus Picks
Picks for Sept. 19-22 includes 'Un Cafecito with Chicana Poetry' with Angie Trudell Vasquez, Araceli Esparza, Melanie Hernandez and Dana Maya; Madison Symphony Orchestra's season opening weekend. Read more
Sep 19, 2024
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Madison BCycle
National company to purchase BCycle from Wisconsin-based Trek
Bicycle Transit Systems plans to close an agreement to acquire Trek’s BCycle in October. Read more
Sep 18, 2024
6:20 PM
Shiloh DeBauch/Painted Turtle Productions
Jubilant movement, strong voices
The Madison Contemporary Dance company has several standout dancers; they generated infectious exuberance in ‘The Voices Collaboration Project.’ Read more
Sep 17, 2024
10:00 AM
They messed with the wrong librarian
In her recent book, Amanda Jones shares her journey as a librarian fighting against book banning. Read more
Sep 16, 2024
3:00 PM
In the September issue
Epic dominates the marketplace
No longer just a medical records company, Epic is busy diversifying its business. Epic now works with medical device manufacturers, speciality laboratories and health insurers. Read more
Madison Ballet reflects on its own growth in a season it calls ‘Momentum’
Madison Ballet looks to offer “a taste of everything,” says artistic director Ja’ Malik. Read more
Who owes the city of Madison nearly $13 million?
Facing a structural deficit, city of Madison officials are lobbying for increased payments from the municipal services program, which reimburses cities for services they provide to local property tax-exempt state facilities. Read more
Curation destination
What’s going on at the Arts + Literature Laboratory? A lot, with more to come. Read more
As the curtain rises…
Real people, real crises, and imaginary escapes take area stages this fall. Read more
Gallery Night
MMoCA city-wide event featuring receptions, demonstrations & artists' talks, 5-9 pm, 11/3, at 50-plus venues. Read more
Oct 4, 2024
5:00 PM9:00 PM
Interwoven reception
9/13-10/19 (reception 5-8 pm, 9/13 and 5-9 pm, 10/4). Read more
Oct 4, 2024
5:00 PM9:00 PM
The God Cluster: A Queer Pandemic Revenge Tragedy
A neurologist makes a decision that has global consequences, 10/4-26, Broom Street Theater, at 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday, plus 7:30 p.m. on 10/9 and 2 pm, 10/13 & 20. Read more
Oct 4, 2024
7:30 PM
Farm/Art DTour
Wormfarm Institute self-guided tour of site-responsive art installations, 10/5-14, Sauk County, plus performances, food & more. Read more
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