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Judith Davidoff
The winter of our tent
Adding just a couple of tables can help a restaurant survive. Owners are trying various strategies to keep outdoor dining going as long as possible as winter sets in. Read more
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Joe Newton
Jealous typologies
So your current boyfriend works with one of his ex lovers. Big deal or no? Dan Savage has the stern comeuppance in this week’s Savage Love. Read more
Oct 29, 2020
Biden this time
Opinion | Joe Biden has many paths to victory; Donald Trump has a narrow one. Read more
Oct 28, 2020
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Did you vote yet?
Isthmus Picks for Oct. 29-Nov. 5 includes an update on area farmers' markets, two chances to catch a livestream concert by Disq, THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL ELECTION OF OUR LIFETIMES, and more. Read more
Oct 28, 2020
Trumpeting democracy
“A democracy is a living, breathing organism that enables individual choice and elevates the common cause,” says Wynton Marsalis. “This is also the objective of jazz.” Read more
Oct 26, 2020
Judith Davidoff
The winter of our tent
Adding just a couple of tables can help a restaurant survive. Owners are trying various strategies to keep outdoor dining going as long as possible as winter sets in. Read more
Oct 23, 2020
Calming the electorate
Clerks expect voter turnout to be high, even for a presidential year. All report an already busier than average season — primarily due to an unprecedented number of absentee ballots and the extra precautions needed due to COVID-19. Read more
Oct 23, 2020
Our students and teachers deserve this
The COVID-19 relief package passed by the state Legislature in April provided no economic support for Wisconsin schools and it hasn’t authored anything since. Read more
Oct 22, 2020
Eloisa Gómez /Alan Rubin
Behind the ballots
Love Wisconsin, the digital storytelling website that celebrates our state, took a closer look at the voting process by giving 10 poll workers a voice. Read more
Oct 21, 2020
Nick Hwang
Hong steps on her own story
Francesca Hong, all but assured to become a Madison state representative, blew up a perfectly fine statement with one disastrous and offensive word. Read more
Oct 21, 2020
LessWork Lens
From opera to ghost lights
Isthmus Picks for Oct. 22-29 includes scary and song-filled virtual events from Overture Center, continuing livestream series from Cargo Coffee East and Crucible, and more. Read more
Oct 21, 2020
Early voting launches today in Madison
Due to COVID-19, in-person absentee voting sites in Madison will primarily be drive-up or outdoors, per the advice of the public health department. Read more
Oct 20, 2020
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Opera in the pandemic
University Opera director David Ronis moved mountains to be able to put together a video performance of “I Wish It So: Marc Blitzstein — The Man in His Music” with graduate student performers. It’s available for one day only on Oct. 23. Read more
Oct 19, 2020
Trump Campaign
Trump world comes to Janesville
President Donald Trump mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic only briefly during his remarks in Janesville, saying “You got to open the state up.” His supporters also believe concerns about the coronavirus are overblown. Read more
Oct 19, 2020
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Sailing into Uncharted Waters
As the U.S. economy gradually awakens and changes course, investors are facing an unprecedented level of uncertainty about the outlook for their portfolios. Read more
Oct 19, 2020
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Lighting Up Madison: Traditions Specialty Lighting
As you drive around town and begin to see lights and decorations adorning both businesses and homes, there is a good chance that much of that holiday spirit was installed by Traditions Specialty Lighting Professionals. Read more
Oct 19, 2020
12:28 PM
Johnson Street coffee shop target of racist graffiti
Photos of President Donald Trump surrounded the message, “It’s okay to be white,” on a sign affixed to Johnson Public House. Read more
Oct 17, 2020
12:00 AM
Libertarian presidential candidate courts Black Lives Matter supporters
Protesters in the streets of Madison this summer and Jo Jorgensen agree fundamental change to the criminal justice system is needed. How to get there is another matter. Read more
Oct 15, 2020
2:39 PM
Robin Shepard
Rockhound Brewing Company to close
Rockhound Brewing Company announces it “can see no logical path forward.” The restaurant will close Nov. 14. Read more
Oct 15, 2020
9:00 AM
Joe Newton
Direct messages
A posthumous dilemma: late husband sent hundreds of explicit DMs via Instagram. How can a widow recover? Dan Savage has some comfort. Read more
Oct 15, 2020
8:00 AM
Linda Falkenstein
Carry on and vend
Some food carts took the year off. Others forged ahead. And there were even some new names entering the business. Read more
Oct 14, 2020
1:15 PM
Kris Van Handel
Books, movies, music…and science
Isthmus Picks for Oct. 15-22 include the return of the Wisconsin Book Festival and Wisconsin Science Festival fall events, livestream concerts by Madison Area Music Awards Artist of the Year finalists, and more. Read more
Oct 14, 2020
5:00 AM
Carolyn Fath Ashby
School referendums should have price tags
If both referendums on the fall ballot are approved, taxes on the average $311,000 home would go up a whopping $470 or so when the new spending is fully implemented in a few years. Read more
Oct 13, 2020
1:00 PM
David Michael Miller
Council needs to focus on its mission
Can members find a way to move beyond the distractions and focus on their charge, which is to serve all the people of Madison? Read more
Oct 9, 2020
11:00 AM
Vinyl Cave: Crate digging in a pandemic
Is record hunting an essential activity? From a mental health standpoint, it helps. Read more
Oct 9, 2020
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Calming the electorate
Clerks expect voter turnout to be high, even for a presidential year. All report an already busier than average season — primarily due to an unprecedented number of absentee ballots and the extra precautions needed due to COVID-19. Read more
Trumpeting democracy
“A democracy is a living, breathing organism that enables individual choice and elevates the common cause,” says Wynton Marsalis. “This is also the objective of jazz.” Read more
Behind the ballots
Love Wisconsin, the digital storytelling website that celebrates our state, took a closer look at the voting process by giving 10 poll workers a voice. Read more
Our students and teachers deserve this
The COVID-19 relief package passed by the state Legislature in April provided no economic support for Wisconsin schools and it hasn’t authored anything since. Read more
Trump world comes to Janesville
President Donald Trump mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic only briefly during his remarks in Janesville, saying “You got to open the state up.” His supporters also believe concerns about the coronavirus are overblown. Read more
Emma Pryde, Noël Ash
"Night Births in the Laboratory" and "Things Pile Up," respectively, ALL Prize exhibits, noon-5 pm Thursdays-Saturdays, through 10/31, Arts + Literature Laboratory, 111 S. Livingston St. (artist talks 5 pm, 10/29, on Facebook). Read more
Oct 29, 2020
12:00 PM5:00 PM
RSVP for Madison Cat Project Benefit
Drive-in style screenings, 3 & 5:30 pm, 11/1 (rescheduled due to rain). $35/two people ($50/three & up) benefits Madison Cat Project. Ticket deadline 10/29. Read more
Oct 29, 2020
ONLINE: Wisconsin People & Ideas Fiction and Poetry Contest Reading
Readings by Kathryn Gahl, Dominic Holt, Susan Martell Huebner, Jennifer Morales, Jaquelyn Thomas (Wisconsin Book Festival). Free. RSVP for link. Read more
Oct 29, 2020
5:00 PM
Breese Screamins Field
Haunted stadium, half-hour slots 6:30-10 pm Fridays-Saturdays, 10/2-31, Breese Stevens Field, plus 6:30 pm, 10/29. $19. Read more
Oct 29, 2020
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