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Isthmus Live Sessions: Your Smith
Watch Your Smith perform "The Spot" at an intimate Isthmus Live Session at the Isthmus offices in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. more
Jul 20, 2018
MUSIC Isthmus Live Sessions
Rachel Winslow
15 things to do in Madison this weekend (July 13-15)
Sure, it might rain this weekend. And sure, a rainy day is perfect for staying home and curling up with a good book. But I can think of at least 15 reasons to leave your house this weekend. more
Jul 20, 2018
Isthmus Staff
EVENTS Photo Galleries
Shira Friedman
"Held" launches to New York
“Held,” a musical written by Madison’s Kelly Maxwell and Meghan Rose, started as a 10-minute play and grew into a full-length musical. more
Jul 19, 2018
Gwendolyn Rice
A & E Stage
Fitchburg mayor faces attorney malpractice lawsuit
Fitchburg Mayor Jason Gonzalez is being sued by a former legal client who spent over 200 days in jail for felony charges that were ultimately overturned. more
Jul 19, 2018
Dylan Brogan
NEWS News
Mic drop
A bizarre endorsement from Eminem in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District was too good to be true. more
Jul 19, 2018
Steven Potter
NEWS News
David Michael Miller
Thank you sirs, may we have another?
The meeting this week in Helsinki between Presidents Trump and Putin overshadowed a lower-level U.S./Russia meeting held a couple of weeks earlier. The earlier meeting may prove as important as the Helsinki summit. more
Jul 19, 2018
Michael Cummins
OPINION Opinion

Laura Zastrow
Same difference
Build-your-own puts the power of cuisine in the customer’s hands, which may be a good or a bad thing. But the real problem at El Rancho Mexican grill is the meats are bland and sit in too much juice. more
Jul 19, 2018
Kyle Nabilcy
FOOD & DRINK Reviews
Wild for wild-caught salmon
Since the mid-2000s, the popularity of Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs) has grown — even in the landlocked Midwest. In fact, Madison is one of the hottest markets for wild-caught Alaskan seafood. more
Jul 19, 2018
Allison Geyer
FOOD & DRINK Food News
Eats Events for July 19-25, 2018
It’s time for Madison Restaurant Week, Community Queer Cookout potluck hosted by Madison Degenderettes and restaurant focus groups for Ian's Madison’s new location, this week in events for a hot town, summer in the city. more
Jul 19, 2018
FOOD & DRINK
Isthmus Picks Playlist: July 19-26
Listen to a curated list of tracks from artists playing shows in Madison this week. more
Jul 19, 2018
Isthmus Staff
MUSIC Picks Playlists
Food news
Wasabi looks for help to stay open. The Cat Cafe couldn’t survive Monroe Street construction. And Bierock is open on the north side. more
Jul 19, 2018
Linda Falkenstein
FOOD & DRINK Food News
Beth Skogen
Sunday morning ritual
Every Sunday morning, the coffee and conversation are free at the Jenifer Street Market. Not everybody pauses to chat, but those who do become part of the market’s family. more
Jul 19, 2018
Eric Hamilton
NEWS Snapshot
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Margarita and Taco Fest
Margarita and taco lovers of Madison rejoice! Isthmus and Pasqual's Cantina are bringing back Margarita and Taco Fest, an outdoor festival that allows you to sample the best margaritas and tacos Madison has to offer. more

“Here we go again.”
Many efforts over the years to repeal Wisconsin’s strict abortion ban failed — even after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the law unenforceable in Roe v. Wade. With Trump’s latest nomination to the Court, the old law still is scaring a lot of people. more
Food news
Wasabi looks for help to stay open. The Cat Cafe couldn’t survive Monroe Street construction. And Bierock is open on the north side. more
Sunday morning ritual
Every Sunday morning, the coffee and conversation are free at the Jenifer Street Market. Not everybody pauses to chat, but those who do become part of the market’s family. more
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Fitchburg mayor faces attorney malpractice lawsuit
Fitchburg Mayor Jason Gonzalez is being sued by a former legal client who spent over 200 days in jail for felony charges that were ultimately overturned. more
Same difference
Build-your-own puts the power of cuisine in the customer’s hands, which may be a good or a bad thing. But the real problem at El Rancho Mexican grill is the meats are bland and sit in too much juice. more