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JUSTIN NUOFFER
Pretty in pink
Madison’s first professional soccer team has won just one game. But expect its burgeoning fan base to pack Breese Stevens April 27 for Forward Madison’s inaugural home opener. Read more
What's New
"____, our bad," 4 letters
You're not going crazy. We screwed up. We published last week's crossword puzzle in this week's Isthmus. We've heard your cries, we feel your pain, and we want to make it right. Here is the correct puzzle and the answers to last week's puzzle. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
JUSTIN NUOFFER
Pretty in pink
Madison’s first professional soccer team has won just one game. But expect its burgeoning fan base to pack Breese Stevens April 27 for Forward Madison’s inaugural home opener. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
AMY STOCKLEIN
School of hard nots
Before being sworn into office, eight new members of the Common Council get a crash course on Robert’s Rules of Order and the state’s and city’s ethics rules. Apply the “smell test,” they are told, and say goodbye to free beers. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
David Michael Miller
High hopes
For decades, utility companies have mostly gotten what they want from the state’s Public Service Commission. But opponents to a massive powerline proposed through the scenic Driftless Area are feeling something unusual — hope. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
Carolyn Fath Ashby
Food anxiety
As developers eye Park Street corridor, residents worry that their neighborhood will become a food desert. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
Keep cops in high schools
A small but vocal minority wants to remove police officers from Madison high schools. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
Eats events
Femme Food Cart Night at Giant Jones Brewing, Jazz Dinner Dance at Madison East High School and Chaldean cuisine at the Goodman Community Center, this week in events that bridge the Persian gulf. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
Carolyn Fath Ashby
Little virtues
Madison’s Bartaco is the 20th location for the mostly eastern seaboard-focused chain, and the first in Wisconsin. This SoCal/Baja Mexican small plate concept seems to be working for the west side. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
Courtesy of HBO
Comedy beyond the spectrum
The members of the sketch comedy group Asperger’s Are Us met, as they say it, in “Aspy camp.” A behind-the-scenes HBO doc follows their live tour. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
Sarah Lang
Making waves
Artistic director Mikko Rankin Utevsky has put together an innovative water-themed concert for Madison’s Choral Arts Society Chorale on April 28. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
Pooneh Ghana
Hippo Campus grows up
First, they were high schoolers in the Twin Cities who just wanted to play house parties. Now they’re selling out huge venues and meeting their indie rock idols. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
Jim Escalante
Darke shadows
“Secrete, Augment, Testify” is an exhibit of fungus photos and metalwork by Chloe Darke, winner of the 2019 Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize. It’s at the Chazen Museum of Art through June 16. Read more
Apr 25, 2019
Isthmus Events
Madison Craft Beer Week
Isthmus' Madison Craft Beer Week 2019 will be April 26-May 5. Read more
Isthmus Uncorked
The 2nd annual Isthmus Uncorked will be held at McPike Park on Saturday, May 18. Tickets include sampling from many local, regional and national wineries. Read more
Madison Burger Week
This week-long, citywide celebration showcases the best burgers of Madison. Madison Burger Week 2019 will be June 6-13. Read more
Isthmus Paddle and Portage
Isthmus presents Madison’s favorite lake-to-land-to-lake race, now in its 40th year! Join us Saturday, June 15 at James Madison Park. Read more
Margarita and Taco Fest
Isthmus and Pasqual's Cantina bring you Margarita and Taco Fest, an outdoor festival that allows you to sample the best margaritas and tacos Madison has to offer on Saturday, July 20. Read more
Trending
Robin Vos: man of principle
According to the latest poll, 70 percent of Wisconsin residents want the state to take federal money to expand Medicaid eligibility. But the Assembly speaker is going to “lead” in a different direction. Read more
High hopes
For decades, utility companies have mostly gotten what they want from the state’s Public Service Commission. But opponents to a massive powerline proposed through the scenic Driftless Area are feeling something unusual — hope. Read more
Beer saves the day!
Breweries don’t just supply a community with beer. They create jobs, provide a main street with renewed vitality and create an atmosphere where people want to be. That’s why communities are working to help small breweries open in their towns. Read more
Keep cops in high schools
A small but vocal minority wants to remove police officers from Madison high schools. Read more
Little virtues
Madison’s Bartaco is the 20th location for the mostly eastern seaboard-focused chain, and the first in Wisconsin. This SoCal/Baja Mexican small plate concept seems to be working for the west side. Read more
Madison Craft Beer Week
Isthmus presents tastings, brewer meet & greets and more (including various free events), 4/26-5/5, at Madison area locations. Schedule: madbeerweek.com. Read more
Apr 26, 2019
12:01 AM
Throughout Madison Area
Chloe Darke
"Secrete, Augment, Testify," Panczenko MFA Prize exhibit, 4/26-6/16, Chazen Museum of Art (reception 5:30-7:30 pm, 4/26). Read more
Apr 26, 2019
Apr 26, 2019
7:30 PM
RAID! Attack on Stonewall
StageQ-commissioned new play by Malissa Petterson, 7:30 pm on 4/19-20 & 24-26 and 2 pm, 4/21 & 27, Bartell Theatre. $20. Read more
Apr 26, 2019
7:30 PM
