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Victoria Davis
Coffee coalition
Adjusting to civilian life is tough for any vet attending UW-Madison — but even harder for women veterans who have fewer resources at their disposal. A new coffee group aims to connect women vets on campus. Read more
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Carolyn Fath Ashby
Five fun gift shops to check out in Madison, Wisconsin
Baby shower, wedding, birthday or just “I want to brighten your day” — when you need an extraordinary gift, try these five shops that took top honors our 2019 reader poll. Read more
Nov 19, 2019
Deer, solitude and friends
In an uncertain world it’s nice to know exactly where you’ll be just before sunrise on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Read more
Nov 19, 2019
Investments you can feel good about
With sustainable investing, you can put a focus on investing primarily in companies with practices and policies you believe in. Sponsored content from The Burish Group of UBS. Read more
Nov 18, 2019
Benjamin Hopkins
Pipe dreams
University Opera’s wildly entertaining production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” sets the frothy comedy in Andy Warhol’s Factory. Read more
Nov 16, 2019
Dylan Brogan
Community service charge
Madison Police to climate activists: Thanks for trying to save the world — now pay us $4,631.66. Read more
Nov 15, 2019
Steve Noll
Home for the holidays
When a successful travel writer plans to publish a memoir, her family erupts in Madison Theatre Guild’s “Other Desert Cities.” Read more
Nov 15, 2019
Zane Williams
Family reunion
The detailed and fanciful set onstage at Overture’s Playhouse is the highlight of “For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday.” Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Robin Shepard
Drinks at Devil’s Lake
Erica DeAnda is the brewmaster at the new Tumbled Rock Brewery and Kitchen in Baraboo. Her first in-house brews have just been released. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Compare: Direct vs. Marketplace
These tips for open enrollment season can help you explore your options and compare Marketplace against direct, private insurance health plans. Sponsored content from Dean Health Plan. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Off the Square: A cursive upon thee!
Senate Republicans refused to debate common-sense legislation, but at least one GOP member is working for the common good: He introduced a bill to mandate that students learn cursive. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Victoria Davis
Coffee coalition
Adjusting to civilian life is tough for any vet attending UW-Madison — but even harder for women veterans who have fewer resources at their disposal. A new coffee group aims to connect women vets on campus. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
David Michael Miller
Thank you, Scott Fitzgerald
Republicans in the state Senate have so completely rigged the system through gerrymandering and voter suppression that they believe they don’t have to act even on popular proposals or bother to tell the public why. It could be their downfall. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Isthmus Events
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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
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Five fun gift shops to check out in Madison, Wisconsin
Baby shower, wedding, birthday or just “I want to brighten your day” — when you need an extraordinary gift, try these five shops that took top honors our 2019 reader poll. Read more
Community service charge
Madison Police to climate activists: Thanks for trying to save the world — now pay us $4,631.66. Read more
Deer, solitude and friends
In an uncertain world it’s nice to know exactly where you’ll be just before sunrise on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Read more
Thank you, Scott Fitzgerald
Republicans in the state Senate have so completely rigged the system through gerrymandering and voter suppression that they believe they don’t have to act even on popular proposals or bother to tell the public why. It could be their downfall. Read more
King of the carts
Braisin’ Hussies comes out on top in city food cart review. But the overall number of competing carts is down. Read more
For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday
Forward Theater: A gathering of siblings reminisce and look at the future (or lack thereof), 11/7-24, Overture Center-Playhouse, at 7:30 pm Wednesdays-Saturdays and 2 pm Sundays, plus 2 pm, 11/16 & 23. $49-$20. Read more
Nov 20, 2019
7:30 PM
Equivocation
UW Undergraduate Theatre Association production of drama by Bill Cain, 7:30 pm on 11/14-15 & 21-22 and 2 & 7:30 pm, 11/16 & 23, Vilas Hall-Hemsley Theatre. Free. Read more
Nov 21, 2019
7:30 PM
For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday
Forward Theater: A gathering of siblings reminisce and look at the future (or lack thereof), 11/7-24, Overture Center-Playhouse, at 7:30 pm Wednesdays-Saturdays and 2 pm Sundays, plus 2 pm, 11/16 & 23. $49-$20. Read more
Nov 21, 2019
7:30 PM
