What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Judith Davidoff, Joe Tarr, Cheyenne Langkamp and Dave Cieslewicz offer a special report and commentary on the historic ruling overturning Wisconsin's same-sex marriage ban.
- Nathan Comp reports on new efforts by Dane County to clean area lakes.
- Nathan Comp reports on opposition to proposed mining regulations for Dane County.
- Bruce Murphy digs into the mystery of Eric O'Keefe, the political activist who could single-handedly kill the John Doe probe.
- Brent Stewart catches up with PHOX, six Shorewood Hills residents who are also Wisconsin's next breakout band.
- Julia Burke previews the 2014 Madison Area Music Awards.
- Julia Burke reports on the Frequency's decision to hire a local hip-hop promoter.
- Joe Engle discusses Diarrhea Planet's fun, filthy take on power-pop and retro-style metal in advance of the band's High Noon show.
- Jessica Steinhoff shares details about MadCity Bazaar, a pop-up flea market helmed by Absolutely Art's Meghan Blake-Horst.
- Laura Jones reports on the arrival of Fat City Emporium, a new art gallery and retail shop on Atwood Avenue.
- Dean Robbins likes the pregnancy plot point in TNT's detective series Rizzoli & Isles.
- Linda Falkenstein says Citizen Koch succeeds at showing how money can be used as a political weapon.
- Marjorie Baumgarten enjoys the chemistry between Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche in Words and Pictures.
- Linda Falkenstein reports on a new sandwich and tater tot food cart, gluten-free meal delivery, and Just Coffee's pro-LGBTI Ugandan coffee.
- Jay Rath talks with Paul Abramson about the goal of zero waste.
- Julia Burke commemorates the third anniversary of Trixie's Liquor.
- Tell All advises a love-struck man who got bad advice from a female friend.
- Dan Seiter ponders the future of golf as the U.S. Open commences.
- Voting opens for the 2014 edition of our Madison's Favorites poll. Check out the ballot in print and vote online!
