What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Seth Jovaag reports on the poker underground and efforts to legalize the game in Wisconsin.
- Joe Tarr reports on Madison's newest state representative: Lisa Subeck.
- Joe Tarr reports on progress at the redeveloped Edgewater Hotel, which is expected to officially open in September.
- Joe Tarr reports on Bikeabout, a new program that helps bikers navigate Madison and other cities.
- Noah Phillips takes stock of Communities United, which brings together social justice activists for networking and education.
- Ruth Conniff denounces the Wisconsin Supreme Court for upholding the needless voter ID law.
- Dylan Brogan explains how five creative locals have made a big splash on the web with podcasts, blogs, YouTube videos and more.
- Jessica Steinhoff stops by two summery art shows at the James Watrous Gallery in Overture Center.
- Amelia Fontella says American Players Theatre nails the dark humor in The Seagull, an 1895 play by short-story master Anton Chekhov.
- Ben Munson chats with Sinking Suns about a new, revenge-themed EP.
- Julia Burke describes how Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen are revolutionizing the bluegrass scene as the group gets set to play the High Noon Saloon.
- Dean Robbins admires Sean Bean's tour de force as an undercover agent in TNT's Legends.
- Scott Renshaw says Woody Allen recycles a lot of old material in his frothy new feature Magic in the Moonlight.
- Marjorie Baumgarten discusses how the Dude helped bring The Giver to the big screen.
- André Darlington finds Hong Kong Station to be a worthy, authentic noodle shop.
- Michael Popke explains what the Madison Area Sports Commission is and why they have been so darn successful.
- Liz Merfeld previews this year's Forward Fest.
- Tell All comforts a man worried about exposing his young son to the facts of life.
- David Petroff looks at two key rulings that impact NCAA sports.
