What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Rich Albertoni reports that thanks to technological shifts, the UW-Madison music scene is the liveliest it's been in years.
- Madison.gov: A report on the new biggest house in Madison.
- Nick Penzenstadler reports on plans to widen Monona Drive: "Won't somebody please think of the trees?"
- Erik Gunn looks into Wisconsin Way's challenging message: Can't we all just get along?
- Bill Lueders takes a stand against shutting off access to online court records.
- Jay Rath talks to the TAPIT/new works folks about their 25 years producing original theater, and tap dancing.
- Rich Albertoni profiles the Madison pop-punk act Fortune and Glory, whose members are friends as well as bandmates.
- Jessica Steinhoff previews the show at the Frequency by Via Audio, who is giving away a free trip to Brooklyn.
- Dean Robbins notes that we pretty much know how the Oscars will turn out, but we can look forward to the speeches.
- Kenneth Burns says John Woo's war epic Red Cliff is exciting and sensational, and the marvelous British soccer movie The Damned United is a cautionary tale about why it's bad to hold grudges.
- Raphael Kadushin finds that life is good at the new La Mestiza location in downtown Madison.
- Linda Falkenstein reports that Bloom Bake Shop opens in downtown Middleton, and life is even better.
- Kids & Parents: Four fun, forward-thinking camps for the kids this summer.
- Tell All advises a west-sider tired of getting someone else's garbage dumped in his bin.
