Isthmus Cover Stories
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Nick Garcia
Pedal, paddle, proceed to Paoli
Investments in restoring this historic Dane County community are paying off Read more
Caitlyn Schuchhardt
Wisconsin is for the birds
By almost any measure, birdwatching in Wisconsin has never been more popular — with technology making it easier than ever to tell a nuthatch from a chickadee or to post colorful photos on social media sites. Read more
May 2, 2024
Wisconsin Film Festival
You are entering…The Wisconsin Zone
This year 141 films were submitted for Wisconsin’s Own, with 40 making it into the festival. Isthmus talks to eight of the filmmakers. Read more
Apr 3, 2024
Direct Action Everywhere
A crime of compassion?
In 2017 three animal rights activists removed three beagles from a dog breeding facility outside of Mount Horeb. The defendants face felony burglary and felony theft charges and are set to go on trial in Dane County court on March 18-22. Read more
Mar 7, 2024
Nick Garcia
Nate Helbach is a fresh face in Madison’s development scene with big ideas
At just 25, Nate Helbach is driving some big development projects in Madison and beyond. He is looking outside conventional thinking for development practices, financing models and building materials, especially when it comes to using mass timber. Read more
Feb 1, 2024
Can ‘social housing’ help address Madison’s affordability crisis?
As Madison faces continued growth and a housing shortage, the city is taking a more active role in developing projects on city-owned land. Read more
Dec 7, 2023
Madeline Vogt
Epic and Microsoft partner up
Epic and Microsoft are focused on a huge challenge in healthcare: the ‘inordinate amount’ of time consumed documenting physician-patient interactions. Cost savings, improved productivity and higher job satisfaction could result. Read more
Nov 2, 2023
Drake White-Bergey / Wisconsin Watch
What gender-affirming care means in Wisconsin
Misinformation is plentiful about what gender-affirming care means. Three Wisconsin families share their experiences seeking medical services for their transgender children. Read more
Oct 4, 2023
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Joseph Oslund
Teaching an old party new tricks
Few in politics are better at raising money than Ben Wikler. The nonprofit Wisconsin Democracy Campaign estimates that, between his election as party chair in spring 2019 and this spring, Wikler-led Democratic committees have raised a stunning $110 m Read more
Aug 3, 2023
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Andres Sanchez
Time to get a gun
Iris Pullan decided that if she couldn’t beat America’s gun culture, she would join it. So last year, she took a free class with the Liberal Gun Club’s Wisconsin chapter. And late last year, she purchased an AR-15-style rifle. Read more
Jul 6, 2023
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Dynae Allice Photography
Opportunity lost
Critics say Epic’s noncompete agreements needlessly restrict former employees from earning a living and seriously retard the growth of health-information technology firms spurred by Epic’s extraordinary success. Read more
Jun 1, 2023
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Submitted photo
‘We’re in our forever home’
Enbridge Energy wants to continue to operate a pipeline on or near Wisconsin's Bad River Band reservation. The Ojibwe want it shut down, arguing that a potential rupture threatens their way of life and future. Read more
May 4, 2023
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Eric Tadsen
‘It doesn’t have to stay like this’
The 2021 youth risk behavior survey found that half of all Wisconsin public school students surveyed reported experiencing “significant problems with anxiety.” Read more
Apr 6, 2023
8:00 AM
In the June/SummerTimes issue
Pedal, paddle, proceed to Paoli
Investments in restoring this historic Dane County community are paying off Read more
Journalist scores win in lawsuit over public employee gag rule
In an apparent first, a journalist has successfully sued a public agency over its policy prohibiting employees from speaking to reporters without permission. Read more
Election denialist ties up courts
Peter Bernegger has filed some 20 cases charging elections officials with fraud. All that have been adjudicated have been dismissed in court. He also faces a $10,000 fine or more than three years in prison in an ongoing criminal case. Read more
Get thee to an outdoor theater production
Despite the possible impediments of unexpected downpours, swarms of mosquitoes, and the occasional threatening bat, there is something magical about watching the (metaphorical) curtain rise as the sun sets. Read more
Behind the Isthmus cover: June 2024
Madison-based designer and illustrator Christina King says she has an ‘unhealthy obsession with chairs,’ with two vintage lawn chairs among her collection. The humble lawn chair stars in her June 2024 Isthmus cover illustration. Read more
