NEWS
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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
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
Cameron Bren
Money changes everything
350 Madison activists ramp up pressure on Chase Bank in hopes of turning off financial spigot to fossil fuel companies, like Enbridge, which pumps tar sands oil through Dane County. The group shut down a Madison Chase branch on Nov. 9. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Dylan Brogan
Burying the hatchets
While on a F-35 fact-finding mission in Vermont, Madison elected officials and activists took a break to throw some axes. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Midwest lens
Sharing the stories of working people has defined the remarkable 50-year career of documentarian Julia Reichert. She’s at Cinematheque on Nov. 16 with “Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists.” Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Southern Maryland Rapid Transit
“No perfect route”
Madison city staff contemplates how to route Bus Rapid Transit through downtown, including whether the system should go around the Square and down State Street. Read more
Nov 7, 2019
David Michael Miller
Sound check
Isthmus reporter Dylan Brogan traveled to Burlington, VT to see how people are faring since the arrival of F-35 fighter jets at their Air National Guard base. Read more
Nov 7, 2019
5:01 AM
AMY STOCKLEIN
Hanna Bruer’s grunge art
Cat Capellaro sat in on Hanna Bruer’s live painting events at HotelRed on Gallery Night. Read more
Nov 7, 2019
5:00 AM
“It’s absolute bullshit”
Brad Pfaff was unanimously approved by the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Wisconsin farm groups. But Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald led a successful drive to reject Pfaff’s confirmation before the full Senate. Read more
Nov 6, 2019
11:51 AM
A place of their own
Parents of children with disabilities often worry about what will happen to their kids as they grow old. A new development in New Glarus will offer the children a place to call their own. Read more
Oct 31, 2019
5:01 AM
Philip Ashby
Ranch-o-Rama
Madison was a great incubator for classic mid-century homes, including many Wright-influenced ranches. Once spurned, these homes are perfect for 21st century needs and ripe for renovations. Read more
Oct 31, 2019
5:01 AM
Trending
Five (actually six) vegan entrees you need to try in Madison, Wisconsin
No animal products? No problem! These six dishes took top honors for “favorite vegan dish” in our 2019 reader poll. 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
Indigenous Wisconsin
A new exhibit at Overture Center features art from members of Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk tribe. Read more
A place to vend
Grasshopper Goods, the forward-looking mobile boutique, has met the challenges of not being able to vend on Madison city streets. Now, owner Karen Tardrew has opened a second location that stays still, in downtown Stoughton. Read more
