NEWS
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An essay: Out of the box
“Entering Edgewood at 49 felt very different from Madison College, where half the students were non-trads, and from the UW, when I’d still felt young enough to claim some element of cool. This time, I felt old.” Read more
Open government hero
As president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, Bill Lueders does not speak as an attorney when called on for comment or advice. “I’m just an advocate for openness to the extent that I can be...I am arguing for the maximum amount of tr Read more
Oct 13, 2021
A daughter of Hmong refugees
When she realized she would prefer to go to war than go to work, she realized she needed a change. She returned from Iraq and reconnected with an early love: photography. Read more
Oct 12, 2021
Dylan Brogan
Still weird after all these years
A lot has changed on Willy Street in the past four years. But the annual Willy Street Fair Parade stays true to its roots. Read more
Oct 11, 2021
Joe Tarr
Madison's tent city
Madison is working on establishing two homeless encampments with mini-shelters that will have heating and electricity. They’re intended to offer a transition to permanent housing. Read more
Oct 8, 2021
More hidden cameras in Madison schools?
Wisconsin Senate slow to take up police reform bills supported by law enforcement, a homicide suspect set free, and yet more hidden camera developments at Madison schools, it’s Isthmus’ monthly news roundup! Read more
Oct 7, 2021
Isaac Wasserman/Wisconsin Watch
Something has to be done
PFAS, dubbed the forever chemicals, are the latest contaminants of concern in Starkweather Creek, which meanders through northeast Madison before emptying into Lake Monona. Read more
Oct 7, 2021
City of Madison
‘Here for the long haul’
Chief Barnes has moved to Madison but his family is still living in Illinois. The chief tells Isthmus that his wife, a dean at DePaul University, has her own career ambitions and plenty of successful couples make long-distance relationship work. Read more
Oct 6, 2021
11:38 AM
Remembering Carla Dawkins
Carla was unfailingly loyal, protected her people like a she-bear and did not put up with poor work. Read more
Oct 1, 2021
10:00 AM
Dylan Brogan
Your history
Hand-painted bomber jackets from WWII, a vintage SubZero refrigerator made in Madison, cabinets full of taxidermy animals…and a wax cast of Col. Hans Christian Heg’s head. All can be found in the State Archive Preservation Facility. Read more
Sep 16, 2021
12:34 PM
Zeeyolq Photography/CC BY 2.0
Remembering 9/11
Over the years we have paused to commemorate 9/11 in the pages of Isthmus and on our website. Here’s a look back. Read more
Sep 11, 2021
8:00 AM
Fear itself
Two months after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, staff writer Tom Laskin examined how the events of that day affected residents of Madison. Nerves were on edge — but maybe not for the reasons we remember today. Read more
Sep 10, 2021
12:00 PM
The exterminator
“I’m here for the cockroaches,” he said, shifting his weight from one sturdy black shoe to the other, holding a heavy-looking metal canister with an attached hose. Read more
Sep 6, 2021
11:20 AM
