NEWS
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Isthmus wins 10 Milwaukee Press Club awards
Work from 2018 honored by oldest continuous running press club in North America. Read more
A rotten year
A lot people in Madison are wondering what the hell is happening in our schools. Even Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham has called it a “trying year.” Isthmus talked to nearly 30 teachers to find out what’s happening behind the scenes. Read more
May 16, 2019
Sharon Vanorny
The secret concrete garden
North of Madison, there’s a secret indoor skate park called The Shred Shed. It’s just for friends, but if you want to be friends with the organizers, they’ll be friends with you. Read more
May 16, 2019
Aaron Williams
Welcome to campus
Designed by Arthur Peabody, UW-Madison’s Field House is one of the university’s signature buildings. It’s getting a much-needed renovation, as campus officials hope to “dress up” this entry to campus. Read more
May 16, 2019
Madweek for May 16, 2019
Only one prairie dog survived the winter at the Henry Vilas Zoo, Aaron Rodgers trades a football for a bow-and-arrow, and Wisconsin is worse than Colorado but better than New Jersey, it’s been a super Madweek. Read more
May 16, 2019
Wisconsin Historical Society
Are we there yet?
Wisconsin made history 100 years ago, becoming the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment, which gave women voting rights. But Wisconsin is less progressive than your teachers told you — and still has a long way to go to reach gender equality. Read more
May 9, 2019
Victoria Davis
To Sri Lanka with love
Madison’s small but tight-knit Sri Lankan community was horrified on Easter to learn that terrorists had killed hundreds of people in their homeland. On May 1, they held a dinner to collect money and love to send back home. Read more
May 9, 2019
Wisconsin Historical Society photos
Beginning the work
Meet some of the Wisconsin women who fought for women’s right to vote: Mathilde Anneke, Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott, Lila Peckham, Emma Brown, the Rev. Olympia Brown, Theodora Youmans, and Ada James. Read more
May 9, 2019
5:00 AM
Madweek for May 9, 2019
This one lasted just six years! Madison schools superintendent Jennifer Cheatham announces plans to leave for Harvard; a cat with prosthetic legs; and spelling bee champs galore, all this and more in Madweek. Read more
May 9, 2019
5:00 AM
Dylan Brogan
Jennifer Cheatham resigns
The Madison school board will announce an interim superintendent by the end of May. Cheatham will leave her post on August 30. Read more
May 8, 2019
3:43 PM
Narayan Mahon
Jennifer Cheatham resigning as Madison school superintendent
Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham is expected to announce her resignation at a May 8 news conference. Read more
May 7, 2019
9:03 PM
David Michael Miller
Roadside assistance
Former Mayor Paul Soglin and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi argued for months over the reconstruction of Buckeye Road. Satya Rhodes-Conway was able to reach an agreement during the two weeks she was mayor-elect. What changed? Read more
May 2, 2019
5:10 AM
Darrow Montgomery
A good American son
In 1952 a 49-year-old undercover FBI informant testified that Elliott Maraniss was a communist. Maraniss was immediately fired from his copy editor’s job in Detroit. Five years of turmoil followed. Read more
May 2, 2019
5:01 AM
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A rotten year
A lot people in Madison are wondering what the hell is happening in our schools. Even Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham has called it a “trying year.” Isthmus talked to nearly 30 teachers to find out what’s happening behind the scenes. Read more
Cheatham’s report card
In announcing her resignation, Jen Cheatham struck a valedictory note. So did her supporters. No one mentioned a divided district or demoralized staff. Read more
Tell All: I have sex with every woman I meet — in my head
I can fantasize about a coworker in a meeting and still treat her with the utmost professionalism. Read more
End the WEDC
The latest audit shows an organization that is being incompetently managed, if managed at all. Read more
Welcome to campus
Designed by Arthur Peabody, UW-Madison’s Field House is one of the university’s signature buildings. It’s getting a much-needed renovation, as campus officials hope to “dress up” this entry to campus. Read more
