Isthmus Cover Stories
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Hillary Schave
Sandra Gajic’s epic journey
Catherine Capellaro talks to Overture’s new president and CEO, Sandra Gajic, about her journey from her childhood in Yugoslavia to Madison, by way of Canada. It’s an immigrant’s tale, and a love story about the performing arts. Read more
Joe Rocco
Can anyone topple Soglin?
Five challengers say it’s time for new leadership in Madison — in other words, it’s time for Mayor Paul Soglin to go. But the city’s veteran mayor says his opponents overlook progress made during his last two terms and he’s “not done yet.” Read more
Feb 7, 2019
Shaysa Sidebottom
The next frontier
Legal protections for transgender people is the next step in the fight for LGBTQ rights. Wisconsin’s antidiscrimination law still doesn’t cover gender identity. Advocates are optimistic about progress, but the Trump administration is an obstacle. Read more
Jan 31, 2019
Madison’s black pioneers
African Americans started putting down roots in Madison in the 1800s. A new collection of oral histories from the descendants of these pioneers capture what life was like for these early settlers. Read more
Jan 24, 2019
James Gill
The beer that made New Glarus famous
New Glarus Brewery is celebrating 25 years in business. Though it sells only within Wisconsin, it’s the state’s largest craft brewery and the 16th largest craft brewery in the country. Read more
Jan 17, 2019
James Heimer
Housing Madison's homeless
Madison is trying to end homelessness with a Housing First strategy. But is the company it selected to oversee its new developments the best fit? Read more
Jan 10, 2019
Matthew Laznicka
From Madison to Mars
If humans are going to explore deep space, they need to figure out how to grow food there. UW-Madison’s Simon Gilroy is doing ground-breaking research in gardening in space. Read more
Jan 3, 2019
Art by David Michael Miller
Time for a change – please
For four decades Isthmus has been putting together below-the-belt annual rewards for bad behavior. Not surprisingly, there is never a shortage of material. Read more
Dec 20, 2018
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Jim Mayfield
Man with a plan
UW-Madison’s WARF was founded in 1925 to help bring ground breaking research to the market. But it’s fallen behind the times and desperately needs to change. Erik Iverson has a plan. Read more
Dec 13, 2018
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Story Illustrations by Ian Phillips
Madison levels up
Madison’s videogame development scene continues to flourish, with heavy hitters and studios popping up all over the place. Here’s Aaron R. Conklin’s guide to the players, from A to Z. Read more
Dec 6, 2018
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Carolyn Fath
Just reducing lake levels won’t prevent flooding. We need to do more.
Just about everyone seems to agree that Lake Mendota needs to be lowered in order to prevent Madison’s flooding risk. Everyone, that is, except lake experts who say it won’t solve our problems. Fortunately, there are other solutions. Read more
Nov 29, 2018
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The dog issue
This week, when we are giving thanks to all that we're grateful for, we give a big shoutout to our loyal, four-legged friends who give and give and give. Read more
Nov 21, 2018
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Tell All: My girlfriend is stupid about movies
I consider myself an expert on movies. My girlfriend loves typical blockbusters. Is she going to ruin an Oscar party for me? Read more
Fighting for a seat at the table
Three school board seats are up for a election this spring, and several candidates of color are running, in part to try to make the board more reflective of the community. Read more
A last-ditch deal
As more details come out, it appears that no one in the Walker administration did any research on liquid crystal display fabrication plants or on Terry Gou, the Taiwanese founder and CEO of Foxconn. Read more
Can anyone topple Soglin?
Five challengers say it’s time for new leadership in Madison — in other words, it’s time for Mayor Paul Soglin to go. But the city’s veteran mayor says his opponents overlook progress made during his last two terms and he’s “not done yet.” Read more
In the image of Evers?
At last count there were no less than 11 declared candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. And others are likely on the way. What trait am I looking for? Boring. Read more
