Isthmus Cover Stories
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Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism
The coast of Wisconsin
Wisconsin has two coasts — one along Lake Michigan, one along Lake Superior. It’s not the east coast or the west coast, even though sometimes and in some places it can masquerade as either. Read more
Steven Potter
‘Created for people of color. Period.’
Anesis Therapy aims to “provide more culturally competent mental health care in Dane County,” says owner and psychotherapist Myra McNair. Read more
May 5, 2022
Wisconsin Film Festival
Back on the big screen
Wisconsin Film Festival organizers seek out venues that have the equipment to show the films that are now in digital, rather than analog, format. “It’s like opening seven pop-up movie theaters every year,” says Ben Reiser, director of operation Read more
Apr 7, 2022
Steven Potter
Hip-hop heavyweight
In addition to being a rapper, K.I.L.O is the co-founder of LessWork Lifestyle, a company that assists local rappers with studio recording, apparel and promotion. It’s a response to the city’s reputation as an unwelcoming place for rap artists. Read more
Mar 10, 2022
Tommy Washbush
A ‘perfect storm’
Like many school districts, Madison is facing a staffing shortage and struggling to keep in-person classes going during the pandemic. But critics say years of district leadership not supporting teachers has turned a short-term problem into a full-blo Read more
Feb 3, 2022
Terrence Adeyanju
Hope for a failing planet
The bright side to planetary decline? Scientists are realizing that a big part of successfully reining in climate change has to do with mending damaged landscapes and conserving wild nature, something we can do. Read more
Jan 6, 2022
Tommy Washbush
Murder-for-hire on the dark web
During the height of the pandemic, senior reporter Dylan Brogan took a freelance gig to work on an investigation about the dark web. In the process he helped crack a murder-for-hire plot hatched in Sun Prairie. Read more
Dec 2, 2021
Watch: Ron Seely, Judith Davidoff talk about Wisconsin's complicated relationship with wolves
Take a look behind the scenes of Isthmus' November cover story, "Howl," with the author and editor in this video. Read more
Nov 9, 2021
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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
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Amy Stocklein
Pushing the envelope
This quarter-century of correspondence harks back to a very different media landscape, when the city had two staff-packed dailies and two campus dailies to boot. Read more
Sep 3, 2021
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Dylan Brogan
In his name
A year after a summer of protests in Madison, Isthmus reporter Dylan Brogan tells the rest of the story of the man who found himself at the center of it. Read more
Aug 5, 2021
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Illustration by James Heimer for Madison Magazine
No Questions Asked
Top health officials agree that needle exchanges have proven an effective public health initiative by reducing the spread of dangerous blood-borne diseases among intravenous drug users. A special report in collaboration with Madison Magazine. Read more
May 21, 2020
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