Isthmus Cover Stories
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Monona Community Media
Can Monona help solve Madison’s housing crisis?
Monona may be landlocked but it isn’t airlocked. City leaders are looking upward for how one small suburb can do its part — and, maybe, much more — to help address the Madison area’s housing needs. Read more
Tommy Washbush
Who might run for Wisconsin governor in 2026?
Gov. Tony Evers still has plenty of time to decide if he will run for a third term. But people are starting to think about possible contenders for 2026 anyway. Read more
Aug 1, 2024
Abigail Schaefer
The connector
Jason Ilstrup came to Downtown Madison Inc. out of the hospitality industry, and it’s evident. Read more
Jul 3, 2024
Nick Garcia
Pedal, paddle, proceed to Paoli
Investments in restoring this historic Dane County community are paying off Read more
Jun 6, 2024
Caitlyn Schuchhardt
Wisconsin is for the birds
By almost any measure, birdwatching in Wisconsin has never been more popular — with technology making it easier than ever to tell a nuthatch from a chickadee or to post colorful photos on social media sites. Read more
May 2, 2024
Wisconsin Film Festival
You are entering…The Wisconsin Zone
This year 141 films were submitted for Wisconsin’s Own, with 40 making it into the festival. Isthmus talks to eight of the filmmakers. Read more
Apr 3, 2024
Direct Action Everywhere
A crime of compassion?
In 2017 three animal rights activists removed three beagles from a dog breeding facility outside of Mount Horeb. The defendants face felony burglary and felony theft charges and are set to go on trial in Dane County court on March 18-22. Read more
Mar 7, 2024
Nick Garcia
Nate Helbach is a fresh face in Madison’s development scene with big ideas
At just 25, Nate Helbach is driving some big development projects in Madison and beyond. He is looking outside conventional thinking for development practices, financing models and building materials, especially when it comes to using mass timber. Read more
Feb 1, 2024
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WinterTimes 2024
Snuggle up to the fire and read our “WinterTimes,” a cavalcade of stories aimed at preventing cabin fever, whether the weather cooperates with traditional Wisconsin snowfalls or not. Read more
Jan 4, 2024
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Kay Reynolds
Can ‘social housing’ help address Madison’s affordability crisis?
As Madison faces continued growth and a housing shortage, the city is taking a more active role in developing projects on city-owned land. Read more
Dec 7, 2023
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Madeline Vogt
Epic and Microsoft partner up
Epic and Microsoft are focused on a huge challenge in healthcare: the ‘inordinate amount’ of time consumed documenting physician-patient interactions. Cost savings, improved productivity and higher job satisfaction could result. Read more
Nov 2, 2023
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Drake White-Bergey / Wisconsin Watch
What gender-affirming care means in Wisconsin
Misinformation is plentiful about what gender-affirming care means. Three Wisconsin families share their experiences seeking medical services for their transgender children. Read more
Oct 4, 2023
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Joseph Oslund
Teaching an old party new tricks
Few in politics are better at raising money than Ben Wikler. The nonprofit Wisconsin Democracy Campaign estimates that, between his election as party chair in spring 2019 and this spring, Wikler-led Democratic committees have raised a stunning $110 m Read more
Aug 3, 2023
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In the October issue
Can Monona help solve Madison’s housing crisis?
Monona may be landlocked but it isn’t airlocked. City leaders are looking upward for how one small suburb can do its part — and, maybe, much more — to help address the Madison area’s housing needs. Read more
They put the Wisco in the Wisconsin Book Festival
Memoirs, essays, poems, micro-histories and more shine the spotlight on the Badger State and those who write about it. Read more
A generation of art lovers
Youth programming at the Overture Center for the Arts includes the OnStage field trip program, Kids in the Rotunda, the Jerry Awards and Jerry Ensemble. Read more
The dean of Wisconsin pollsters
Charles Franklin launched the Marquette Law School poll in 2012, one of the most accurate in the nation. He is a respected national pollster and in-demand source for journalists. Read more
Open to all
Madison’s longest-running, all-ages open mic is also noteworthy for its inclusivity of genre, welcoming dance, visual art, stand-up and spoken word. Read more
