Snapshot
Lapping the lagoon
Tony Sturm created the Tenney Lap in 2019 when he became fed up with staring at the empty lagoon in Tenney Park and has been running the annual race ever since. This year’s event was held May 22. Read more
Jun 6, 2022
Rodeo life
The Midwest Horse Fair brings 60,000 equine enthusiasts to Madison, as well as a professional rodeo competition. Staff writer Dylan Brogan checked it out. Read more
May 5, 2022
‘Art is a relationship of ideas’
When you can have a private tour of an exhibit with the artist, take it. Conceptual artist Mel Chin teases meaning from his layered pieces currently on display at MMoCA. Read more
Apr 9, 2022
Entrainced
Isthmus visits the annual Mad City Model Railroad Show to discover why people young and old can’t get enough of this classic toy. Read more
Mar 15, 2022
Self-care with a dose of joy
The weekly midday walks sponsored by the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness create “a pathway to wellness through the simple act of walking,” says Lisa Peyton-Caire, founder and president of the organization. Read more
Jan 6, 2022
Bucky’s big book sale
Those who wonder whether Madison is a community of readers are invited to observe opening day for any of the various used book sales hosted by area libraries on a periodic basis. Read more
Nov 3, 2021
12:15 PM
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
5:00 AM
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
Knowledge, then progress
“Unless we understand how we got here we can’t move ahead,” says Rev. Alex Gee. And that is one of the goals of his nine-week Justified Anger history series. Read more
Mar 19, 2020
5:00 AM
In the paper
United against Ron Johnson. But who is the best candidate to beat him?
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson faces a reelection bid in one of the nation’s most politically divided states. History tells us Republicans should fare well in the upcoming midterms, but Johnson is unpopular and he’s running in a state won by Joe Biden. Read more
One Madison woman’s trip to Illinois for an abortion
On July 2, a 30-year-old Madison woman left her house to travel more than two hours to a clinic in Illinois to obtain a medication abortion to end her pregnancy. Since the Dobbs decision, she no longer has access to legal abortion in Wisconsin. Read more
Madison's Jacknife embraces an of-the-moment approach to fast-casual sushi rolls, bowls and salads
Jacknife is the fast-casual sibling of Red, one of the more innovative Japanese restaurants in town. So expectations were high when it opened in March. Read more
Wisconsin’s ‘honor’ system for removing guns failed Jesi Ewers
The conditions of his bail for domestic battery should have kept James “J.T.” Budworth from using his guns. They didn’t. Two months after being released from custody, Budworth used one of his guns to murder Jessi Ewers before taking his own life. Read more
The Dane County Farmers’ Market’s 50th anniversary cookbook is still looking to round out the collection
Do you have a yummy parsnip cake recipe passed down to you from your Eastern European mom-mom? This cookbook project is interested. Read more