Isthmus : Madison, Wisconsin : News, Politics, Music, Movies, Restaurants, Calendar of Events

Monteverdi was a Renaissance maverick, and the beginning of opera is accredited to him. Madison Bach Musicians will perform his groundbreaking sacred work ‘Vespers’ of 1610.

https://isthmus.com/arts/music/revolutionary-monteverdi/

Pro-Palestinian protesters and university leaders continued to meet through the weekend to negotiate protester demands.

https://isthmus.com/news/news/explainer-what-do-pro-palestinian-protesters-at-uw-madison-want/

Running is a big sport in Madison, with many excellent paths to explore and clubs to join, in addition to opportunities to compete.

https://isthmus.com/arts/sports/reasons-to-run/

Saisons are a wonderful springtime beer, but so are Mexican lagers, honey blonde ales and hazy IPAs, and area craft brewers are outdoing themselves.

https://isthmus.com/food-drink/beer/saisons-mexican-lager-springtime-beer/

WPR director Sarah Ashworth says that the restructuring, a product of a two-year planning process, does not change the station’s mission which is still to 'inform and inspire and to build commu...

https://isthmus.com/opinion/from-the-editor/change-for-the-long-haul/

It seems reasonable to assume that at a spaghetti house, you should start with the spaghetti. Also: take the cannoli.

https://isthmus.com/food-drink/reviews/dinner-at-nonnas-fabiolas-madison/

A rapid transit project more than a decade in the making is coming close to reality as final stations are built and finishing touches are added along Metro’s Route A.

https://isthmus.com/news/news/madison%E2%80%99s-brt-enters-the-homestretch/

Pushing back against proactive rezoning proposed by the city of Madison in its West Area Plan, homeowners in Madison’s Highlands neighborhood created agreements limiting what could be built and...

https://isthmus.com/news/news/do-restrictive-covenants-trump-zoning/

City officials hope that closing the 400 through 600 blocks of State Street to vehicles in favor of pedestrians and bikes this summer will bring more visitors to the area.

https://isthmus.com/news/news/if-madison-builds-a-pedestrian-mall-will-they-come/

Before Centro Hispano moved into its much expanded headquarters on Cypress Way, staffers bid adieu to the organization’s longtime home on Badger Road.

https://isthmus.com/news/news/an-intentional-goodbye-centro-hispano/

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 socia...

https://isthmus.com/news/cover-stories/wisconsin-birding-hotspot/

Picks for May 2-5 includes art exhibits opening in conjunction with MMoCA's biennial Gallery Night; a stage adaptation of 'The Diary of Anne Frank' presented by Children's Theater of Madison.

https://isthmus.com/arts/isthmus-madison-picks-may-2-to-5-2024/

Tammy Baldwin is a master at bringing home the bacon. She even touts it on her own website.

https://isthmus.com/opinion/citizen-dave/in-praise-of-pork/

Some 300 residents attended a Zoom meeting co-hosted by east-side Ald. Marsha Rummel to discuss the potential impacts of passenger rail on city neighborhoods.

https://isthmus.com/news/news/train-whistles-long-waits-at-train-crossings/

Police arrest nearly three dozen protesters, including two UW-Madison professors, and tear down a pro-Palestinian encampment on UW-Madison’s Library Mall.

https://isthmus.com/news/news/uw-madison-administrators-make-good-on-their-threat-to-tear-/

The Federal Trade Commission’s move to strike down noncompete clauses in employment contracts seems sure to shake up the Madison tech scene, given that medical software giant Epic has enforced ...

https://isthmus.com/news/news/madison-tech-scene-reacts-to-ftc-ban-on-noncompete-clauses/

With its new encampment on the UW-Madison Library Mall, pro-Palestinian protesters join students at campuses across the country in protesting the war in Gaza.

https://isthmus.com/news/news/pro-palestinian-protesters-establish-encampment-at-UW-Madison/

Since taking office in January 2019, Evers has vetoed 219 bills outright and seven others partially — vetoes denounced by Republicans who passed those bills.

https://isthmus.com/news/news/wisconsin-gov-tony-evers-vetoes-gop-bills-at-record-rate/

Isthmus Picks for April 29-May 2 includes visits by veteran rock bands Los Straitjackets, Electric Six and The Supersuckers; Children's Theater of Madison's Young Playwrights Festival.

https://isthmus.com/arts/isthmus-madison-picks-april-29-to-may-2-2024/

The energy-filled production radiates optimism and wit with Leonard Bernstein's Candide — an unexpected choice that proves successful.

https://isthmus.com/arts/stage/madison-opera-wraps-up-season-with-strong-candide/

The show was the Canadian indie-pop quintet’s fifth stop on their 18-city spring U.S. tour, and it marks their first concert in Madison since they performed for the post-COVID UW-Madison Homeco...

https://isthmus.com/arts/music/alvvays-shows-up-for-madison-sylvee/

Last week Bucky buckets lost AJ Storr, its leading scorer and only genuine NBA-caliber player, to Kansas, and it lost its veteran point guard and team leader, Chucky Hepburn, to the transfer port...

https://isthmus.com/opinion/citizen-dave/aj-storr-should-have-had-a-contract/

Swag. Prosecco. A prize wheel. And best of all, books. On Independent Bookstore Day, shoppers can see how each bookstore has its own style.

https://isthmus.com/arts/arts-beat/readers-support-indies-on-independent-bookstore-day/

Picks for April 25-28 includes 'Candide' from Madison Opera; 'The Progressive hosts a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Robert La Follette's presidential campaign.

https://isthmus.com/arts/isthmus-madison-picks-april-25-to-28-2024/

Solace Friends, a Madison-area nonprofit, has opened a care facility for people with terminal illnesses who are unhoused or experiencing housing insecurity. Solace Home, a four-bedroom house at 4...

https://isthmus.com/news/news/end-of-life-care-facility-unhoused-Solace-Friends/

Russell’s secret for getting it right is placing whole beans in a steeping bag he hangs inside the fermenter with the beer. Ground beans could introduce darker, stronger coffee flavors, even be...

https://isthmus.com/food-drink/beer/light-coffee-beer-lone-girl-defies-convention/

Isthmus Picks for April 22-25 includes readings by poets Alison Thumel and Aurora Shimshak; 'The Progressive' hosts a conference examining founder Robert M. La Follette's third party presidential...

https://isthmus.com/arts/isthmus-madison-picks-april-22-to-25-2024/

Professor Amber Wichowsky: The issue of PFAs contamination 'could be very much at play in some parts of the state, especially when we do have new maps in some places that will be competitive.'

https://isthmus.com/news/news/wisconsin-voters-worries-about-pfas-in-water-grow/

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Rhonda Lanford sets evidentiary hearing for July 10 as animal rights activists allege mistreatment of beagles.

https://isthmus.com/news/news/judge-will-weigh-special-prosecutor-for-ridglan-farms/

The NewsHour and the NPR news shows were, in their best days, the gold standard for what broadcast journalism — or any journalism — should be.

https://isthmus.com/opinion/citizen-dave/what-happened-to-npr-and-pbs/