07/06/2024
Kate Bast got our team out of the office and into the woods for a memorable experience.
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Kate Bast got our team out of the office and into the woods for a memorable experience.
Remember the essay Ann Garvin wrote for our April Issue about a disastrous online dating experience at 62? (Yes, the one that got 6 million views on X.) She wrote a follow-up about finding love with the carpenter who'd been right under her nose the whole time — and today it's in The New York Times' Modern Love.
Which made me angry at him — and then at myself.
This 88-year-old trainer from Antigo, Wisconsin has won 15 Triple Crown races in his career. On Saturday, he’ll have a chance at number 16.
D. Wayne Lukas didn’t win the Kentucky Derby — but his Seize the Grey won the $2 million purse at the Preakness Stakes two weeks later. Now, Seize the Grey is one of the favorites for the Belmont Stakes.
Can Seize the Grey hold off the nine other horses in the field (including Derby winner Mystik Dan)? And can octogenarian Lukas claim a fifth Belmont win — his first in more than two decades?
“It would not be a Kentucky Derby without D. Wayne Lukas,” reads one headline about the former Badger who grew up on a Wisconsin farm and started racing horses here.
The votes just keep coming in. 🗳 Competition is fierce to be named the Best of Madison — be sure to cast your vote (one final vote per category!) this month in our 43rd annual readers' poll: madisonmagazine.com/bom
Stop using free time to scroll and stress. We rounded up our favorite ways to slow down, from restorative yoga to forest bathing to floating down a river.
In the tiny town of Valton, Wisconsin, the former meeting house for a secret society of woodmen still stands.
Mad Gluten Free Fest drew large crowds for food, drink and products sans wheat and other grains on June 2.
Despite perfect lake days, sunny outdoor concerts and everything else the season brings, Christina Clancy finds herself yearning for the quieter, colder months.
After making waves in the '80s and '90s in Madison, John Peterson and Gordy Young are back together and broadcasting from State Street.
Madison Magazine Contributing Writer Jeff Oloizia's "Is This Just a Drill?" took home top honors in Washington D.C., Cleveland and Milwaukee — plus an Emmy nod.
Kick off your summer with music, festivals, comedy shows and more.
From an arts festival honoring a renowned Ho-Chunk artist to the latest album from Mineral Point's Leslie Damaso, we rounded up the exciting new releases and events in Madison.
📣 Best of Madison 2024 voting is now LIVE. 📣
Be sure to cast a vote for your favorite nominee in each category before June 30. In this round, you can only cast one vote per category so be sure to choose wisely. We can't wait to see who'll you choose as your favorite Madison businesses, individuals, organizations and restaurants.
Find all of the details at the link in our bio.
A new mixed-use development on University Avenue pays homage to a legendary Madison supper club and the family that ran it.
Electric bicycle riders can meet up, head out for a ride and learn more about the popular activity starting June 1.
In this Q&A, Selena Warsaw-Lane of Future Fruit Farm and The Frozen Local shares her favorite meal, culinary hero and go-to picnic spot.
Madisonians are hosting dinner parties on pork farms, in former churches and more. They’re fun, they're unexpected — and they're bringing the community together in a way that’s both ancient and brand new.
Madisonians are hosting dinner parties on pork farms, in former churches and more. They’re fun, they're unexpected — and they're bringing the community together in a way that’s both ancient
When she was growing up in Janesville, one of Lisl Detlefsen's favorite books was “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” by Judith Viorst. It made her feel seen and understood. Detlefsen's eighth book, "At the End of the Day," out now, is a modern retelling of the classic.
When she was a girl growing up in Janesville, one of Lisl Detlefsen's favorite books was “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” by Judith Viorst. It
Researchers and archeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society and Native Nations announced a big update today on the dugout canoes found in Lake Mendota.
More than ten ancient canoes have now been identified in the archaeological site, including one that is a Great Lakes record-breaking 4,500 years old.
Stephen Kennedy's maps of Madison use data, landmarks, natural features and more to represent the city.
Red Clover Tattoo Collective co-founder Nipinet Landsem’s tattoos tell a story.
At Red Clover Tattoo Collective, co-founder Nipinet Landsem's tattoos tell a story.
30 times we’ve described a new restaurant by the food business that was there before it.
The internationally bestselling author is throwing his hat in the ring. And this just in: the Republican incumbent he'd be up against announced he will retire and won't seek reelection in the newly redrawn 93rd district.
(Read to the end for some book news, too.)
“Shotgun Lovesongs” author turned Democratic candidate hopes to unseat Republican incumbent Warren Petryk in the newly redrawn 93rd district.
Childhood memories of Taiwan and farmers’ market produce come together in the creation of Monique Long Lu’s Wisconsin-inspired dumplings.
Madison's first futsal court is open at Penn Park. In the next several years, Forward Madison FC, the Madison Parks Foundation and the City of Madison Parks Division plan to add four more.
Madison's first futsal court is open at Penn Park. In the next several years, Forward Madison FC, the Madison Parks Foundation and the City of Madison Parks Division plan to
SLOW YOUR ROLL. 🦥 Lighten your load. Chill out, take a breath and savor your free time this summer.
The June issue is here and encourages you to slow it way down this summer in Madison. Katie Vaughn offers a round-up of ways to do it:
🍃 Soak in the calming energy of the forest with Shinrin-yoku Madison
🧘♂️ Take a restorative yoga class at Perennial Yoga
🧠 Tune your aware mind with Healthy Minds Innovations
🦦 Float your cares away on the Sugar River with S&B Tubing
🖼️ Get into art and out of your head at Chazen Museum of Art
🧖 Use ayurveda to heal at Kosa
& so many more practically effortless ways to slow down, be present and feel good
Also in this issue, Andrea Behling and Emma Waldinger invite you to join the dinner party in Madison. 🕯️ All across town — on farms, in tricked-out residential kitchens, at a local spice shop, in converted barns and elsewhere — Madisonians are hosting dinner parties in fun and unexpected ways. In a format that feels like an evolved version of what restaurants have long strived for, the dinner party produces an experience that brings hospitality to another level, and brings the community together in a way that’s both ancient and brand new.
🥂: Don't Cook for Cowboys, The Deliciouser, Etherfarm, The Gin Pennant, Mosaic Dinner Movement, Enos Farms, James Juedes, Jon Nodler and Samantha Kincaid
Plus, Anna Kottakis meets tattoo artist Nipinet Landsem, author Christi Clancy recounts feeling “summered out” and Hannah Wente takes notes on Barrett's Bagels' bagel-making process.
Single issue orders are now live at madisonmagazine.com. On newsstands May 29.
📸 Cover photo by Anthony Wahl
We found 23 destinations and landmarks within state lines that make you feel like you’ve escaped Wisconsin (and we hit the road for three of them).
Tana Elias discusses her priorities in her new role as director of Madison Public Library, the challenges facing public libraries and her favorite books.
Tana Elias discusses her priorities in the new role, the challenges facing public libraries and her favorite books.
Following yesterday's 'extraordinary' press conference in Madison, Doug Moe provides an update on the nearly 35-year-old cold case.
Following today's 'extraordinary' press conference in Madison, Doug Moe provides an update on the nearly 35-year-old cold case.
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