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On Wisconsin: A bold name in a small downtown draws big crowds
Bob's Bitchin' BBQ has a bigger space and a growing fan base.
Two local businesses celebrate 40 years
Carol "Orange" Schroeder, co-owner of Orange Tree Imports, and Sandi Torkildson, co-owner and founder of A Room of One's Own bookstore, are celebrating 40 years in business.
Just Read It | Andrea Lochen
Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise.
For young adult romance, some real-world research
To write the final novel in her young adult collection, author Angie Stanton went back to school.
Madison Style: Rosy Made Designs
The start of Dane County Farmers’ Market season also begins an important sales season to local artists who sell their work at the market’s perimeter. One of these artists is Rosy Hawbaker, own…
Ratings services give Madison area banks higher marks
Only one bank serving the Madison area is still considered struggling.
Hands on Wisconsin: Will Supreme Court love gay marriage?
Most experts think Justice Anthony Kennedy will be the deciding vote in the gay marriage case before the Supreme Court.
When it comes to fighting cancer, Bo Ryan is national champion
Bo Ryan may have been a runner-up on the basketball court this year, but when it comes to fighting cancer he’s the national champion.
John Doe tensions boil over as high courts prepare to weigh in
Gov. Scott Walker's criticism of an investigation into his campaign leads to an unusually pointed response.
Construction may begin at long-vacant Union Corners this summer, but a challenge remains
UW Health Clinic hopes to soon break ground on 60,000-square-foot clinic but developer is still negotiating with city on public financial support for the redevelopment.
Donation could soon equip every Madison police officer with anti-overdose drug
MPD was recently approved for a donation of 600 naloxone doses from the pharmaceutical company Kaleo.
After years on the rise, Dane County sees fewer fatal heroin overdoses in 2014
The number of fatal heroin overdoses in Dane County fell by more than 30 percent between 2013 and 2014.
Enter our cartoon caption contest during Craft Beer Week
Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Wednesday and win publication of your line with the cartoon in next Sunday’s newspaper. You’ll also receive a signed print of the cartoon by artist Ph…
Nepal’s nightmare
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana — Images coming out of Nepal’s devastating earthquake last week reminded me of another earthquake of similar magnitude that occurred 81 years ago. That earthquake of 1934,…
High court soap opera needs to end
Members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court can’t even agree on who their chief justice is without — you guessed it — taking the matter to court.
Doug Moe: In video gaming, art and life intersect
A Madison author's new novel for young adults was inspired by his sons' immersion in video games.
Chris Rickert: 'Systemic failure' the easy excuse for accused coach's contact with kids
Why weren't Shelton Kingcade's other employers made aware of allegations credible enough for the district to suspend him?
Sally Nusslock: Disease prevention, protection needs funding in state budget
WEST ALLIS — The first time monkeypox, a rare and dangerous viral disease, appeared in the Western Hemisphere, it was 2003 and it arrived in Wisconsin.
Raina J. Johnson: What to do about missing black men
MILWAUKEE — Black men are missing from daily life. We ought to treat this problem as a public health crisis. Because it is, truly, an epidemic.
On View | Promega Spring Art Showcase
The Promega Spring Art Showcase, titled “Creative Consciousness,” delves into mindfulness and an exploration of consciousness. In the exhibit, six artists, including four from Madison, use a v…
