Andrea Behling is the editor of Madison Magazine. Behling started at the magazine in 2015 as associate/web editor, then as managing editor in 2016, and was appointed editor in 2019. The magazine has won many awards under her leadership, including General Excellence, the highest honor in the 36th annual national City and Regional Magazine Awards competition in 2021. In addition to monthly writing, Behling oversees print production, manages the editorial calendar and represents the magazine on local TV and at events.
Her professional career began in 2013 at The Janesville Gazette as a copy editor and news reporter covering everything from prep sports to Interstate expansions. She graduated in 2014 from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, where she served as EIC of the Royal Purple student newspaper for two years.
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18 Madison-area rescues, fosters and shelters
If you’re looking to foster or adopt — or are interested in volunteering — consider one of these area organizations.
Our team has been excited about this special edition for close to a year, and we’ve been stockpiling story ideas for months to fill an entire magazine, front to back, with pet-related content.
This month's hot list features Megan Stout's magnets, Rupert & Co. bandanas, Pandana's collars, Rescued Woodworks' dog feeders, Petphoria's clothing and S.V. Medaris' art.
We concluded that every one of the entries could have been a winner, and browsing this cross-section of pets gives us confidence to say: The Madison area officially has some of the cutest pets around.
It’s sometimes easy to overlook some of the smaller spots that don’t get as much tourism buzz, but these six locations are ideal for a Wisconsin getaway.
The history of this beloved Wisconsin dining tradition is still being written, and a few Madison-area restaurants demonstrate just how much has changed — and what’s stayed the same.
What I did discover — after diving into Ron Faiola’s latest book about supper clubs and through case studies of one old, one new and two soon-to-open restaurants — was that the answer was a lot simpler than I thought.
Madison’s Chef of the Year 2022: Itaru Nagano is the chef and mentor
He’s proven himself in kitchens all over the country. Now at his own restaurant, Fairchild’s Itaru Nagano is still "the hardest worker in the kitchen," and he’s training a new generation of chefs.
The 2022 big book list of Wisconsin-connected reads
This year we present our largest annual look at the literary scene, featuring author profiles, a guide to independent bookshops and more local reads than ever before.
I am constantly discovering new subsets of Madison life. The stories unfold endlessly, layers upon layers, further expanding my understanding and perspective of this place.