Maggie Ginsberg
Articles
#EndOverdose: advocates bring awareness to Dane County’s ongoing opioid overdose epidemic
Even as the crisis worsens in Dane County and overdose deaths across the country approached 100,000 in a 12-month period for the first time ever, some promising harm reduction initiatives are giving rise to something else: Hope.
December 2021
The Best of Madison Legacy Awards
In honor of the list’s 40th year, we’re delighted to look back on the poll’s history and introduce The Best of Madison Legacy Awards.
November 2021
Zimbrick is first at the finish line
From its first appearance on our Best of Madison list — “Best Auto Mechanic” in 1993 — to six golds in 2021 alone, Zimbrick has snagged a “best of” award 61 times.
November 2021
Whose idea was that category?
The BOM winners’ archives are a certified treasure trove of retired categories, time capsule moments and community complaints.
November 2021
AyrFlo team hopes to save lives with device that could predict respiratory distress
Guelay Bilen-Rosas, Humberto “Tito” Rosas and Irene Ong developed a noninvasive device to help patients before it's too late.
November 2021
The Teacher: Annie Vang
Annie Vang created the HmongPhrases app to help preserve her endangered language and it also earned her the only U.S. spot in Apple’s eCamp for Female Founders and Developers in July 2021.
November 2021
New Manna Cafe & Bakery cookbook is a cathartic mix of recipes, memoir, history and closure
The new book is due out Oct. 21 from Little Creek Press.
With her debut collection ‘Star Things,’ Madison poet explores identity through the cosmos
Poet Jess L Parker, winner of the inaugural Dynamo Verlag Book Prize, will celebrate with an Oct. 21 book launch at Old Sugar Distillery.
Early-stage biotech startups find common ground at Forward BIOLABS
At Forward BIOLABS in University Research Park, a nonprofit coworking life sciences lab founded in September 2018, members can rent space by the 6-foot bench.
October 2021
Q&A with Robert Fromberg, author of ‘How to Walk with Steve’
Fromberg will discuss his debut memoir, which chronicles his guardianship at only 19 of his brother, at a launch event on Sept. 26.
American Provenance experiments with success
From middle school science project to thriving e-commerce company, American Provenance sticks to the formula.
September 2021
New app harnesses artificial intelligence to support fitness enthusiasts and coaches
Zihi promises to be “the world’s first adaptive and truly personalized training platform for runners.”
August 2021
Q&A with Nickolas Butler, author of ‘Godspeed’
The internationally best-selling Wisconsin author of 'Shotgun Lovesongs' is back with a literary thriller exploring the chasmic gap between the haves and the have-nots in a Wyoming mountain town.
2021 Best of Madison Editors’ Picks
Our editorial team picked some businesses, initiatives and people that have stood out over the past year.
August 2021
Q&A with Christina Clancy, author of ‘Shoulder Season’
Set at the former Playboy Resort in Lake Geneva in 1981, the Madison author's second novel gives a rare glimpse into an unexamined world.
Finding the wrenches, fixing the gap
Two linked startups aim to solve the skilled labor shortage by connecting automotive and diesel technicians to shops.
July 2021
‘Something Wild’ weaves sibling dynamics and domestic violence into a powerful debut
Q&A with UW–Madison MFA graduate Hanna Halperin, author of 'Something Wild.'
Guide to Madison’s paddle city
Whether you’re snaking the Yahara River, floating on Cherokee Marsh or touring Governor's Island, Madison looks better when viewed from the water.
July 2021
Timothy Bauer paddles for miles upon moonlit miles
Despite growing up near the Atlantic Ocean and feeling naturally drawn to water, Timothy Bauer didn’t fall in love with paddling until five years after he moved to Madison.
July 2021
5 local rivers to run
Recommendations from Timothy Bauer, author of “Canoeing & Kayaking South Central Wisconsin: 60 Paddling Adventures Within 60 Miles of Madison,” as told to Maggie Ginsberg.
July 2021
Float into summer with the Yid Vicious Paddle Party
Bring your own boat and join the band as they play klezmer tunes from a pontoon for Make Music Madison day on June 21.
With expansion plans, WiscoBoxes digs into Mount Horeb for good
The four-year-old e-commerce gift box company is adding 2,000 square feet to its headquarters in time for the busy holiday season.
Local tech startup’s software offers flexibility in our new working world
Thousands of businesses and schools are already using AirDeck, which was launched in January 2020.
June 2021
100 years of summer camp
YMCA of Dane County celebrates a milestone at a time when kids may need camp more than ever.
Q&A with Andrea Debbink, author of ‘The Wild World Handbook’
The former American Girl editor will discuss her illustrated middle grade nonfiction guide online at the Wisconsin Book Festival on May 26.
Nurse Disrupted delivers telehealth to resource deserts with easy, all-in-one box kit
Bre Loughlin and Tracy Zvenyach have taken everything they learned while serving the homeless shelters and put it into a box.
May 2021
Author in bloom
With long-awaited, back-to-back book launches, Ann Garvin says the keys to her success have always been hustle and patience.
May 2021
Q&A with Ann Garvin, author of ‘I Thought You Said This Would Work’
Garvin's fourth novel, due out from Lake Union Publishing on May 1, is about "broken bonds, messy histories and the power of forgiveness."
Chef’s Table Morel Dinners to benefit Centro Hispano
Orange Shoe Gym's morel hunting owner and Food Fight's Cento team up for a four-night, five-course Chef's Table meal May 16-19.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren to discuss her upcoming book ‘Persist’ at Wisconsin Book Festival
More big name appearances in May include Carl Hiaasen, Cheryl Strayed, Alison Bechdel and 'Crazy Rich Asians' author Kevin Kwan.
Madison Reading Project surpasses 100,000 children served, nears 200,000 books given
Virtual grand opening celebration is announced for May 26 and new public fundraiser is underway.
Wisconsin accelerator with national reach takes food businesses to the next level
The fifth annual FaBcap Accelerator 2021 cohort includes a familiar face: Christine Ameigh of Christine’s Kitchens and Slide Gourmet Potato Chips.
April 2021
‘A lost year’ after a car accident and the pandemic
Award-winning musician Michael Massey says there’s still ‘so much left to do.’
Q&A with Andrew J. Graff, author of ‘Raft of Stars’
The author will discuss his debut novel, set in Wisconsin's north woods, in a virtual event on March 23.
Carebot Health could help schedule COVID-19 vaccines nationwide
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged on last year with no vaccine in sight, I caught up with my neighbor Tyler Marklein.
March 2021
Where the grass is greener
Can growing awareness of green burials, home funerals and end-of-life doulas unearth a broader conversation about how we could better approach death and dying?
March 2021
Dr. Amanda Preimesberger goes back to her roots
The new Verona direct primary care clinic opens March 1.
Q&A with author Dantiel Moniz
The UW–Madison MFA alum will appear virtually on Wednesday night to discuss her debut story collection "Milk Blood Heat."
