6 things to check out this September in Madison
Find prints, T-shirts and jewelry all created by local businesses.
Find prints, T-shirts and jewelry all created by local businesses.
Home & Lifestyle
Previously mobile-only Grasshopper Goods has made Stoughton its home
While you’ll still find Vinny the truck traveling to events, there’s now a spot to find the goods you love year-round.
While you’ll still find Vinny the truck traveling to events, there’s now a spot to find the goods you love year-round.
Check ‘organize closet’ off your pandemic project to-do list
4 tips and 18 local stores that will help you declutter and organize your wardrobe and accessories.
4 tips and 18 local stores that will help you declutter and organize your wardrobe and accessories.
Consumers and farmers have found new ways to connect during the pandemic
COVID-19 forced farmers to rethink how they distribute goods.
With physical distancing guidelines in place and attendance limits on the number of people gathering, COVID-19 forced farmers to rethink how they distribute goods.
Hiking the paths less traveled near Madison
Hiking is all the rage these days.
Hiking is all the rage these days. But to prevent the overuse of popular footpaths — while staying physically distant from others — hikers should seek out alternative routes waiting to be explored.
How to be respectful during physically distant hikes
To avoid trail closures in the future — either because of ongoing COVID-19 concerns or damage caused by recklessness — you should adhere to the following rules.
To avoid trail closures in the future — either because of ongoing COVID-19 concerns or damage caused by recklessness — you should adhere to the following rules.
You, too, can hike the entire ice age trail
This summer, Kris Van Handel of Madison completed her second segment-by-segment hike of the entire 1,200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail across Wisconsin.
This summer, Kris Van Handel of Madison completed her second segment-by-segment hike of the entire 1,200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail across Wisconsin.
A new running record is set on the Ice Age Trail
On June 22, Coree Woltering finished the trail in 21 days, 13 hours and 35 minutes.
On June 22, Coree Woltering shaved about five hours from Weiss’ time, finishing in 21 days, 13 hours and 35 minutes.
Hiking groups in the age of COVID-19
Organized trail enthusiasts rethink how they promote their favorite outdoor activity.
Organized trail enthusiasts rethink how they promote their favorite outdoor activity.
Release stress and get stretchin' with virtual yoga
Throw on your comfy pants, grab a mat or towel and get ready to center yourself.
Throw on your comfy pants, grab a mat or towel and get ready to center yourself.
Tips for your new 'corona casual' look
Mad Mag's fashion blogger gives some advice on how to nail a chic loungewear look
Mad Mag's fashion blogger, Taryn Pemberton Schmidt, gives some advice on how to nail a chic loungewear look.
Funding sought for planned Verona bookstore and cafe
Ryan Kimmett hopes to open 'Kismet Books' in historic Matts House.
The would-be bookseller wants her store to help preserve a building which dates to around 1848, before the town of Verona got its name, according to the Verona Area Historical Society.
6 Madison companies, products to check out in August
Shop these Black-owned businesses to celebrate August's National Black Business Month.
Shop these Black-owned businesses to celebrate August's National Black Business Month.
Shop from these six local Black-owned businesses
Madison is home to Black makers, shop owners and online retailers.
One way to support the Black Lives Matter movement is to shop at Black-owned businesses.
A beginner's guide to urban foraging in Madison
Find edible fruits, nuts and more within city limits
There are plenty of public spots in town to snag some berries and other non-creepy-crawly goodies straight from the bush, tree or otherwise unrestricted plant.
How to safely embrace the outdoors in Madison
Outdoorsy options to beat the pandemic blues.
Things may look a bit different with hikers masked up, gardens and parks oriented for six-feet-apart travel, but adapted programming and adjusted hours are keeping the green thumbed people of Madison safe.
Pool days meet pandemic: Staying cool and safe this summer
8 activities to beat the heat in Madison during a global health crisis
With the recent reopening of the Goodman Pool, that itch-you-can’t-scratch feeling that physical distancing rules are interfering with our already-sparse Madisonian summer may intensify.
LIST: Places to get face masks in Madison
Support local businesses and makers in anticipation of mask mandates
The Centers for Disease and Prevention says cloth face coverings are most likely to prevent the spread of COVID-19 when they're used widely by people in public settings.
Hot List: 6 things you'll want to check out this month
Enjoy a mural, cute camping cups and more from Madison businesses.
Enjoy a mural, cute camping cups and more from Madison businesses.
Ways we cope with stress during COVID-19
We’ve found big and small ways to cope in quarantine.
At the same time, stress, grief and fear have crept into our everyday lives, making our mental health just as vulnerable.
A different kind of stress
Being Black in America is not only hazardous to our health, but can be a death sentence for some.
Being Black in America is not only hazardous to our health, but can be a death sentence for some.
A wedding in quarantine
Getting a Zoom invite to your friends’ wedding to be held on April 1 sounds like an April Fools’ Day joke.
Getting a Zoom invite to your friends’ wedding to be held on April 1 sounds like an April Fools’ Day joke.
The stress relief (and added stress) of outdoor activity
At the forefront of our minds with this pandemic has been protecting our mental and physical health.
At the forefront of our minds with this pandemic has been protecting our mental and physical health.
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