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January marks National Blood Donor month, but the Red Cross needs donations year-round
With the pandemic raging and winter setting in, there’s never been a better time to donate.
Sun Prairie's children's museum aims to open in fall 2021
The team at the Explore Children’s Museum of Sun Prairie had big plans in 2020 — they hoped to launch two traveling exhibits by the fall and get the nonprofit off the ground. Then COVID-19 hit.
Green jobs could light the way in a post-pandemic economy
Before the COVID-19 crisis, clean energy jobs were growing one and a half times faster than overall employment in Wisconsin.
GALLERY: Top photos of 2020
Take a look at some of Madison Magazine staff member's favorite photos over the past year.
Top 10 Madison Magazine articles of 2020
As we turn the page into a new year, we wanted to share some of our favorite stories from 2020.
TELL US: Share your New Year's Resolution!
2020 has been an unprecedented year for us all. Now is the time to move forward with high hopes for the year to come.
Ruby Clay hopes to expand her mentoring group to bring young, Black women together
Ruby Clay tries to be the resource she needed when she was young: that voice whispering in a Black girl’s ear that she is enough, that she is valued, that she is destined for great things.
Carlton Jenkins is up for the challenge
As the new superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District, Carlton Jenkins’ career comes full circle.
Snowshoe your way through Madison’s parks
Snowshoeing is easy, quiet and relatively safe compared to most of our state’s favorite frozen pastimes, so let's clip in.
When safer at home isn’t
With domestic abuse rising, hotline calls increasing in complexity and people isolated more than ever due to COVID-19 precautions, advocates say it’s critical to stay connected to your neighbors.
Madison's Top Nurses 2020
We pay tribute to courageous and compassionate front line nurses who show up, lead and innovate to care for patients.
Top Nurses 2020: Nurse Disrupted is screening the shelters
Nurse Disrupted began virtually triaging shelter guests through a tablet in March.
Top Nurses 2020: Brittany Nesbit developed drive-thru testing
Most of us remember how sudden the pandemic felt, and Brittany Nesbit is no exception.
Top Nurses 2020: Aniqueka Scott dove in as a new nurse
Aniqueka Scott never thought she’d be a nurse, let alone a Top Nurse.
Top Nurses 2020: Rachel Ruhland helped transform the ICU by finding home again
At the onset of the pandemic, Rachel Ruhland of William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital asked to be transferred to the intensive care unit as were preparing for a surge.
Top Nurses 2020: Nathan Bubenzer led throughout a crisis
COVID-19 turned Nathan Bubenzer’s day-to-day into full pandemic response mode at Meriter.
Top Nurses 2020: Ryan Klaustermeier serves with heart
For Ryan Klaustermeier, every decision made at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was focused on the best possible outcomes for his team and patients.
Meet our top nurse finalists
This year especially, as our nurses have become essential workers, we decided to recognize every nurse who was nominated in our biennial program.
Jason Fields announced as next MadREP president and CEO
Fields, who has many years of experience in the political and financial spheres, is taking over for retiring Paul Jadin.
Local entrepreneur finds opportunity and hope despite the pandemic
Fenrici generated $1 million in sales in its first year — a feat, according to Forbes, achieved by fewer than 1% of Amazon sellers — and was projected to double sales in 2020. But mere weeks after that interview was published, COVID-19 slammed the U.S.
John Hayes carries on philanthropic tradition at Goodman’s Jewelers
Goodman's Jewelers suffered more than $100,000 worth of damage, and $40,000 in inventory was stolen.
What's next for the Madison Public Market?
It’s been more than 15 years since the idea for a Madison Public Market was born, and there have been many stops and starts along the way. Will this year’s developments, despite a public health crisis, finally lead to a 2022 opening?
Dane County’s cozy expert shares ways to stay comfy this pandemic winter
Stacy Harbaugh, the mind behind @danecozy, broke down her at-home cozy essentials into five main categories.
Monica White uncovers the history of farming by Black Americans
Monica White’s curiosity led her south, to a century of Black agriculture history in America, a tradition being drawn on today in Detroit and other cities.
6 things to check out this November in Madison
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