UW Radio alums snag a British legend
Retired Madison broadcast engineer recounts the unlikely story in a BBC radio interview listened to by six million-plus.
Editor's Note: Taco pizza and other indulgences
That’s the thing about food traditions — very seldom do they have to do just with the food.
Neil Heinen: Dr. John Y. Odom embodied the concept of 'elder'
'I can't imagine Madison without him,' says retired WISC-TV and Madison Magazine editorial director.
A new book, an old whiskey and the birth of a legend
Wright Thompson's latest, "Pappyland," sends Doug Moe on the hunt for a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle.
The West High grad who took the ‘The Lion King’ to Broadway
“The Lion King” went from a vague animated film idea to a $9 billion smash Broadway musical. And 1968 Madison West High School graduate Peter Schneider helped make it happen.
After 42 years in the hotel biz, it’s check-out time for Scott Faulkner
October 30 is Scott Faulkner’s last day as manager of the Wisconsin Union Club Suites at the Memorial Union and Union South, the position he assumed in 2013 after selling the Edgewater to Hammes Co.
Roach: The morning after
As a person who has lived more years than most, I can not remember a weirder time in America.
Editor's note: Proceed with caution
This unusual year has made the small details of everyday life stand out like never before.
On a motorcycle at 17,000 feet in the Himalayas
Alec Loftus grew up in Sun Prairie, moving at age 12 to Oslo when his dad, former Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Tom Loftus, was named U.S. Ambassador to Norway. “I think it planted the seed for what I’m doing now,” Loftus says. “I got the travel bug.”
Plaza Tavern's pals come to the rescue
Madison residents and city ex-pats have once again united in support of the Plaza Tavern, as it struggles to remain solvent during the pandemic.
Catching up with civic stalwart Frank Alfano
Frank Alfano may be best known for his years as facilities manager for Dane County — he retired in 2002. But he played an even larger civic role with community-minded side pursuits. Now 78, he’s still at it.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kit Saunders-Nordeen and justice for girls’ sports
Doug Moe is writing a book about Kit Saunders-Nordeen, who in 1974 became the first director of women’s athletics at UW-Madison. Living in a Madison retirement community, she turns 80 today.
Roach: I want to be bored silly
Well, it’s nearly time to vote. And there’s no better time to decide what I want from our next president over the next four years.
Late boxer to be inducted into UW Athletic Hall of Fame
For winning an individual NCAA title in 1956 as a 139-pound boxer for the Badgers, Dick Bartman is one of the 11-member 2020 class of inductees into the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame. A virtual induction ceremony is planned for mid to late October.
Editor's note: Thanks, Neil
"He’s a man of resounding awareness, both of himself and the world around him."
Neil Heinen's career in words
This marks Neil Heinen's final “For the Record” column, capping 20 years of monthly column writing for Madison Magazine.
Madison native subject of stirring memoir of life with Down syndrome
David Egan has testified before the U.S. Senate, served a year-long fellowship in Washington, D.C.; served as a global messenger for the Special Olympics and spoken before audiences of thousands.
West High grad directs a Middle East 'kidnapping thriller'
Cyrus Nowrasteh’s work has been controversial, and his new film, "Infidel," is unlikely to be received warmly by the Iranian government.
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