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Richard Wiegel is sitting on a stool surrounded by instruments playing the guitar at Lakeside St. Coffee House with the darkened windows behind him at night

Doug Moe's Madison: The city's 'Grand Old Man of Music' is back for an encore

Doug Moe,

The November show was Richard Wiegel’s second live performance after a pandemic-induced absence. He also has a new CD out with his band The Midwesterners.

Minnie Minoso is on the left as an older man, dressed in his old Chicago White Sox uniform and poised to throw a baseball. On the right inset is a small black and white photo of Minoso in his White Sox days wearing a ballcap and smiling.

Doug Moe's Madison: Paul Soglin is still going to bat for Minnie Miñoso

Doug Moe,

The former mayor has been advocating for Miñoso's induction into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame for decades. On Dec. 5, it could finally happen.

packages on a door step getting picked up by a person

Roach: One leg at a time

John Roach,

As we crawl out of the worst pandemic of our time toward something resembling herd immunity, it is worth contemplating the societal impact of COVID-19.

Warming And Relaxing Near Fireplace With A Cup Of Hot Drink

Editor's Note: A snowy state of mind

Andrea Behling,

We didn’t totally plan this, but this issue turned into quite the celebration of winter. You might be thinking, “Wait, my local magazine that’s known for hyping up all that makes Madison great wants me to see the good in our coldest, longest season?” Big surprise, I know. But I have to say, we make a strong case.

Ai Qing And Lenore Mccomas Coberly In Beijing 1982 in a black and white photo seated next to each other in his apartment, both looking at the camera

96-year-old Madison poet recalls magical day in Beijing

Doug Moe,

Ai Weiwei’s new memoir “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows” has drawn rapturous reviews. Lenore McComas Coberly, 96, recalls meeting the author's famous father.

A portrait of U.S. airman Bud Truax hangs inside the Dane County Regional Airport in his honor.

Late Madison flyer 'Bud' Truax is honored with forthcoming book

Doug Moe,

On Nov. 2, 1941 — 80 years ago last week — Truax, a lieutenant in the U. S. Army Air Force, died when the P-40 aircraft he was flying crashed.

Roach: That great street

John Roach,

As this issue of the magazine celebrates 40 years of naming all that is best about our town, one asset has become the center of controversy — State Street.

On the left is George Hesselberg wearing glasses and a checked shirt and on the right is the cover of his new book Dead Lines Slices of Life from the Obit Beat with a stack of bound newspapers on the cover.

Retired newspaperman George Hesselberg returns to meet one more deadline

Doug Moe,

66 of George Hesselberg's favorite obituaries from his 42-year career at the Wisconsin State Journal are collected in his new book "Dead Lines."

Gail Selk, along with three other women and two men at the frostiball

Editor's note: Heart

Andrea Behling,

When inspiration struck me for this month’s cover story, The Amys, I didn’t realize just how profoundly moved I’d be by the award winners our committee selected.

Paul Nesja poses in glasses and a short sleeved striped shirt at his dining room table with four copies of The New Yorker open before him that show his captions.

Last night's third place win marks local man's astonishing fourth showing in the finals for The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

Doug Moe,

The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest gets between 5,000-10,000 entries per week. Mount Horeb champion Paul Nesja has been a finalist four times and even won first place once.