Columns

Jeff Nania restores wetlands, writes mysteries

Doug Moe,

Jeff Nania will talk about his new novel at a local author “slam” at Mystery to Me on Monroe Street on Jan. 23.

Madison skyline with a blue green overlay

How far we’ve come and still need to go in Madison

Neil Heinen,

A lot of people who care about this city and region have been anticipating 2020 for what feels like a long time.

Ken Kopp brings a taste of the Carribean to Monroe Street

Doug Moe,

Ken Kopp IV is borrowing the name of his wife's Jamaican grandmother and her island culinary heritage for Lorraine’s, the Caribbean-influenced restaurant he plans to open in the New Orleans space at 1517 Monroe St. sometime in January.

Pie ‘n Burger still a must stop for the Rose Bowl bound

Doug Moe,

Last week, Doug Moe reached longtime Pie ‘n Burger owner Michael Osborn, who happily recalled the Wisconsin Badgers invasion of his Pasadena diner a decade ago.

Madison Magazine introduces brand new print design

Andrea Behling,

We have a new look and feel, plus a few new elements in the magazine.

The enduring jazz of Gerri DiMaggio

Doug Moe

The Gerri DiMaggio Trio plays the first and third Thursday of every month at the Nutty Bar in the Bandung Indonesian Restaurant — you can catch them there on Dec. 19 at 7 p.m.

Heinen: The art of reflection

Neil Heinen

I have always enjoyed the reflection that accompanies the end of a year.

Roach: Heavenly peace

John Roach

As chronicled previously in this space, my relationship with Christmas is uneasy.

Requiem for Russell Chatham: Artist, writer, rogue

Doug Moe

Russell Chatham, who died in California on Nov. 10 at 80, was a talented artist, writer, fly fisherman and chef, fond of drink and better at making and spending money than managing it.

Triathlete Eric Sarno helps stroke survivors like him

Doug Moe

In the early months of 2007, Eric Sarno of Madison was training for a national triathlon that summer in Portland, Oregon, which he hoped would lead to a spot in the World Amateur Triathlon Championship. He was 36 years old.

Garth Beyer (right) and his wife Briana pictured inside Garth's Brew Bar, still under construction on Monroe Street.

Garth Beyer crafts his dream on Monroe Street

Doug Moe,

Beer-loving entrepreneur to open a beer bar

Behling: Not enough

Andrea Behling

I stopped at a coffee shop five minutes from my apartment, unsure whether I would be able to make it past the last hill before home.

Road trip to see 'The Irishman' evokes Royko memories

Doug Moe

For Doug Moe, seeing the new Martin Scorsese film "The Irishman" in Chicago brought to mind the late Chicago columnist Mike Royko.

Food for thought on Madison's restaurant scene

Andrea Behling

There are details about opening a restaurant that people don’t always hear or see.

Roach: Fly away home

John Roach

There is change coming to America’s military capabilities.

The return of Dennis McCann's 'Wisconsin Story'

Doug Moe

Dennis McCann's first book, “The Wisconsin Story: 150 People, Places and Turning Points that Shaped the Badger State," out of print for 20 years, was republished this month by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press.

Heinen: The news stops for no one

Neil Heinen

Vacations are tricky in the news business. News doesn’t take a vacation, so inevitably events occur while you’re gone causing you to regret not being able to respond until optimal timeliness has long passed.