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Beer Here: Crack'd Wheat from New Glarus Brewing
by Robin Shepard on 06/19/09 at 2:00 pm | As for the beer of choice for the day, it was difficult to pick one, but on a beautiful hilltop overlooking town, a wheat beer just seemed right. And with New Glarus, there's a choice among three different weizens. With its crisp hoppy edge, it was Crack'd Wheat that I decided to take home as a memento of the occasion. |
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Madison schools 'pesticide' spraying questioned
by Bill Lueders on 06/19/09 at 12:29 pm | Bert Zipperer was walking his dog yesterday afternoon when he was taken aback by warning signs that proclaimed, "PESTICIDE APPLICATION: PLEASE KEEP OFF." The signs were on the grounds of O’Keeffe Elementary and Marquette Middle school on Madison’s near-east side. |
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The Week on Forum: Iran, the Crew, cash vs. plastic, and Yahara Bay Limoncello
by Clare Milliken on 06/19/09 at 12:00 pm | Forons stayed local this week, calling out many pressing, and not so pressing, issues around town. Warbling about everything from sports to crime to paying your bill at the Dane, at least they now know they can find solace in an icy Limoncello or a trip to Cudahay. |
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What's the big deal about Public Enemies?
by David Medaris on 06/19/09 at 11:00 am | There's something about all the hysteria surrounding Public Enemies, the blockbuster gangster movie opening July 1, that makes me recoil. Why is it that this city and state go all weak in the knees at the slightest whiff of Hollywood perfume? |
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Madison Snaps -- June 19, 2009
by on 06/19/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “thankless jobs” was photographed by Beth McConnell. |
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The Week[end]: June 19-21, 2009
by on 06/19/09 at 6:00 am | Make sure to take full advantage of this weekend and its longest days of the year. The fun around town includes: Juneteenth and an anniversary party for the UW Arboretum; Blues Picnic in the Park and the second Senior Scenester Reunion; productions of Thrill Me, Lounging Around, and The Philanderer; a new Rooftop Cinema; and, live music from The Ghostwrite, DJ Rekha vs. DJ Vadim, The Detroit Cobras, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Reptile Palace Orchestra, Plexi 3, Speedsquare, The Coathangers, The Rural Alberta Advantage, and Mark Mallman. |
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Dane County Grassroots Network forum calls for health care reform
by Joe Tarr on 06/18/09 at 3:00 pm | When Dr. Jerry Sielaff practiced medicine in rural Iowa, a local farmer came in to get treated for a foot injury. Sielaff says the man -- who slipped his foot into a corn auger -- needed surgery. "Nope, just wrap it up, Doc," the farmer told Sielaff. "It'll be fine." |
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Watch video of the forced feeding of Warren Lilly
by Isthmus Staff on 06/18/09 at 12:00 pm | For much of the last five years, Wisconsin prison inmate Warren Lilly has been refusing to eat and the state Department of Corrections has been feeding him forcibly. Lilly says his intent is not to die but to protest; the DOC says it is doing what it needs to to protect Lilly's health. |
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Dane County Farmers' Market: San-Kor-Tea Herbs
by Clare Milliken on 06/18/09 at 12:00 pm | The curbside apothecary that is San-Kor-Tea Herbs has been a fixture at the Dane County Farmers' Market since 1974. Owners Francisco and Kilsa Dremsa grow and tend a vast array of organic products, including astrologically mixed herbal teas, cooking and medicinal herbs, catnip, smudge sticks, cut flowers, seasonal fruits and vegetables, gathered wild items like nuts and berries, bee pollen, propolis, and sweeteners like maple syrup, sorghum, and honey. |
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Beilke: Wisconsin plays tuneless trumpet with public defender fees
by Dustin Beilke on 06/18/09 at 11:00 am | It turns out that Wisconsin's $40 per hour reimbursement for public defense attorneys is now among the lowest in the nation. The rate had been $35 an hour since 1978 before it was increased to $50 in 1993. It was cut back to $40 two years later, when the momentary success of Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America" was destroying sensible public policy everywhere. |
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Madison Snaps -- June 18, 2009
by on 06/18/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Thai Pavilion” was photographed by Scott Wilson. |
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Helping hands, torture in Wisconsin, and a nightlife trio in the June 19 edition of Isthmus
by on 06/18/09 at 6:00 am | What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow. |
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Madison Etsy explorations: Red Otter
by Megan Larson on 06/17/09 at 2:00 pm | To do lists are a daily part of my life. I have them scrambled on tiny post-its and scraps of paper, littering the dark corners of my tote bag. Sometimes I splurge and buy cute little notepads for my lists, although those tend to get used quickly as I almost invent lists just to use them. The notebooks at Red Otter would be no exception for me. |
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Madame Fromage: Bohemia Blue from Hidden Springs Creamery
by Tenaya Darlington on 06/17/09 at 1:00 pm | For the last two months, I've been eating as many kinds of blue cheese as possible. No, no, this is not some culinary form of Fear Factor. I just happen to love strong cheese, and one day I realized that, for as much time as I spend lurking about cheese counters, I don’t actually know all that much about my favorite food. |
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Joel Marino reward money allocated
by Bill Lueders on 06/17/09 at 10:35 am | Dave Relles is the kind of lawyer you get when you’re a good guy trying to do the right thing. He’s the lawyer Bryan Bazan picked to help with the enormous task of deciding how to allocate the $43,862.50 in reward money offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who killed his friend, Joel Marino. |
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Wilmington on DVD: The Seventh Seal, At the Death House Door, and Gary Cooper
by Mike Wilmington on 06/17/09 at 10:00 am | The Seventh Seal is the quintessential Ingmar Bergman film, which -- along with his other major 1956-57 festival prize-winners, Smiles of a Summer Night and Wild Strawberries -- made his huge initial international reputation while also creating a new audience in the U.S. for art house cinema. |
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Madison Snaps -- June 17, 2009
by on 06/17/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Stage at Waterfront Festival” was photographed by Craig Wilson. |
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Blaska's Blog: Mayor Dave is invited to Meadowood
by David Blaska on 06/16/09 at 9:33 pm | Several landlords have invited the mayor to take up residence on our troubled streets so that he can experience firsthand what many of our neighbors must put up with in their daily lives. |
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A Book a Week: Lulu in Marrakech by Diane Johnson
by Becky Holmes on 06/16/09 at 6:00 pm | I loved Diane Johnson's three earlier books about American expatriates in France: Le Divorce, Le Mariage and L'Affaire. All three were funny, original, compelling and delivered laser-like critiques of both French and American culture. Johnson writes with a distinctive breezy style that belies her sharp observations and subtle characterizations. |
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MadVideos: Watch a trailer for Baraboo by Mary Sweeney
by Kristian Knutsen on 06/16/09 at 4:00 pm | There is more than one major Wisconsin-made movie directed by a onetime Madisonian resident that is premiering in June. While that one gangster movie with the movie stars may be breaking the bank in terms of attention, a new indie feature titled Baraboo -- written, directed, and edited by Mary Sweeney -- is also gearing up for its moment on the big screen. |
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The Taquería El Norteño taco truck sets up camp in north Madison
by Linda Falkenstein on 06/16/09 at 11:00 am | L.A. has an extensive taco truck culture devoted to more traditional Mexican street food as well. Half the fun is looking at the brightly painted RVs that constitute these mobile restaurants, works of underground art in themselves. Both the food and its vehicle delivery systems are chronicled on a number of blogs like The Great Taco Hunt and LA Taco. Madison now has its own taco truck. |
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Win tickets to The Projection People, Imperial Battlesnake, Moira Scar, and more!
by on 06/16/09 at 10:00 am | The Isthmus Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: The Projection People, Moira Scar, and Blueheels at the Frequency; Imperial Battlesnake, White Rabbits, and Fountains of Wayne at the High Noon; Pearl Snap Saturday at the Majestic; and more! |
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Madison Snaps -- June 16, 2009
by on 06/16/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “A different view of the Union” was photographed by Katie Krueger. |
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Isthmus Reads: Richard Yates, Susan Choi, Tana French, Denis Leary
by Isthmus Staff on 06/15/09 at 4:00 pm | One of my perverse pleasures is movie tie-in editions, so I picked up Vintage Contemporary's new mass-market paperback of Revolutionary Roadwith Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet canoodling on the cover. |
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American Players Theatre gets big laughs with The Comedy of Errors
by Katie Reiser on 06/15/09 at 1:00 pm | The opening night of The Comedy of Errors suggests why American Players Theatre is successful even in this challenging economy. Audience members are willing to drive out to Spring Green and trudge up the hill because they are guaranteed a quality performance and will often be treated to something special. |
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Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society seeks Haydn
by John W. Barker on 06/15/09 at 12:00 pm | Every season of the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society has a punning theme to unite its programs. This year's is "Haydn Seek," combining the idea of children's games with marking the 200th anniversary of the great 18th-century Austrian master's death. Each program will contain a chamber work of his. |
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Madison eats agenda: Lots of ice cream, Prairie Fumé turns 20, and Fresh, the movie
by Linda Falkenstein on 06/15/09 at 11:00 am | The coming week, in events that get to your heart through your stomach. |
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Madison Snaps -- June 15, 2009
by on 06/15/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “bacon2work1” was photographed by Robin Davies. |
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The Week: June 15-18, 2009
by on 06/15/09 at 6:00 am | Summer eases into its apogee this week with a handful of performance perfect for winding down after a day in the sun. The calendar includes: a book reading by Michael Perry; stand-up by Nick Mortensen; and live music by Blind Pilot, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, The Ditty Bops, and Hercules and Love Affair. |
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Blaska's Blog thanks all the little people
by David Blaska on 06/14/09 at 9:38 am | Much like when his village in Italy watched Roberto Benigni win the Academy Award, all throughout Orchard Ridge the cheer went up: "Blaska is second best! Blaska is second best!" |
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