Local Bookshop Spotlight
While independent bookshops are shuttering all over the country, the bookstore at 315 West Gorham Street in Madison has kept its doors open for over 21 years. However,... Read more.
Arcadia Books – Spring Green
When Arcadia Books opened its doors in downtown Spring Green this past May, owner James Bohnen found himself realizing the dream he’s had since his twenties. A... Read more.
Bernard Gilardi: Milwaukee's Magic Realist
When Bernard Gilardi died in 2008 at the age of 88 he had made nearly four hundred oil paintings. The fruits of a more than forty-year effort, these works were tucked... Read more.
Empirical Formula
Have you ever wanted to ask a scientist a pressing question about current scientific and technological research? Or maybe you are interested in these research subjects... Read more.
B-cycle Rolls into Madison
If you’ve visited our state capitol in the past few weeks, you may have spotted a fleet of shiny red bikes with silver baskets zipping up and down Madison... Read more.
The Village Booksmith – Baraboo
Annie Randall may say her golden retriever Nellie is the main reason people keep coming to her Village Booksmith store in downtown Baraboo, but more likely it’s... Read more.
Crossing Lethe
Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.” Writer Amy Tan thinks about memory in a different... Read more.
No Library Card Necessary
At first glance they seem like grand, elaborately crafted birdhouses. On approach you realize this small structure is mounted far too low for birds. A closer look... Read more.