Take only photos, leave only footprints

She slips off her sleek, gem-studded suede flats and pulls on her thick-soled, waterproof boots. She purposely doesn’t change out of her skinny jeans, trendy scarf or high-cut leather jacket. Rule number one: don’t look suspicious.

Crafting a career: Wisconsinites on Etsy

In a neighborhood on Madison’s near west side, you can find Juliette Crane in her office. The temperature is balmy. Her workplace is usually quiet, though today there is a soft buzz coming from behind her. Crane has learned to ignore such distractions. She looks over the mound of work on her desk and reaches for her office supplies.

One is too many

Motherhood can be a numbers game. How many children do you have? How old are they? How many miles did you drive this week between practice, piano and playdates?

On the evening of Sept. 2, Mary Kilar, mother of four, faced her numbers. “I had four of my family members going in different ambulances and I had to choose which one to go in.

Queens of rock

Behind the door of a sound-dampened room, the five members of Wicked Edge smooth the rough edges of their first song. They’ve been a band for less than 48 hours, and they are nonchalant but sharply focused. They hone in on the song they’ve written to perform at the High Noon Saloon the next day, on instruments two of them had never touched before they met one day earlier.