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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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12 questions for Heather Aldrich
Name: Heather Aldrich Nickname: I always wished I had one. I’m open to ideas! One cause I’d love the chance to work with is: Adult literacy When I’m stressed I listen to: 70’s funk: Rick James, Funkadelic, Parliament The thing I miss most about Milwaukee (or Wisconsin) when I’m away is: Family. If I weren’t executive […]
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Not your average queen
Spray tans, fake nails, elaborate eveningwear? Check. Oh, and don’t forget the flippers: they’re fake teeth that give the appearance of a pearly white smile, and almost everyone competing has a pair.
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Divine design
Chele Isaac might have a church fetish. After all, she’s owned two.
“I’m a little embarrassed about that,” she tells me.
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Cooking with Curb [VIDEO]
Jonah Braun of Curb Magazine demonstrates how to cook a root vegetable lasagna based on a recipe by Jan Kelly, Chef of Meritage Restaurant in Milwaukee.
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12 questions for Heather Aldrich
Name: Heather Aldrich Nickname: I always wished I had one. I’m open to ideas! One cause I’d love the chance to work with is: Adult literacy When I’m stressed I listen to: 70’s funk: Rick James, Funkadelic, Parliament The thing I miss most about Milwaukee (or Wisconsin) when I’m away is: Family. If I weren’t executive […]
Divine design
Chele Isaac might have a church fetish. After all, she’s owned two.
“I’m a little embarrassed about that,” she tells me.
From college student to filmmaker
Sitting in a dark theater at the 2010 Wisconsin Film Festival, Katie Greenway got pissed. The 22-year-old UW-Madison senior, then majoring in communication arts and journalism, was watching one of the top-billed films of the festival, the title of which she declines to reveal for fear of insulting its creator. “I walked out of the theater thinking, ‘That was awful. I could totally do better.’”
Cedarburg through the seasons: a run-down of its seasonal festivals
Winter Festival:
Date: February 5, 2011 – February 6, 2011
Time: Saturday 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m. – 3 p.m
Cedarburg’s Winter Festival is a rare gem that offers ice carving contests, bed races on ice, barrel jumping and an Alaskan malamute pulling contest all in one weekend.
Your mom plays video games
Madison mom and gamer Sheryl Hurley talks to us about what she plays, what she lets her kids play, and the role of gaming in the family dynamic.
An interview with Deb Carey
One on one with New Glarus Brewing Company’s President and Founder, Deb Carey.
Karri Daley’s Madison favorites
Madison songstress Karri Daley shares some of her favorite parts of Madison, Wis.
Redefining love
About five years ago, Ashe and Boone Dryden decided they wanted more out of their relationship. The love life that once propelled the two to marry had become virtually nonexistent. Monogamy just wasn’t working, so the couple searched the Milwaukee area for discussion groups about open relationships.
The best (damn) meal I’ve ever eaten
As I sat down at my table at Meritage, Jan Kelly’s 3-year-old restaurant on Milwaukee’s west side, the group adjacent to me parted with a single recommendation. “Get the chocolate cake,” a woman said. “It’s almost orgasmic.”
Other female Wisconsin directors
Katie Greenway talks about some remarkable Wisconsin female directors.