Ara Lucia Ashburne rolled into Madison on her Piaggio after a long day's ride through the Midwest. With 26 days and well over 1,500 miles behind her, the bed and breakfast on the fringe of Madison's north-east side was a welcome sight. She was nearly halfway through a 3,400 mile solo scooter trip around the Midwest, a training run for her Off The Map tour to raise awareness for hidden disabilities ...
I'd never heard of The Wild Party , a musical based on a poem written by Joseph Moncure March in 1928. So I was curious about Music Theatre of Madison's production of Andrew Lippa's show, which had a short off-Broadway run in 2000 and has an even shorter run at the Bartell Theatre through Saturday ...
On the heels of National Barbecue Month, it's clear that barbecue is alive and well in Madison -- at least if the spate of new 'cue joints in town is any indication. The latest addition is Porky Pine Pete's SmokeHouse BBQ, whose palatial High Point Center storefront has been filled with the scents of smoky goodness since May 8 ...
Street food is one of the hottest culinary trends in the nation. Spots like Portland, San Francisco and L.A. are leading the way with carts and trucks that do more than dish out economy fare for folks on the run. In Portland, for instance (generally considered a leader in cart culture), street stands specialize in cupcakes and panna cotta, Korean short ribs and bibimbap, schnitzel sandwiches and fish and chips ...
Savory Sunday's offerings depend on the volume of food available. Some weeks may be plentiful, with enough burgers, fresh fruits and vegetables, salad and pasta to go around and ham sandwiches to go, while others are more sparse: the entrees run out too early, there are no buns for the hotdogs or the last in line get little more than a slice of coffee cake and some lemonade ...
A worker welding at an empty water tower on Madison's West Side sparked a fire that forced some residents from their homes for more than an hour Friday ...
Associated Press - May 5, 2010 9:45 PM ET ... MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A fifth person has been charged in last week's apparent gang-related killing of a Madison 19-year-old ...