A Nurse on the Front Lines
Helen Bulovsky was a young Madison nurse who went to France in 1918. Working at evacuation hospitals, she served as ...
UW Professor Teaches A Dairy Sensory Evaluation Course
States like California may cultivate wine taste-testers; but here in Wisconsin, we develop dairy taste-testers. For 36 years, UW-Madison Emeritus ...
Cancer Doctor Becomes Cancer Patient
Just two weeks into his career as a cancer researcher in Madison, Dustin Deming was diagnosed with the very cancer ...
Officers And Equines Of The Madison Police Mounted Patrol Work As Partners
It may not be typical police work, but for Mounted Patrol officer and natural hoof care expert Ken Mulry, caring ...
Beekeeper Creates Buzz With Locally-sourced Honey From Backyard Hives
Nathan Clarke has set up bee hives in other people’s backyards all over Madison. Find out what possessed a man ...
Madison Guitar Maker Sells Instruments To Musicians Worldwide
Ten years ago, Todd Cambio quit his job as a carpenter to become a luthier, specializing in guitars from the ...
Performer Combines Hula Hooping And Fire Into Spectacular Show
Sarah Sparkles and the “Madison Fire Tribe” love, well… fire. Sarah also passionately loves hula hooping and has found a ...
Woman Handcrafts Elaborate Costumes For UW Varsity Band Show Director
Lois Levenhagen has been creating Mike Leckrone's costumes for the annual Band Concert at the University of Wisconsin for decades. ...
International Jazz Musician Richard Davis Shares Experience With Young Artists
Richard Davis is internationally known as one of the best jazz musicians in the world. What some may not know ...
Chris Farley
With the season finale of Saturday Night Live this month, we’re looking back at the Madison start of one of ...
The Fate Of The Record Store In The Digital Age
Every April, people around the world celebrate Record Store Day. The local record store has long been a gathering place ...
Celestial Photographer Captures Madison’s Night Sky
John Rummel is an avid photographer who loves to work at night… in fact, he must work at night. John ...
Preppers
Judging by the popularity of dystopian books and movies like The Hunger Games, Americans seem to love a good post-apocalypse ...
Capitol Christmas Tree
Every year, holiday decorations at the Capitol include Christmas trees donated by a Wisconsinite. WPR's Breann Schossow tells us more ...
How Otis Redding Touched One Madison Man’s Life
Forty-six years ago, Otis Redding lost his life in Madison. Few events loom as large in city lore. Writer Dean Robbins ...