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Wedded Weavers

Wence Martinez grew up in a Mexican town famous for its weaving. When he ran across a drawing by Milwaukee ...

Custom Pool Cue Maker Known Internationally For High-End Pool Cues

Brandon Jacoby’s family business is known internationally for creating some of the best, high-end pool cues in the world. Brandon’s ...

Textile Artists’ Work And Lives Intertwined

Just south of the Door County community of Jacksonport is a two-story garage that is home to two artists with ...

Meet The Long-Time Player Of The Historic UW-Madison Carillon

Meet Lyle Anderson, who is the official carillonneur for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The UW carillon is an instrument that ...

Native Son

The South, New York, New England – they all conjure certain images and characteristics. But what does it mean to ...

Holiday Traditions

The holidays are filled with traditions and returning to these traditions year after year can be one of the most ...

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 ...

Wisconsin Skillets

We generally think of skillets as utilitarian objects, the work horses of the kitchen. But they can also be works ...

War of the Worlds

Seventy-five years ago, millions of radio listeners were shocked to hear alerts announcing the arrival of Martians. Writer Dean Robbins ...

Dancing the streets of La Crosse with Peaches

In a city that lacks celebrities and diversity, someone like Peaches stands out. She's best known for singing and dancing ...

Sand County Songs

More than 60 years after its publication, Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac continues to influence conversations about the relationship between ...

At Home in Wisconsin

Folk singer Peter Mulvey loves Wisconsin. The Milwaukee-born singer still calls the city home even as he makes his living ...

Beasties in the Garden

For more than forty years, Wisconsin-born artist Dennis Pearson’s brightly-colored “Beasties,” fiberglass make-believe animals, have been spreading cheer in yards ...

Yodeling in Wisconsin

The residents of New Glarus will celebrate Swiss Independence Day this weekend with a full roster of entertainment, including yodeling. ...

Dairy Farmer by Day, Musician by Night

By day, Jimmy Voegli runs a fifth generation dairy farm outside New Glarus with his brother. By night, he leads ...