Madison WI

There’s a retail paradise nestled between Milwaukee and Madison where credit cards go to melt and shopping enthusiasts find their happy place – Johnson Creek Premium Outlets stands as Wisconsin’s shopping mecca, a sprawling collection of stores that might require its own zip code. You know how...

Art director Tommy Washbush has followed the work of artist Amber Marz for years and gauged her interest in illustrating an Isthmus cover as far back as 2021. He recently ran into her at Imaginary Factory’s studio night, and this time the offer clicked. Tommy says Amber’s two initial...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - N/A Day is back at the Bur Oak this weekend. For those still sticking to a “Dry January,” this is the beverage festival for you. N/A Day will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, at The Bur Oak. Over...

Dear Editor: Once again, thank you Paul Fanlund for your brilliant analysis of the current mayor’s "uniparty" ("A New Year’s appeal to Madison’s ruling ‘uniparty,’" Jan. 5). And I’m pleased that you used Sequoya Commons as an example of successful urban design. That brings me...

Influential Madison businessman and philanthropist Jerome “Jerry” Frautschi died Thursday while vacationing in Florida, a representative of his foundation announced in a statement Friday afternoon. He was 94. Frautschi was the former co-owner of the (now closed) Webcrafters printing company, but he is best known in...

Wisconsin is just one of 10 states where marijauna is illegal for both medical and recreational use. But since 2018, a federal loophole allowed cannabis products to become an industry worth millions in the state — that is, until Congress closed the legal loophole at the end of the 2025 federal government shutdown. As...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - All lanes of the Beltline at West Broadway are back after a crash closed the left two lanes Friday night, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation reported. According to WisDOT, the crash happened just before 7 p.m. The crash closed the road for about an hour. Monona...

This week The Capital Times publisher Paul Fanlund wrote “A New Year’s Appeal to Madison’s ruling ‘uniparty,’” which received a sharp rebuke from our city’s netheads on the left. It’s time to start the discussion with the profound reality that many who claim to be progressive are not.

Two people were taken into custody following a robbery on the city's east side early Friday morning. Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Thierer Rd. around 1:45 a.m. A man offered to give a woman a ride, when two men suddenly hopped into the backseat. The men grabbed...

Kanto Fiesta, the Filipino food pop-up based outside Urban League of Greater Madison’s Black Business Hub, has secured a permanent spot at the popular Asian grocery store and food hall Global Market (2161 Zeier Rd.) on Madison’s East Side. The restaurant will celebrate its grand opening this Saturday, Jan. 10.