Isthmus

Isthmus is a free weekly newspaper located in Madison, Wisconsin (USA). It was established in 1976 by Vince O'Hern and Fred Milverstedt. The newspaper is released every Thursday and has a weekly distribution of 50,000 copies. In addition to the print edition, Isthmus also shares news, opinions, sports updates, and a wide range of articles about local arts, dining, and music on its website, Isthmus.com.

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One Dish: Hand-pulled noodles from Hotco Noodles

1 week ago | isthmus.com | Linda Falkenstein

Lovers of hand-pulled Chinese noodles have a far east side option now that Hotco Noodles has opened a stall inside Global Market and Food Hall, 2161 Zeier Road. Most dishes start with a springy, toothy tangle of la mian, wheat noodles. The owners of Hotco come from the Sichuan region of China and also market a Sichuan Crunchy Chili Sauce, which makes an appearance in the Dan Dan noodles, a pretty dish with ground pork that comes topped with peanuts and six crunchy bunches of bok choy.
Is it Business as Usual?

1 week ago | isthmus.com | Robin Shepard

It’s Business as Usual at the Grumpy Troll Brew Pub in Mount Horeb, which is both true and the name of brewmaster Mark Knoebl’s latest double IPA release. The beer is a tribute to Grumpy Troll co-owner Tim Duerst, who died unexpectedly last November. Duerst grew up in Mount Horeb and was well known among local residents. The IPA style was one of his favorites and Knoebl was in the midst of tweaking this IPA recipe for Duerst just prior to his passing.
'Wisconsin Idols’ commemorates the known and the lesser known state stars

2 weeks ago | isthmus.com | Michael Popke

Dean Robbins knows a little something about heroes. He’s built his career as an author writing popular picture books — 13 and counting! — about the likes of vaccine genius Jonas Salk, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Malala Yousafzai, the youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize. Now, with his first book for adult readers, Robbins is turning his attention to even more heroes.
The Lone Girl’s satellite taproom on East Washington is drawing a crowd

2 weeks ago | isthmus.com | Robin Shepard

Waunakee’s The Lone Girl Brewing Company made a big move when it opened a taproom at 1817 East Washington Ave. in The Marling building last July. While previous tenant O’so Brewing of Plover failed to thrive at the site, The Lone Girl has found a niche on the city’s beer-savvy east side. There’s no on-site brewing at the location, but there’s an amazing list of Lone Girl beers brewed in Waunakee. The Madison taproom has 22 taps, while the Waunakee brewpub has just 14 (which is still a lot).
In ‘media’ we don’t trust

2 weeks ago | isthmus.com | Judith Davidoff

Americans, in general, don’t have a lot of trust in the media. Gallup has tracked the matter over the years, sticking with a question it first asked in 1972: “In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the mass media — such as newspapers, TV and radio — when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly?
Tamara Dean’s essay collection ‘Shelter and Storm’ aims to spark curiosity

2 weeks ago | isthmus.com | Joe Tarr

When Tamara Dean and her partner, David, moved to the Driftless Area two decades ago, they were following romantic notions of living as homesteaders, growing their own food and having less of an impact on the planet. “We were seduced by the beauty, as a lot of people are. It’s so magnetic. It’s magical in its diversity of flora and fauna,” Dean tells Isthmus. “I had the idea that I would be a farmer somehow.
Birth of a musical

2 weeks ago | isthmus.com | Linda Falkenstein

Often a school theater program exists because of the dedication of a few teachers and determined parents. And with some help from The Mouse. Stephanie Salas and Melissa Kruser are two of those determined parents. They started working on a theater program at Sennett Middle School after their kids graduated from Henderson Elementary, one of five Madison elementary schools with a theater program participating in the Disney Musicals in Schools program.
‘Relationship to Patient’ explores illness and relationships

3 weeks ago | isthmus.com | Linda Falkenstein

Watching the minutely observed Relationship to Patient, it’s hard to believe this is director Caroline Creaghead’s first film. The pace is unrushed, confident; the content meditative, honest. Set in a hospital, largely taking place at the bedside of a patient in the ICU, the film feels more real than the blood and chaos of any mainstream hospital drama. It will be shown as part of a group of shorts under the heading “Wisconsin’s Own Short Stories,” April 6 at the Bartell Theatre.
Troubles mount for Ridglan Farms

3 weeks ago | isthmus.com | Bill Lueders

During a surprise inspection of the Ridglan Farms dog breeding and research facility in southwestern Dane County on Feb. 5, investigators for the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection spoke to 10 current employees who affirmed that a procedure known as cherry-eye removal was routinely performed on beagles there, often by employees who were neither licensed veterinarians nor veterinary technicians.
‘A Road at Night’ is not about basketball. It’s about drunk driving.

3 weeks ago | isthmus.com | Judith Davidoff

Former UW-Madison assistant basketball coach Howard Moore survived a May 2019 car crash caused by an intoxicated driver as did his son, Jerrell, who was 12 at the time. His wife, Jennifer, and 9-year-old daughter, Jaidyn, died from their injuries along with Samantha Winchester, the drunk driver who was going the wrong way late on a highway outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Not long after leaving the hospital Moore suffered a debilitating heart attack. Less than a year later the world shut down.