HOT SUMMER READS
What’s summertime without a good book to read? Here’s a selection of new titles from several genres—including some from local writers—sure to suit just…
COLLABORATIVE SPACES
These local mavens are revamping the Madison business scene by operating sleek coworking spaces and top-notch incubator programs.
MODERN MONIKERS
By Emma Whitford The 9-to-5 job is so last century. Today’s careers are broad and flexible, and so are their titles. Companies use creative…
STARTUPS 101
By Emma Whitford Roxie Hentz, founder of CEOs of Tomorrow, which helps young people learn how to get a business off the ground, has…
SLIM CHOICES AND HIGH PRICES
By Sally Haskins In Madison’s Allied Drive neighborhood, a low-income pocket in the Beltline-Verona Road corridor, pickings are slim when it comes to grocery shopping….
ENTREPRENEURIAL ATHLETES
By Emma Whitford Lifelong Madisonian Jen Anderson is an Ironman finisher and longtime athlete. She understands that safety is an integral part of anyone’s…
ENTREPRENEURIAL ATHLETES
By Livia King Sonya Plavcan had been a chemical engineer at a Madison biotech company for 11 years and, she realized, her passion for the…
NAVIGATING TOUGH CONVERSATIONS
By Shelby Deering We’ve all had them—tough, maybe even confrontational, conversations with colleagues at work or just about anyone in our lives. They don’t always…
HOW BODY ACTIVISM IS REDEFINING RETAIL
Whether you’re a fan of the plus-size label or not, one thing can’t be denied: retailers are finally catching on to the benefits of dressing real bodies.
The Tastemakers
Making blueberry muffins for his sister when they were kids, Dan Fox didn’t know he’d one day be running a restaurant, co-owning a farm, coordinating a CSA and managing a catering company.