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
Plus-sized and proud. This is the new mantra for millions of American women— and retailers are paying attention! This year, plus-sized women have really…
The Tastemakers
By Rachel Werner | Photo courtesy Paulius Mustakis Making blueberry muffins for his sister when they were kids, Dan Fox didn’t know he’d one day be…
The Tastemakers
By Anna Thomas Bates | Photo courtesy Sardine Phillip Hurley and John Gadau are vets of the Madison restaurant scene. They opened Marigold Kitchen in 2001, Sardine…
The Tastemakers
By Anna Thomas Bates | Photographed by Sarah Maughan Tami Lax is a quiet force in the Madison restaurant scene and has been for 23 years. Some…
Keeping The Circle
By Lisa Bauer LAST YEAR VINDIA ROBINSON helped change the trajectory of a classmate’s life, and it wasn’t the first time. After that classmate, a…
Living History in Dubuque
By Kaitlyn Novotony | Photos Courtesy Dubuque Area Convention & Visitors Bureau DUBUQUE MAY BE THE OLDEST TOWN in Iowa, but thanks to a massive city…
Good Taste
FAVE LOCAL COCKTAIL JOINT: GIB’S. “I know I can get something more unconventional there.” –Thor Messer, of Merchant AFTER A HOT SWEATY NIGHT IN THE KITCHEN, I’M DRINKING… “A draft of GERMAN…
RURAL CHIC
By Rachel Werner | Photos Courtesy BMae Photography RURAL PRIDE BEAMS from sisters and The Midwest Girl owners Marissa Dressler and Marah Odgers. Born 12 years…
