FOR THE SWEET OF TOOTH
byBy Rachel Werner EAT WELL, LIVE WELL or so the saying goes. Take it to heart this festive season and call upon these pastry…
LOCAL WOMEN
NATURE’S BREW
byBy Candice Wagener | Photographed by Josh Witzel PLAYFULLY COMBINING THEIR NAMES to form their label, Vanessa Tortolano and Alla Shapiro started NessAlla craft kombucha…
GIGGLE FEST
byBy Rachel Werner CAPTURING AN audience’s attention is second nature to Dina Martinez. The once choir boy turned drag queen and now stand-up comedian…
A PERFECT STORM OF EXPERIENCE
byBy Emily Leas BORN IN MEXICO to a teen mom, Jessica Cavazos has traveled far to her new role as the executive director of…
COOPERATIVE VENTURE
byBy Shelby Deering ANYA FIRSZT, the general manager of Willy Street Co-op, embodies the humble yet powerful spirit of Madison. Firszt has served as…
UNLEASH THAT INNER VOICE
byBy Jenie Gao A photo of a young woman flashes on the screen behind BRAVA speaker Sandy Eichel, and Eichel begins to explain to…
RUN, WOMEN, RUN
byBy Lisa Bauer Hayley Young was in high school in 2011 when Governor Scott Walker signed Act 10 into law, sparking huge protests at…
RUN, WOMEN, RUN
byBy Lisa Bauer Women weren’t elected to Wisconsin’s state house until 1925 when three were elected “assemblymen” – the title was changed to “representative”…
RUN, WOMEN, RUN
byBy Lisa Bauer While women of color make up more than 35 percent of the U.S. population, they constitute only 6.2 percent of the…
RUN, WOMEN, RUN
byThe League of Women Voters is one of the most prominent bodies in both national and state politics. They’re a bipartisan effort to mobilize…