The Summerhill Residence fascinates with contemporary architecture and a natural choice of building materials. Perfectly integrated in its surroundings, the 4,095 square feet house is a weekend retreat for a couple from San Francisco. Located in Kenw… - 23 hours ago, 16 May 12, 1:54pm -
When designing a new restaurant, inspiration is everything. Because in order to succeed, you need a bold idea, one that stands out from the crowd and one that will encourage customers your way. The Vesu Restaurant was designed by Arcsine Architecture… - 23 hours ago, 16 May 12, 1:40pm -
A new range of easily assembled, eco-friendly, affordable LEED certified homes is now available across the United States thanks to a partnership between construction company LivingHome and Make It Right — a non-profit founded by movie star Brad Pit… - 23 hours ago, 16 May 12, 1:28pm -
The expression “time is money” just got interesting. After presenting remarkable limited series of watches, such as the Winter Olympics 2010 watch, famous brand Richard Mille launches a new, but not less interesting edition of 5 watches entitle… - 23 hours ago, 16 May 12, 1:27pm -
Iowa-born furniture designer Andrew Kopp creates and builds stylish modern wood furniture displaying bold contours. The designer’s enthusiasm lends energy to his works, allowing each item to become more than just functional – it becomes alive. Th… - 24 hours ago, 16 May 12, 1:00pm -
Well-known Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill designed a complex and fascinating summer house for his parents. Built on the ruins of an old country home, the Family House at the Empordà is located in Girona, a city in north-eastern Spain, in the Catal… - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 12:30pm -
There is not much one can say referring to a place that translates as “Windows to Paradise”. The luxurious 5 star Las Ventanas al Paraiso Resort is located between San Jose Del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas in an area known as Cabo Real, Mexico. It i… - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 12:22pm -
An attractive, vividly colored furniture collection can brighten up any space. All these furniture items below, part of a well-designed collection, showcase an elegant shape adorned with lines and perfectly composed shapes. Youthful colors compose a… - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 12:18pm -
If you would like to mix a genuine Caribbean experience with a mountain setting and the exquisite services of a resort, then surely Montpelier Plantation and Beach Hotel will not leave you indifferent. Located in a historical area of Nevis Island, We… - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 12:14pm -
Movie studio Paramount Pictures has announced plans to launch a chain of hotels called Paramount Hotels & Resorts. “We will offer something unique,” Paramount Hotels & Resorts Chief Executive Officer Thomas Van Vliet said in an interview in the h… - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 10:36pm -
MADISON — The Department of Natural Resources says its agreement to buy 100 square miles of forest in northern Wisconsin would be the state's largest land conservation purchase. - 1 hour ago, 17 May 12, 11:36am -
Personally, I wasn't all that amused by the video Democratic state Senate candidate Lori Compas made to poke fun at her opponent in the June 5 recall elections, Republican state Sen. Scott Fit… - 1 hour ago, 17 May 12, 11:30am -
Tehmina Islam, 27, is the first person of color to become a licensed midwife in Wisconsin. She started Access Midwifery in January out of her home on Madison's East Side. - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
Gov. Scott Walker now claims he created jobs last year, countering the federal government's record job-loss estimation. Both claims are being used in political ads. - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
First Choice Dental welcomes Sheila Murray as patient relations manager. In this newly created position, Murray will focus on maintaining First Choice Dental’s mission to ensure that all patie… - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
MADISON - Attorney Hal Harlowe, former three-term District Attorney in Dane County and managing shareholder of Hal Harlowe & Associates, has joined the law firm of Murphy Desmond S.C. Harl… - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
MILWAUKEE - Patrick Sullivan has been named president of MahlerClean, the commercial cleaning division of Mahler Enterprises, Inc. “It has been my honor to work with Pat for the past 12 years,… - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
77 Square spoke with Ryan Stiles, a seasoned improviser who has also had roles on “The Drew Carey Show” and “Two and a Half Men,” first joined the cast of “Whose Line Is It Anyway” in Great Br… - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
Tri-North Builders, the Green Building Leader, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Business Development department with the addition of Chad Ferguson as vice president of Business Deve… - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
The voter ID law passed last spring by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature was widely criticized for requiring that voters show a driver's license or other form of photo identification at the polls. These provisions are now under two cour… - 19 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:10pm -
Here's some news. Politics doesn't have to be divisive. Last night, I was invited to a meeting of Reach Out Wisconsin, a loosely formed group of Wisconsinites of various political stripes who want to prove that you can disagree without being disagree… - 20 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:27pm -
Director Steven Soderbergh is a Jack-of-all-trades who, in his new movie Haywire, also does his own cinematography and editing -- and does them all, as we know, very well. Gina Carano is a Jill-of-one-trade, a mixed martial arts champion here branchi… - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:00pm -
In architecture or medicine, industry or food, innovation is so often the child of happy circumstance. Take, for example, the smoked apple pie ice cream recently available at the Weary Traveler. "I sauteed a bunch of apples, and I didn't really know… - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 8:16pm -
Why do we view a K-12 education as so important that we require it and offer it free of charge, but in an increasingly competitive world, we are making it harder to go beyond high school? When I came here to go to school at UW-Madison in 1979, my tui… - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 5:51pm -
The Isthmus Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: Joe Pug at the Frequency; Pink Lightning, Alejandro Escovedo, Kurt Vile ' The Vi… - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 5:00pm -
Gang investigators from around the Midwest are meeting in Wisconsin next week.The Midwest Gang Investigators Association is holding its annual conference in Wisconsin Dells from Monday to Wednesday.Officials are expecting to discuss gang invest… - 44 mins ago, 17 May 12, 12:08pm -
Wisconsin Democrats are shifting tactics again as they work to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker next month.They've started playing up questions about whether Milwaukee prosecutors are secretly investigating the Republican governor for campaign… - 45 mins ago, 17 May 12, 12:07pm -
More than 90 percent of Wisconsin high school students graduated last school year, with slight increases for most minority groups though they still lagged behind rates for white students.The state Department of Public Instruction reported Thursday… - 47 mins ago, 17 May 12, 12:05pm -
A string of fatal all-terrain vehicle crashes has Department of Natural Resources wardens and doctors urging people to get proper safety training.Each year, 40,000 children across the country are injured in ATV crashes. In Wisconsin, three people,… - 9 hours ago, 17 May 12, 3:26am -
Following the release of better jobs figures by Gov. Scott Walker's administration, which job numbers should Wisconsin residents believe?And what's the truth about the timing? The new figures Walker issued on Wednesday come less than three weeks b… - 10 hours ago, 17 May 12, 2:46am -
Gov. Scott Walker is touting new positive jobs numbers, but Democrats are questioning the timing of the early release of the figures ahead of the recall election.READ: Reality Check: Walker touts job numbers from quarterly censusWalker's admini… - 10 hours ago, 17 May 12, 2:44am -
An 11-year-old boy has died after he was struck by a truck on a Milwaukee street.The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office was called on a report of a child killed in a crash on Milwaukee's north side.WTMJ-TV reported the boy was a student a… - 11 hours ago, 17 May 12, 2:02am -
Jobs and the economy are a hot topic in the recall race, with Gov. Scott Walker touting new data showing that Wisconsin added jobs in 2011 despite previous reports that jobs were lost.That news comes as a new Marquette University Law School poll sh… - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 11:00pm -
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Secretary Reggie Newson said the decision to release new jobs numbers early was his alone and not made in consultation with Republican Gov. Scott Walker.Newson released the figures Wednesday, less than… - 17 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:09pm -
Whooping cough is a contagious disease that can be deadly among infants and the elderly, and cases in Dane County are off the charts.Public Health Madison and Dane County said Dane County normally sees about 30 cases of whooping cough -- or pertus… - 20 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:29pm -
Today is May 17, 2012. On this date in 2004, Massachusetts legalized marriage for same-sex couples.* WSJ: Marquette University Law School poll shows Governor Walker six points ahead of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett* LFH: Polls don't measure passion v… - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
Astrophysicist and internet meme Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a lecture last Thursday to a packed Memorial Union Terrace that ranged in topic from the need for continued space exploration to how c… - 15 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:30pm -
*AVC: Recap: Neil deGrasse Tyson at the Memorial Union Terrace.*Marketwatch: Study finds ethanol kept gas prices down more than $1 in 2011.*UW: In metallic glasses, scientists find new atomic… - 18 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:20pm -
Enjoy drinks and conversation with dane101 and friends, and get a chance to become one of the first sustaining members the organization!We’re hosting a happy hour to launch our new membersh… - 21 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:30pm -
Today is May 16, 2012. On this date in 1969 Venera 5, a Soviet spaceprobe, lands on Venus.* DD: David Douglas, one of our favorite local television news reporters, leaving WISC-TV. Good luck, David!* C3k: Officials concerned about spike in whooping… - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 12:50pm -
Updated: 4:45 p.m.You can already get a start on voting in the June 5 recall election pitting Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett against Governor Scott Walker. Vacationers, students, and the extremely busy can request absentee ballots, as long as they are r… - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 3:42pm -
Today is May 15, 2012. On this day in 1972, the island of Okinawa became part of Japan. It had been under U.S. jurisdiction since the end of World War II.* C3K: Madison school officials debut new achievement gap plan* MJS (paywall): Wisconsin's appl… - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 11:00am -
Scott Fitzgerald thinks his opponent and main recall organizer Lori Compas isn't actually the driving force behind her own campaign.In a Wisconsin State Journal article published Sunday the s… - 3 days ago, 14 May 12, 3:20pm -
Today is May 14, 2012. On this day in 1796, Edward Jenner administered the first vaccine for smallpox, which was the first-ever vaccine. The last naturally occurring case was documented in 1977. In 1980, the World Health Organization certified that t… - 3 days ago, 14 May 12, 11:30am -
Scott Walker discussed his plans to use a "divide and conquer" strategy with unions in a discussion with his biggest campaign donor in a newly released video from an event in January 2011, sho… - 6 days ago, 11 May 12, 3:00pm -
More than 90 percent of Wisconsin high school students graduated last school year, with slight increases for nearly every minority group even though they still lagged white students. - 1 hour ago, 17 May 12, 11:41am -
It’s a room built for solitary confinement, but it’s not a cell at Waupun State Prison. It’s a ‘time out’ area at Rock River School, just a few blocks away. - 10 hours ago, 17 May 12, 3:18am -
UPDATE: The Wisconsin Democratic Party has filed a complaint against Republican Gov. Scott Walker over his latest television ad. The ad released Wednesday includes footage of Walker touting new jobs data that the state made public earlier in the da… - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 11:57pm -
UPDATE: An armed fugitive has been shot and critically wounded while fleeing U.S. marshals on Milwaukee's south side. - 15 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:20pm -
Two movers fight in front of a Madison customer; one of the movers was stabbed in the chest. The minor wound required a couple of stitches. - 15 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:35pm -
