Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 24, 2009
Historical Museum makes great refresher course
Chances are you were in grade school the last time you took a good, hard look at the roots of Wisconsin. Fortunately, a refresher course is just a day trip away at the Wisconsin Historical Museum in Madison's Capitol Square.
Tags: Wisconsin Historical Museum, madison, native americans, odd wisconsin

Dining - Jan. 24, 2009
Guide to Madison coffee shops
Madison is a hotbed of great coffee shops, from Ancora Coffee Roasters to Mother Fool's. We particularly enjoyed a visit to EVP East, a friendly and down-to-earth coffee shop on Washington Avenue. There are three, soon to be four, EVP cafes in Madison.
Tags: Madison, EVP, Mother Fool's, Cafe Zoma, Fair Trade Coffee, Espresso Royale, Step 'n' Brew, Michaelangelo's Coffee House

Dining - Jan. 24, 2009
Guide to Madison breakfast joints
The state's capital is known for its festive nightlife, so it's crucial that Madison offers plenty of breakfast options for the morning after a casual evening of cocktailing or a full-on bender. Luckily, Madtown has a seemingly bottomless cup of morning eateries, including Marigold Kitchen, Monty's Blue Plate Diner and more.
Tags: Madison, breakfast restaurants, Monty's Blue Plate Diner, Marigold Kitchen, Sunroom Cafe, Ella's Deli, Fair Oaks Diner, Come Back Inn, Cleveland's Diner, Cafe Continental, Bluephies

Travel & Visitors Guide - Jan. 24, 2009
Where politicians hang out in Madison, Part 2
Earlier this week, we ran a story detailing where some local politicians hang out when they are in Madison. We inadvertently omitted responses from New Berlin representative David Cullen and Milwaukee senator Lena Taylor. Here are their answers, which have been added to the original story:
Tags: david cullen, lena taylor, madison, tornado club, nitty gritty, genna's, kipp's down home cooking, bascom hill, paisan's

Travel & Visitors Guide - Jan. 23, 2009
The Arbor House is Madison's environmental inn
Across the street from the vast expanse of the ecologically restored woodland that is the UW Arboretum, Madison's Arbor House is the brilliant result of progressive-minded development mixed with respectful historic preservation. Innkeepers John and Cathie Imes opened the Arbor House in the former Plough Inn building, a gorgeous 19th-century structure upon which they've expanded to create a two-building, eight-room "environmental inn."
Tags: arbor house, environmental inn, b and b, madison, uw arboretum, plough inn, eco

Dining - Oct. 14, 2008
TPS 24: Madison Dining Additional Comments From a Badger
Maureen Post, a staff writer on OMC recently wrote a blog on Madison Dining and I just wanted to expand on said article (Link at the bottom). But I do have to say Maureen did a fantastic job even hitting my top-two favorites (Eno Vino and Mediterranean Cafe), neither of which are as high profile ...
Tags: Madison, Dining, Cafe, Thai