The dating scene can be brutal. However, even a bad date might produce a good story, or in Ann Garvin's... more

Dozens of Madison area leaders are pressuring North Side Ald. Charles Myadze to resign after allegations that he abused women... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin and Hayley Sperling recap... more

Mint Mark is moving! The cozy, beloved restaurant on Winnebago St. on Madison’s east side is closing May 4. They... more

If you’re new around here, welcome! We’ve put together a starter pack for you, with episodes and articles to welcome... more

Tana Elias has worked in almost every single branch of the Madison Public Library system. And after 30 years, she’s... more

It’s no secret that Americans are becoming less religious. Reverend Mark Elsdon, executive director of the Pres House Presbyterian campus... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz recap... more

If you had to make a list of Madison’s essential restaurants, what would be on it? Which restaurants feel most... more

Kosa Spa in the Garver Feed Mill on Madison’s east side, offers meditation, massage, hot stone saunas, an aromatherapy steam... more

You may have heard the phrase, “Not In My Backyard,” or NIMBY. It’s often used – negatively – to describe... more

Madison City Attorney Michael Haas is no stranger to elections. He used to be the administrator for the Wisconsin Elections... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin and Molly Stentz recap... more

Have you ever been curious about the Jewish tradition of seders, ceremonial dinners held on the first nights of Passover?... more

Poet, essayist, educator and playwright Charles Payne has a lot of feelings about the American public school system. His new... more

We’ve all been watching the new Bus Rapid Transit stations getting built along East Washington Ave and Mineral Point Road... more

Jury duty. America’s founders loved it. Many Americans try to avoid it.  But what’s it really like to serve on a... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz... more

he Dane County Farmers’ Market is back on the Capitol Square this Saturday, April 13. City Cast Madison host Bianca... more

Madison’s building boom continues. Construction cranes dot the skyline. Huge new apartment buildings are in progress on many of Madison’s... more

If you’ve driven down East Washington Avenue in the past year, you’ve probably seen the building under construction: a large... more

Madison’s getting a new live music venue. Kevin Willmott II is soon opening the Gamma Ray Bar in the former... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly... more

Hạ Long Bay, the popular Vietnamese restaurant on Willy Street, is known for lines out the door and a takeout... more

Artist Marlon Hall would like to invite you to a dinner party. But he has one rule: you absolutely cannot... more

Richard Davis was widely regarded as one of the world’s best bass players. He recorded with Sarah Vaughan, Bruce Springsteen,... more

Spring has sprung and Madison is bursting with life! The City Cast Madison team is here to round up a... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz... more

Jacob Guyette is no stranger to Madison’s restaurant scene, having worked as a chef at Graze, L’Etoile and other fine... more

April 15, the deadline to file your income taxes, is fast approaching. Each year, more than 1,500 volunteers trained by... more

Next Tuesday, April 2, is election day. Spring elections mean local races – school board, county board, judges and other... more

The City of Madison believes that geothermal energy is a technology that will help meet its climate goals. So much... more

It’s the Friday News Roundup! Host Bianca Martin and newsletter editor Hayley Sperling recap what’s behind the public outcry at... more

It’s the end of an era for Morris Ramen. After seven years, the downtown Madison restaurant best known for its... more

There’s a new peer support group for people who’ve served time in prison or jail and are now rebuilding their... more

Parking tickets. We’ve all been there… rushing back to the meter just a few minutes too late or forgetting to... more

Madison Fire Department ambulances and community paramedics now carry a new drug to help people recover from opioid withdrawal.  The drug... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly... more

For the first time in the show’s history, Top Chef will feature an entire season based on Wisconsin food. The... more

Our early spring weather may be welcome news for those who hate the cold. But for our state’s freshwater walleye... more

Maybe you’ve heard of escape rooms, but have you heard of… rage rooms?  Tucked away in Sauk City, about a half-hour... more

Several years and many lawsuits later, Wisconsin has new political maps in place. This November, many voters in the Madison... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling, and Molly Stentz... more

We’re calling it: Mermaid Kitchen is Madison’s best-kept secret for bagels. But why has it taken the city so long... more

The Wisconsin Film Festival is April 4 through 11 at theaters across Madison.  Bianca Martin catches up with Ben Reiser, Operations... more

UW-Madison data was a part of a massive cyberattack targeting higher education. Thousands of records, some including personal information like... more

Leopold Elementary School in Madison. Leopold Residence Hall at UW-Madison. The Leopold Nature Center in Monona. Look around Madison and... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin and Molly Stentz recap the... more

It’s not every day that a strip club becomes a local grocery store. But that’s what happened on Madison’s east... more

Whether you’re taking full advantage of this unseasonably warm weather, finding everything green in your closet for St. Patrick’s Day,... more

It seems like you cannot find a single weekend in Madison without a drag brunch or bingo. Even drag meat... more

UW-Madison announced some ambitious goals for the planet: power the entire campus with renewable sources of electricity by 2030, send... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly... more

When Wisconsin first became a state, it was one of the largest wheat producers in the country. Now, closer to... more

New apartment buildings in Madison promise many amenities: granite countertops, fitness centers, and rooftop decks. But one new development, Bakers... more

As one of the leading research universities in the country, UW-Madison marshals more than a billion dollars in research money... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz... more

Sabi Atteyih ran Casbah and Lulu’s restaurants for years, bringing Middle Eastern flavors to Madison at a time when hummus... more

For over 160 years, the YWCA has been on a mission to empower girls and women. And, for almost 10 years,... more

You’ve most likely noticed Dan Yoder’s handy work when driving through Madison. His company, Sign Art Studio, is responsible for... more

Hate crimes are on the rise in Wisconsin, and Madison is not immune. In the past year alone, Nazis marched... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin and Hayley Sperling recap a... more

It can be hard to make friends as an adult, and harder yet to be social in public on your... more

Wisconsin state lawmakers are debating two bills to further ban nudity in public spaces. Madison has long been a “Top... more

Twenty years ago, the Mad Rollin' Dolls, a campy women-only roller derby league was born in Madison. It was one of... more

The lakes are finally frozen which means it’s time to break out those fishing rods and worms…it’s ice fishing season!... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Molly Stentz and Hayley Sperling recap the... more

Are you in need of a treat this winter? Look no further than Madison’s own pop-up paczki sale. Laurel Burleson... more

Winter fans rejoice! We get one extra day in February this year. For everyone else who might be looking for... more

Our friends at Tone Madison listen to a LOT of music. And every year, they round up the year in... more

Madison will soon not only have pro soccer and volleyball teams for women, we’re getting a fast-pitch collegiate softball team... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Executive producer Molly Stentz and newsletter editor... more

Did you resolve that 2024 would be the year you took better care of yourself? Are you hoping to eat... more

Like many local teens, Estella Hasrick attends Middleton High School and likes to ski. But unlike just about anyone, Estella... more

When Dee Star’s not creating his own podcast, he’s teaching teens locked up at the Dane County Juvenile Detention Center... more

Madison is one step closer to the long-awaited Amtrak train that would connect the city to Milwaukee and Minneapolis. The... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly... more

Fabiola’s Spaghetti House and Deli is now open for dinner in Madison’s Greenbush neighborhood. The former Rocky Rococo pizzeria on... more

More than 24,000 lives have been lost in Gaza since the war began more than a hundred days ago. That’s... more

The state legislature is tackling two big questions this week: Who gets to power our state’s electric grid into the... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz... more

Trying dry - or even damp - January this year? For those looking to cut back on alcohol this year,... more

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day right around the corner, Madison has a host of events lined up to commemorate... more

Wisconsin’s political maps have been called some of the most extreme partisan gerrymanders in the country. Just before Christmas, the... more

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway was in Dubai in December to attend the world’s largest climate conference. For the first time,... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Molly Stentz and Hayley... more

Madison’s northside is buzzing. And one new lounge is breathing fire into the normal January doldrums. Lola’s Hi/Lo Lounge on... more

Could psychedelics help veterans suffering from PTSD? UW scientists want to know. UW-Madison’s Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances wants... more

Welcome to 2024! And if your new year’s resolution is to get out more, the Madison team has got you... more

As we head into the new year, we’re wrapping up our series of some of our favorite shows from 2023... more

As we head into the new year, we wanted to celebrate the vibrant cheese scene in the Madison area, and... more

As the year comes to a close, we’re revisiting some of our favorite shows from 2023. Ones that helped us... more

For this final week of the year we’re taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting some of our best... more

With the year coming to a close, what are your hopes and dreams for the city of Madison in 2024?Maybe... more

Nothing says holidays like family and food, and Ahan, a local Laotian spot, has both. We sat down with the... more

Calling all bird watchers! Get ready because some of the local birds you see around Madison are about to get... more

The UW System Board of Regents flip-flopped on a major state deal that would require the UW to cut down... more

A proposed contract between Dane County Regional Airport and the Air National Guard would exempt the military from liability for... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin and Hayley Sperling discuss... more

It’s absolutely the season to curl up in a cozy coffee shop with a hot cup of joe. And Madison... more

You can already hear the twinkling of the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, can’t you? The Nutcracker opens at... more

Waxxy Poodle is believed to be the first vinyl record pressing plant in Wisconsin in nearly a hundred years. And... more

For the past decade, Wisconsin teachers and most other public employees have only been able to bargain with their employers... more

The City Cast Madison team is here to round up the news of the week. Host Bianca Martin and Madison... more

'Tis the season to be baking and cooking so maybe it’s time to crack open that cookbook you’ve been neglecting... more

If you’ve been to a Wisconsin bar, you’ve likely seen a pull-tab machine. Pop in a buck and out comes... more

Mama Digdown’s Brass Band is perhaps the longest gigging band in Madison. For 30 years, the eight-piece brass band has... more

Have you noticed the ketamine clinics popping up around the city? While ketamine has been used as an anesthetic in... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly... more

In light of the news about the historic Silver Dollar Tavern closing soon, the City Cast Madison team is rounding... more

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Madison is BUSY this December. From holiday markets to The Nutcracker, the... more

Kwik Trip recently confirmed it experienced a cybersecurity incident that impacted its internal communication, production facilities, and customer loyalty program.... more

Now that the holiday season is in full swing, maybe you’re looking for festive things to do with the kiddos... more

We’re in a brave new world of college sports. One of the biggest revolutions in college sports came when the... more

Madison is a good place to be a wild turkey. But while there’s no shortage of turkeys strutting the streets of... more

Facing threats from election deniers, potential Russian operatives and flooding, Dane County officials are looking to beef up local election... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz... more

Thanksgiving means food. It’s typically the busiest holiday of the year for grocery stores. But if you aren’t cooking a big... more

Wisconsin’s next official state symbol could be something you can’t even see without a microscope. Sure the microbe Lactococcus lactis... more

Winter’s coming. As of tomorrow, parking in Madison gets a little more complicated. Alternate side parking starts November 15th, meaning... more

Dane County is Wisconsin’s largest local government outside of Milwaukee. Home to Madison, it’s one of the fastest growing parts... more

The City Cast Madison team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz... more

D.B. Pedersen has been a chef in the Madison area for years. He’s worked at L’Etoile, Weary Traveler, the former... more

Dog parks are plentiful in Madison and generally popular. A lot of us have small yards and our doggoes want... more

It’s not hard to find a store selling Delta-8 products in Madison. We recently spoke to Alan Robinson of Herbal... more

You may not think of deep-blue Dane County, home to liberal Madison, as important to Republicans. But Dane County is... more

City Cast Madison’s Dylan Brogan and Hayley Sperling round up the news this week. Madison Metro officials say they’ve treated... more

Sam Thayer says you can eat local all year round in Wisconsin, despite our frosty weather. He’s best known for writing... more

Madison’s going through a building boom. The city’s growing up, literally. So we’re taking a moment to reflect on the... more

UW Madison has started tracking students who rank at the bottom of their classes. Starting this year, a select number of... more

Madison and Dane County are investing in a new way to offer emergency shelter for people facing homelessness. A new,... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan, Molly Stentz and Hayley Sperling... more

Supper clubs are a Wisconsin staple. Whether it’s the overflowing relish tray at Tornado Steakhouse or the American cheese-laden hash... more

Congress ain’t working so well right now. The House of Representatives is without a speaker for the longest time in... more

The Madison area has seen strong economic growth this year. Construction cranes abound. Housing prices have soared. Unemployment is low.... more

Madison has its fair share of poltergeists, lingering spirits, and maybe even a few lake monsters. You just need to... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan, Molly Stentz and Hayley Sperling... more

According to UW-Madison professor Jennifer Gaddis, most kids don’t eat school lunch in Madison. She studies school lunch programs across... more

The first school choice program in Wisconsin was created more than thirty years ago - and it’s been fought over... more

Madison journalist Bill Lueders learned first-hand what happens to dogs who attack. His dog Stella was attacked by a neighborhood... more

Madison started the CARES, or Community Alternative Response Emergency Services, program in 2021 after a wave of protests and a... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan, Molly Stentz and Hayley Sperling... more

Seven Acre Dairy is many things - a cafe, a restaurant, a hotel, a butter plant.  But if you talk to... more

More than 60 authors, from the nationally famous to the locally beloved (and sometimes both!), are speaking in Madison next... more

There’s a giant among us and it lives at the Overture Center for the Arts. It’s a 30-ton pipe organ.... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. And this week’s theme is executive power.... more

Nature’s Bakery, an iconic Madison institution, has closed. The ovens went quiet, the brick building on Willy Street has been... more

We’ve narrowly avoided a shutdown of the federal government, after Congress passed new funding through mid-November. Meanwhile, the legislating goes... more

Librarians are worried. The American Library Association has been compiling data about censorship in libraries for the past 20 years... more

Illinois, Michigan, and recently Minnesota have all legalized recreational cannabis. Efforts to do so in Wisconsin have gone nowhere in... more

City Cast Madison’s Dylan Brogan and Bianca Martin round up the news this week. UW-Madison says it’s continuing diversity, equity,... more

In the final installment of how to make the most of fall in southern Wisconsin, Cap Times Food Editor Lindsay... more

It’s day two of our three-part series on how to make the most of fall in southern Wisconsin. On Tuesday’s... more

Happy fall! Welcome back to cool nights, crisp air, leaves crunching under our feet, bonfires and well, pumpkin everything. We’re... more

When Rudi the pet pig was threatened with eviction, he became a cause célèbre. Friends, neighbors and local journalists rallied to... more

The City Cast Madison team is here to round up the week’s news. Bianca Martin, Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz... more

Like many of us, Lauren Rudersdorf is busy. Between her day job at Edible Madison magazine, raising a toddler, and... more

The Madison Public Market has been a dream for decades. Three mayors have tried. With a proposed opening in 2025,... more

A new documentary explores the life of legendary drummer Clyde Stubblefield, often called the most sampled drummer in history. Stubblefield... more

Madison is known as a Tree City for its efforts to care for urban trees. Keeping a diverse mix of... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin and Molly Stentz recap the... more

Qwantese Winters is many things: doula, artist, agriculturist, TV host.  When she’s not hosting “Let’s Grow Stuff” on PBS Wisconsin, she’s... more

For the first time in 15 years, liberals have a majority on the officially non-partisan Wisconsin Supreme Court. But the court’s... more

Wisconsin has long had mixed feelings about America’s largest rodents. Beavers have been hunted, trapped, had their dams blown up,... more

Political parties have long known that controlling WHO can vote in an election carries a strategic advantage. Pick your voters,... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz discuss what’s... more

Alex Booker, owner of Booker Botanicals, was the only Black farmer from Wisconsin at last year’s National Black Farmers Association... more

Madison was the first city in the nation to offer curbside recycling service. But 55 years of celebrating recycling’s virtues... more

Voice-identification systems, like Siri and Alexa, are becoming common. But they do more than play music or give us directions,... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz... more

If it feels like there’s a bunch of new restaurants in Madison lately, you’re not alone. Our pal Lindsay Christians... more

Do you have family or friends visiting for Labor Day weekend? Where do you take them to show off Madison?... more

Elephants are everywhere in Baraboo: painted on the highway overpass, displayed as public art in the park, depicted on murals. But... more

The Wisco Birder — aka Dexter Patterson — is back to explain how the roseate spoonbill, native to the gulf coast,... more

City Cast Madison’s Bianca Martin and Dylan Brogan roundup the news this week, including Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway defending Madison ahead... more

If you’ve ever been to Osteria Papavero in downtown Madison, you know you’re in for quality handmade Italian dishes, with... more

If you’re new to Madison, welcome! We don’t have a cup of sugar for ya, but we do have some... more

The Mariel Boatlift exodus has been called one of the U.S.’s most complex waves of immigration. It was named for the... more

Blake Alvarenga calls himself a Madison liberal. He also owns many guns and he knows how to use them. That... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz... more

Landmark Creamery of Paoli makes some of the best cheeses in the world. You don’t have to take our word... more

Driving in Madison takes some know-how. Construction projects abound as the city grows. Plus, it’s that time of year when... more

Local radio is alive and well in Monona. The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association named 98.7 FM WVMO — the “Voice of... more

When Mahanth Joishy became Madison’s Fleet Service Superintendent, the city had zero electric vehicles in its fleet. Now it has... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz... more

A few times a year, there’s a special eggroll sale in Madison. The Hmong Institute takes orders of eggrolls by... more

PFAS chemicals show up in all kinds of things: non-stick cookware, stain-resistant clothing, microwave popcorn bags, firefighting foam. They’ve been... more

John Yost has taught survival skills to people of all ages for more than 30 years. He can build impromptu... more

It wasn’t long ago that Wisconsin Supreme Court elections were snoozers with low voter turnout. After a raucous decade in... more

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz recap Wisconsin’s... more

D.B. Pedersen has been a chef in the Madison area for years. He’s worked at L’Etoile, Weary Traveler, the former... more

Every Friday night in August, it feels like Madison throws a party for itself. The rooftop of the Monona Terrace... more

There’s a giant among us and it lives at the Overture Center for the Arts. It’s a 30-ton pipe organ. It... more

It’s been more than eight years since Tony Robinson died. The teenager was shot dead by a Madison police officer... more

Bianca Martin, Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz are here to roundup the news of the week… including the state of Madison’s... more

There’s a new restaurant open on Monroe Street, in the former Brasserie V space. It’s called One and Only, and they’re... more

While we don’t have hurricanes or a sinking oceanfront, Madison is not immune to our changing climate. It feels like... more

Madison is said to have more bikes than cars. And with 200 miles of bike trails in the area, there’s... more

If you’ve been to a Wisconsin bar, you’ve likely seen a pull-tab machine. Pop in a buck and out comes... more

Dylan Brogan, Bianca Martin and Molly Stentz are here to roundup the week’s news. Factory farms sue over pollution permits,... more

Move over brewers, Madison distilleries are having a moment. And they’re making more than just brandy for your Old Fashioned.... more

Looking for a good place to swim in the Madison area? Worried about blue-green algae in the lakes? Wondering what... more

Madison’s professional men’s soccer team, officially called Madison Forward Football Club, is on a winning streak. They’re currently ranked second... more

Next time you’re at Olin Turville Park, say hello to new park staffers Donna, Nancy, Emma, Janelle, Midnight and Dorito.... more

The City Cast team rounds up the week’s news, including the Madison City Council paving the way for more high-end... more

In the heart of downtown Middleton lies the National Mustard Museum. They claim the world’s largest collection, with more than... more

It’s Day Three of our whirlwind adventure visiting some of Wisconsin’s most famous tourist attractions. Today, we head to Cave... more

Your City Cast Madison team - Bianca Martin, Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz - is on the road this week,... more

City Cast Madison is on a full-on summer roadtrip this week.  We’re visiting some of the biggest tourist attractions that the... more

The City Cast team rounds up the week’s news, including the Gov. Evers budget veto that could last four hundred... more