Madison Food Guide: The best cheese shops
We asked our readers to tell us their favorite Madison cheese shops. Here's what they said.
May
2025
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UpNorthNews Staff
May
2025
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Madison Food Guide: The best burgers in Madison
We asked our readers to tell us their favorite burgers in Madison. Here's what they said.
May
2025
5
Madison Food Guide: The 3 best new restaurants
We asked our readers to tell us their favorite new restaurants in Madison. Here's what they said.
May
2025
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Add to Bucket List: A trip to Kohler
ADD TO BUCKET LIST ✅ A trip to Kohler Waters — Wisconsin’s ONLY 5-star spa, run by the people who make your faucets 💦
Who better to get into the spa game than a company who’s been specializing in all-things water (they are the leader when it comes faucets, sinks, and bathtubs) for 150 YEARS?!
Kohler Waters Spa launched in 2000 with its flagship location at the Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond American Club in Kohler, Wisconsin — routinely ranked the #1 hotel in the Midwest!
Inside, there’s a relaxation pool with an eight-foot wall of water, hot and cold dip pools, steam rooms, saunas, and the big draw — water massages 💙
📸: Kohler Waters Spa
✏️: Christina Lorey
Apr
2025
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We Asked, You Answered: The 13 Best Supper Clubs in Wisconsin
Us Badgers know a thing or two about supper clubs – so we asked hundreds of them to share their favorites from every corner of the state. Here’s where they sent us. Supper clubs are as quintessentially Wisconsin as beer, cheese, and Packers football. They...
Apr
2025
18
‘A Great Lake Deserves a Great State:’ Gov. proposes renaming Lake Michigan
“A GREAT LAKE DESERVES A GREAT STATE” 💙 And that’s why Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker dropped this video over the weekend proposing a NEW name for Lake Michigan — Lake Illinois 😆
But it’s his SECOND proposal that takes a direct shot at Wisconsin…
“Going off the idea that the United States will be purchasing Greenland to protect the homeland, Illinois will be annexing Green Bay — to protect against enemies foreign AND domestic,” Pritzker joked.
YOUR MOVE, GOV. EVERS 😉
🎥: JB Pritzker, TikTok
Apr
2025
18
Wisconsin Farmer Left With The Bill After Trump Funding Freeze
Aaron Pape’s family farm in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, is facing a $30,000 loss after the Trump administration reneged on contracts signed by farmers across the country, citing a need for government efficiency.
The “Conservation Contracts,” between the USDA and farms that committed to practices that preserved the future of the environment, are now on hold. Meanwhile, the money has already been spent, leaving family farms in limbo.
Pape, who did not vote for Trump, says they’re just trying to do good things while taking care of the environment.
✏️: Salina Heller
#wisconsin #wisconsinnews
Apr
2025
18
WI State Rep. Omokunde On The Importance Of The Upcoming State Supreme Court Election
Wisconsin leaders are trying to bridge gaps in order to create a new generation of clean energy jobs.
Speaking at a recent UpNorthNews event, state Rep. Supreme Moore Omokunde (D-Milwaukee) noted that progressives are sometimes divided on climate matters, with labor unions and environmentalists occasionally butting heads. Then there are times when Republicans and some climate activists are united in things, like viewing nuclear energy as a zero-carbon source.
Omokunde said the climate needs action now—and this is also the right time to turn the temperature down on the political climate and find common ground to reduce emissions while creating good middle class jobs.
#wisconsin #wisconsinnews #wisconsinpolitics #climate
Apr
2025
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UpNorthNews Supreme Court Panel Discussion on Education
A March 12, 2025 panel discussion in Madison about the impact of the April 1 state Supreme Court election. Panelists: Julie Mead, retired UW Madison School of Education professor of school law; Heather DuBois Bourenane, WI Public Educ Network; Peggy Wirtz-Olsen, WEAC; Rep. Christian Phelps, D-Eau Claire. Moderator: Todd Allbaugh of Civic Media.
Mar
2025
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Federal Funding Freeze Hits Dairy Apprenticeship Hard
Fourth generation Wisconsin dairy farmer Joe Tomandl launched the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship in 2010, hoping that mentorships could help bring in the next generation of farmers. It was a problem he saw everywhere—aging farmers with no one behind them to take up the reins.
Since then, the DGA has become the nation's first formal ag apprenticeship to be recognized by the US Department of Labor. Today, however, its 215 mentor farms in 16 states are in jeopardy of being shut down due to Trump's sweeping federal cuts.
#wisconsin #news
