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Jun 2025 4

9 WI businesses staffed by people living with disabilities

By Holly Garcia | LOCAL PEOPLE, EVERGREEN, Holly Garcia

Learn about how you can support these Wisconsin businesses staffed by people living with disabilities.

May 2025 23

The 40 best restaurants in Madison, according to our readers

By UpNorthNews Staff | FOOD AND DRINK, MADISON FOOD GUIDE, UpNorthNews Staff

Over 500 votes came in from our readers deciding which restaurants, bars, and shops are the best places to visit in Madison.

Pizza with tomato sauce swirl at one of Madison's best restaurants

May 2025 19

We Asked, You Answered: The 13 Best Bakeries in Wisconsin

By UpNorthNews Staff | UpNorthNews Staff

Whether we’re going for kringle or cupcakes, bread or brownies, we can’t resist a great bakery. And with the holidays in full swing, we thought this was the perfect time to ask our readers for their favorites. MORE: Wisconsin’s best bakery you’ve (probably) never...

May 2025 16

2 Wisconsin Donut Shops Crack Yelp’s Top 100

By Christina Lorey | FOOD AND DRINK, COMMUNITY, Christina Lorey

It’s just a FACT: The best way to start your day is with something sweet! And it’s even better when that treat is fried, frosted, and from a spot on Yelp’s 2025 list of “The 50 Best Donut Shops in America” 🏆 Two Wisconsin businesses made this year’s list! 🍩 Coming...

May 2025 15

7 locally-owned Wisconsin coffee shops where your dollars make a difference

By Christina Lorey | LOCAL BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, Christina Lorey

Sure, Starbucks is fast, but grabbing a cup of coffee from a locally-owned small business is a simple way to make your dollar go further.

May 2025 13

Refugee-turned-restauranteur brings a ‘Touch of Ukraine’ to Wisconsin

By Christina Lorey | FOOD AND DRINK, Christina Lorey

In November 2022, Katya Temchenko arrived in Madison as a refugee from southeastern Ukraine. A year-and-a-half later, she’s serving her country’s classics to her new neighbors.