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    Stephanie Hofmann

    Putting the fun in functionality

    The least-expensive units in new luxury high-rises might mean something as small as a 350-square-foot efficiency or a 500-square-foot one-bedroom. Small-space hacks improve a “cozy” apartment.

    May 4, 2017

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    Terrace time

    Thinking about starting a garden in your terrace this year? Here are the tricky details.

    May 4, 2017

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    Beth Skogen

    Century home

    Beth Skogen’s bungalow is a cozy reason to throw a party. The Madison photographer brought sentiment and a touch of whimsy to decorating, right up to and including her alley garage.

    May 4, 2017

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    Beth Skogen

    Character-building exercise

    Madison accessories designer Bethany Nelson brings her love of simplicity and eclectic finds to her 1941 home. It all starts at her bright yellow front door.

    May 4, 2017

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    Todd Hubler

    Successful seeds

    Ten local gardeners tell what seeds they love to plant. From radishes to jicama, these growers need no coaxing.

    May 5, 2016

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    Dwellings

    Hollywood glam meets the 1970s

    Interior design edges away from classic Mid-Century modern to incorporate more texture, more metallics, and more marble.

    May 5, 2016

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Isthmus Picks

  • Black Film Festival

    Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development film screenings, 11/12, Fountain of Life; 11/13, Pinney Library; 11/14, Sequoya Library; 11/15, Central Library. Free, but RSVP recommended. Click thru for schedule.

    Nov 12, 2025

    5:30 PM

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  • Movement and Storytelling

    Talk by choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess and performances by members of his dance company. Free.

    Nov 12, 2025

    5:30 PM

    Chazen Museum of Art

    Isthmus Picks Lectures & Seminars Theater & Dance

  • David McGlynn

    Discussing "Everything We Could Do," new novel, with Laura Bird. Free (Crowdcast option available).

    Nov 12, 2025

    6:00 PM

    Mystery to Me

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  • Nov 12, 2025

    6:30 PM

    The Red Zone/The Annex

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  • Gutenberg! The Musical!

    Forward Theater: Comedic musical-within-a-musical, 11/6-30, Playhouse, at 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday (no shows 11/26-27) and 2 pm Sunday, plus 2 pm, 11/15, 22 & 28-29. $69-$54.

    Nov 12, 2025

    7:30 PM

    Overture Center-Playhouse

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