Doug Moe's Madison

Local Rotary Clubs merge and celebrate by presenting 50th anniversary gift to area nonprofits

• Doug Moe
• Jun 26, 2023

Doug Moe says that even his hero, the late newspaper columnist Mike Royko — who didn't care for publicizing good deeds — would approve.

Forget the Frankmobile, remember the Wiener Jingle

• Doug Moe
• Jun 12, 2023

Amid a controversial name change for the famous mobile, Doug Moe focuses on the Oscar Mayer jingle, which ran for nearly 50 years, and which some call the best that ever was.

Beth Kille’s Sizzling Summer

• Doug Moe
• Jun 5, 2023

Band performances, a girls' rock-and-roll camp, promoting a new album and writing a book are just a few of the things on the award-winning Madison musician's summer to-do list.

The decades-long search for Madison's best burger

• Doug Moe
• May 22, 2023

'Does such a thing even exist?' asks Doug Moe, who was once tasked to name a Madison burger victor for the definitive book on hamburgers.

UW–Madison chancellor Jennifer Mnookin finishes up her freshman year

• Doug Moe
• May 17, 2023

Maybe Jennifer Mnookin had never waded in a cranberry bog, held a piglet at a state fair or ate cheese curds before she became chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, but she’s figuring out the Wisconsin Idea in her first year holding the top job on campus.

Longtime State Street retailer opens up about success and failure in a new book

• Doug Moe
• May 15, 2023

The new 'Magic Hour' memoir by Janice Durand, founder of The Puzzlebox and Little Luxuries, describes an enchanting time on State Street amid personal challenges.

Gauntlet in the Gulf: New book offers glimpse into prominent Madisonian's shipwreck diary

• Doug Moe
• May 4, 2023

Dr. William F. Lorenz was an internationally known pioneer in the field of preventative psychiatry. Editor Claude Clayton Smith will discuss the new book in Madison on May 7.

Ruberta Weaver, the original first lady of the UW System, dies at 106

• Doug Moe
• Apr 24, 2023

Family friend Pete Christianson reflects on a half-century friendship with the accomplished centenarian, who believed ‘women power’ was the nation’s greatest untapped resource.

John Kovalic returns to Dork Tower

• Doug Moe
• Apr 17, 2023

Madison's internationally known cartoonist and illustrator's first comic collection in more than 10 years contains his favorite drawing to date.

A giant in UW Hospital's transplant program retires

• Doug Moe
• Apr 14, 2023

Anthony D’Alessandro found himself serendipitously in a UW surgery residency that would lead to a decades-long, storied career.

'Wisconsin Death Trip' turns 50

• Doug Moe
• Apr 3, 2023

The popular book continues to captivate readers, critics and filmmakers around the world.

Waunakee 4th grader to vie for national championship Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club

• Doug Moe
• Mar 27, 2023

9-year-old Adalyn 'Addie' Lupton was also the 2022 Wisconsin Junior Golf Foundation Future Tour girls 11 & under player of the year.

Colorful fitness hall-of-famer Bobby Hinds has died

• Doug Moe
• Mar 16, 2023

The boxer, celebrity hobnobber and inventor of the Lifeline portable gym was 91 years old.

Photographing the unseen

• Doug Moe
• Mar 6, 2023

Mark Golbach found a post-retirement avocation as a fine arts photographer. A 10-year retrospective of his work, including selections from his State Street series, opens on March 9.

Former Rennebohm president — and drug store dish washer — looks back

• Doug Moe
• Feb 27, 2023

A February retirement party at Edgewood College celebrated Steve Skolaski's 35-year contributions as president of the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation.

Celebrating 75 years of The Edgewater

• Doug Moe
• Feb 23, 2023

As The Edgewater marks a milestone in Madison, its chief operating officer looks back at her own long-standing fascination with the storied hotel.

East Washington Avenue music school is latest in local pianist's eclectic journey

• Doug Moe
• Feb 13, 2023

Wilder Deitz School for Creative Music is inspired by founder's time in Black Music Ensemble and his experience with Ford's Gym.

New documentary pays tribute to historic country bar near Evansville

• Doug Moe
• Feb 6, 2023

Bill Roach's ode to Union Tavern, a film called 'Da Union,' premiers at the Beloit International Film Festival later this month.

Michael Perry has never stopped hustling

• Doug Moe
• Jan 27, 2023

Catching up with the acclaimed Wisconsin storyteller, busy as ever with a new novella, a Stoughton Opera House show and a PBS special

Performing arts company’s upcoming presentation includes a nod to film noir

• By Doug Moe
• Jan 16, 2023

‘The Elephant in the Room’ is a new short noir film from Encore Studio, Wisconsin’s first professional theater company for people with disabilities.

Father-in-law finally gets the trip he’s been waiting for

• By Doug Moe
• Jan 9, 2023

NHL hockey player Brendan Smith shows Madison’s Bob Frank a New Jersey Devil-of-a-good time on the road.

Final salute to MPD ‘detective’s detective’ Jim Grann

• By Doug Moe
• Dec 26, 2022

Retired Madison Police Department detective Jim Grann died on Dec. 14. High profile cases included the Carolyn Hudson murder and the “chimney Doe” case.

Newspaper great Bill Stokes apologizes to trees, gives readers a rollicking remembrance of a bygone era

• By Doug Moe
• Dec 19, 2022

A new memoir from the storied reporter is named for all the trees that were felled to create the newsprint that provided his livelihood.

Three decades after an alcohol-induced abyss, Madison musician Michael Massey pens a clear-eyed memoir

• By Doug Moe
• Dec 12, 2022

Michael Massey’s new book ‘More’ is out now from Little Creek Press.

Nitty Gritty’s fire sparks appreciation of its storied history and late founder

• By Doug Moe
• Nov 28, 2022

December also marks the 10th anniversary of original owner of Nitty Gritty Marsh Shapiro’s death from brain cancer.

Inside Madison’s largest and busiest firehouse during a 24-hour shift

• By Doug Moe
• Nov 21, 2022

An auction win took Doug Moe and his crew on a tour of Madison’s Fire Station Number One, which yielded a memorable meal and stirring stories.

Trip to New Orleans prompts Madison memories

• By Doug Moe
• Nov 14, 2022

How a visit to the Crescent City had Doug Moe remembering Ginny O’Brien, Mike May and The Avenue Bar’s Skip and Claire Zach.

Did a 1930s Wisconsin farmer not realize he helped discover one of the world’s most significant medical breakthroughs?

• By Doug Moe
• Oct 31, 2022

An upcoming book on warfarin tells the prescription blood thinner’s origin story, which includes a farmer allegedly visiting Dr. Karl Paul Link in search of answers.

Madison man’s cross-country bicycle trip winds through a surprisingly United States

• By Doug Moe
• Oct 24, 2022

Across 79 days and 4,300 miles, from the seat of a bicycle John Haugen-Wente found comfort in the kindness of strangers.

CEO of Madison-based media company on nukes, climate change and his Hemingway ‘side gig’

• By Doug Moe
• Oct 10, 2022

New CEO of Outrider Robert Elder has ambitious goals for the nuclear risk- and climate-focused media nonprofit.

Madison cop-turned-lawyer-turned-author is back with his second thriller

• By Doug Moe
• Sep 30, 2022

New book by Nick Chiarkas, “Nunzio’s Way,” is a stand-alone follow-up to his 2015 debut, “Weepers.” Chiarkas will appear at Mystery to Me on Oct. 5.

Legendary UW Marching Band director Mike Leckrone returns to the stage in October

• By Doug Moe
• Sep 20, 2022

The Mike Leckrone show ‘Moments of Happiness’ at the Overture Center will be a cabaret-style performance of song and stories from the director’s career.

New book from Madison native tells inspiring untold story of the first U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team

• By Doug Moe
• Sep 12, 2022

Andrew Maraniss’ new book ‘Inaugural Ballers,’ about the 1976 silver-medal winners, is perfectly timed to the 50th anniversary of Title IX.

Catching up with Ron Shelton about his new book, ‘The Church of Baseball’

• By Doug Moe
• Sep 5, 2022

“The Church of Baseball” by Ron Shelton is getting rave reviews. It is the first book for the “Bull Durham” and “Tin Cup” writer/director, who is 76.

Remembering UW track great Don Gehrmann and his $425 running shoes

• By Doug Moe
• Aug 29, 2022

Olympian, world record holder and UW–Madison alum Don Gehrmann died last month at 94.

Catching up with Bill and Bobbie Malone

• By Doug Moe
• Aug 15, 2022

“Traveler,” Bill and Bobbie Malone’s new book, will be released this fall. The couple moved to Texas after 25 years in Madison, but the adventure continues.

David Couper: cop, priest, provocative conversationalist

• By Doug Moe
• Aug 8, 2022

Rob Zaleski will discuss his new book about David Couper with Doug Moe at Mystery to Me on Aug. 23. “I wanted it understood I was not his friend. I was going to hold his feet to the fire,” says Zaleski.

New indoor pickleball facility grand opening is Aug. 1

• By Doug Moe
• Jul 27, 2022

The Pickle Pro Courts grand opening is Aug. 1 at 5:30 p.m. and features Beef Butter BBQ and a pro fundraising exhibition match benefiting FEED Kitchens and the River Food Pantry. The five-court indoor facility is Madison’s first.

Local singer-songwriter slows down but his music is heating up

• By Doug Moe
• Jul 18, 2022

Sauk City native Sam Ness’s new album, “City Lights and Smoke,” launches with a release concert at the Majestic Theatre on July 23.

Former TV news anchor is now seizure-free and back in Madison

• By Doug Moe
• Jul 11, 2022

After Sarah Carlson’s on-air seizure went viral and epilepsy threatened her career, she moved and shifted gears. Now she is back and living seizure-free.

Sneak preview: The reimagined golf course and community event space opens today

• By Doug Moe
• Jul 1, 2022

Glenway Golf Course is now The Glen Golf Park after a reimagining worth $750,000 from Michael Keiser. The public course and community event space reopened July 1.

Remembering Reid Gilbert

• By Doug Moe
• Jun 20, 2022

The 91-year-old mime master who first put Spring Green on the arts world map died on May 28.

Soccer in a time of war: Madison videographer Bill Roach documents the spirit of Ukraine

• By Doug Moe
• Jun 9, 2022

Roach was part of an ESPN crew reporting on the Ukraine national soccer team’s World Cup bid.

Grooving with the ghost particles

• By Doug Moe
• Jun 6, 2022

The new “ghost particles” group was formed by five musical friends from several area bands. Their debut CD of the same name features 11 original songs.

In Memoriam of Dr. Linda Sullivan

• By Doug Moe
• Jun 2, 2022

Before her February 2022 death, the professor emeritus helped found numerous charitable initiatives and taught an estimated 2,500 future veterinarians.

Remembering a wild ride with an NFL star

• By Doug Moe
• May 23, 2022

Lyle Alzado died 30 years ago at the age 43. Before that, Doug Moe spent a three weeks at the NFL player’s home for a book that was never published.

The artistic journey of a Madison financial consultant

• By Doug Moe
• May 16, 2022

After a recent art show in his Michigan hometown, Jay Handy hopes to continue honing his practice and perhaps bring something similar to Madison.

Madison folk-rockers The Whiskey Farm find inspiration ‘Over These Green Hills’

• By Doug Moe
• May 9, 2022

The Whiskey Farm will celebrate its fifth album, “Over These Green Hills,” with a release party June 3 at Robinia Courtyard.

Adding a fourth dimension: Madison’s Mark Weller uses ‘time-stacking’ to create stunning photography

• By Doug Moe
• Apr 25, 2022

Retired telecommunications executive turned fine arts photographer Mark Weller has a new exhibition at the Anderson Arts Center in Kenosha.

In a ‘Swing State’ of mind

• By Doug Moe
• Apr 18, 2022

Madison Jazz legend Ben Sidran’s new album was recorded with his son Leo, and bassist Billy Peterson, in a single day at DNA Music Labs on Winnebago Street.