Loss is already hard enough, but when compounded by isolation and sociopolitical tensions it can be more challenging to find closure. After losing her grandfather early in the pandemic, Sami Schalk unpacks the process of pandemic grief.
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First I want to thank my fellow Asians- Alder Shiva Bidar and Alder Syed Mustajab Abbas for...
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The self-described collection of “low-effort recordings” packs a wallop, and proceeds go to Freedom Inc.
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Holy Wisdom Monastery is known for its care of both the Earth and its ecumenical community. Its restored prairie offers a healing space for contemplation and quiet recreation. CEO Charles McLimans shares the journey that brought him there.
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In the mid-1970s, a queer rural magazine was born in Grinnell, Iowa. Some familiar Madisonians were early contributors. Historian Richard Wagner explains.
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Local chef Dave Heide shares his thoughts on supporting an LGBTQ child after his child, Ollie Joy, came out to their family as non-binary. Perhaps someone in your life could benefit from reading it.
Though Madison-area restaurants benefitted from the City’s streateries program and were able to...
Gavin Logan shares how he’s bringing his passion business to life, as he’s turned The Baker’s Table of Sun Prairie into a robust b2b bakery, providing his creations to top area restaurants.
The COVID crisis led to the closure of two more Madison restaurant institutions. Manna Cafe & Bakery’s last day of operation was June 28. The cafe had its roots in the Collins House bed and breakfast that was famous for its...
Unwavering support helped Sergio De La O Hernandez and Michael Dix, of Michael’s Frozen Custard, triumph over a turbulent immigration battle.
Dino Maniaci shares the family traditions and culinary inspirations behind D’Vino.
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Local musical prodigy Raine Stern is leveraging their time on The Voice to amplify their music and message. Our Lives Publisher Patrick Farabugh chats with Raine to learn how it all began and where she’s going.
Not waiting for opportunity to knock, bisexual Milwaukee entertainer Travis Lynch has found that through both adversity and positivity he’s finding the best version of himself.
The self-described collection of “low-effort recordings” packs a wallop, and proceeds go to Freedom Inc.
The oldest, continually operating gay bar in Milwaukee is now co-owned by drag superstar Trixie...
Although in Phoenix for the past couple years, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 contestant Joey Jay is truly Madison’s own. Our Lives Publisher Patrick Farabaugh chats with him about growing up in our capital city and finding his way through performance—from figure skating to ballroom dancing, to beginning as a queen in Milwaukee.
In a special live virtual announcement on Thursday, Jan. 28 with Broadway at Overture season...
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Bicontinental Madisonian Gregg Potter unpacks his evolving sense of home, from the open door policies of his childhood, to the LGBTQ+ interchange he’s hosting in South Africa.
Bill Beaudreau’s path to interior designing and small business ownership was paved with a clear sense of calling and an opaque professional persona. Gradually, he has begun to share more of his whole self.
Holy Wisdom Monastery is known for its care of both the Earth and its ecumenical community. Its restored prairie offers a healing space for contemplation and quiet recreation. CEO Charles McLimans shares the journey that brought him there.
Gary Tipler explains the vital LGBTQ history of the Wuennenberg-Clarenbach House, where some of the city’s and state’s pioneering LGBTQ lawmakers and movements made their home.
Madison Planning Division’s new director, Heather Stouder, found a passion for building more equitable and sustainable cities through travel, starting a family of her own, and Madison’s unique needs and opportunities.
Marge Anderson tracks her upbringing during the heyday of Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry to her current work in sustainability, and how she sees hope for a better world even amid life’s many ups and downs.
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Loss is already hard enough, but when compounded by isolation and sociopolitical tensions it can be more challenging to find closure. After losing her grandfather early in the pandemic, Sami Schalk unpacks the process of pandemic grief.
Local chef Dave Heide shares his thoughts on supporting an LGBTQ child after his child, Ollie Joy, came out to their family as non-binary. Perhaps someone in your life could benefit from reading it.
Room to Be You(th) is a program that will provide support for LGBTQ youth in Appleton’s Diverse...
With LGBTQ advocacy spanning health care, academia, and the military, as the new director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH is working to build a healthier future for all marginalized populations.
Community elder and organizer Rita Adair is a mom and foster mom who endured unimaginable tragedy but found her way back to herself. She reflects on growing up in a mixed-race family, early lessons on tolerance and civil rights in Madison, and her life’s work creating equitable support for communities of color.
Throughout Keith Borden’s life, he has strived to be seen and be light in spaces where people of color are often invisible or missing altogether. Sometimes that has meant imitating those he admires, and sometimes that has meant forging his own path.
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