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Jonathan Shipley

City Editor

Jonathan is based in Madison, WI, having grown up in the Pacific Northwest with a stint in the deep South. He’s written for the Los Angeles Times, BBC Travel, and Discover Magazine. He also got poems published in a German trade magazine for welders (true thing). Around Madison, you’ll find him at a brewery, a ball game, birding, or at a bookstore.

Consider these our Hollywood signs.
Huxley Yards is set to open in 2026.
The Wisconsin DNR is urging boaters to be safe over the holiday.
Some off the best lumberjack athletes in the world will be at Lake Wingra.
The Sun Prairie Library’s renovation will increase its space by nearly 80%.
We take note of the University of Wisconsin’s beautiful buildings.
Hundreds of free performances can be found throughout the 608.
Ground broke for a new $33 million dollar hub for Black Wisconsinites.
Construction has begun on a new trail at Sycamore Park.
There are a handful of outdoor theaters nearby to watch a movie.
You don’t have to go far to participate in the circus arts.
The Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival is coming to San Damiano.
The Wisconsin tourism industry had a record breaking year.
Canoes, thousands of years old, have been discovered in a Madisonian lake.
Mesh is a new app that lets Madisonians become friends at local coffee shops.
Alice in Dairyland Ashley Hagenow is busy this time of year in the 608.
There are plenty of Wright-designed buildings to visit in the 608.
The Badger is a superhero created by a former Madisonian.
It’s Pride Month and there’s plenty of goings-on in the 608.
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin wants to provide milk to locals in need.
Wisconsin Brewing Company and Harley-Davidson have created a non-alcoholic beer.
The organization continues to be an innovator in bookmaking.
The Trust for Public Land has given high marks to the 608 for its parks.
Summer Shakespeare season is upon us.
Aldo Leopold Nature Center’s program connects children to nature.
UW-Madison’s crew team wanted a boathouse on the Yahara River.
Your input could help shape the future of Madison’s busiest road.
With noise pollution on the rise, places you can find silence in the 608.
Since 1976, Trek Bicycle Corporation has stayed Wisconsin through and through.
Locals will find the ungulates at several city parks this summer.