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Achievement gap targeted in Leopold neighborhood with new economic and education initiatives

by Rory Linnane | 01/25/2013 - 7:52am

Initiative works to address acheivement gap by providing early services for families and children

Tags: Education, Development, People, Services, Youth

Portrait of a Madison boxer: The rush and the redemption

by Nora Hertel | 01/15/2013 - 1:00pm

Former professional boxer Andrea Nelson will be the first to tell you: boxing is a male-dominated sport. That’s OK with her -- she doesn’t consider herself particularly feminine.

Tags: East, Madison Faces, Marquette, Local Business, Parks & Recreation, People, Sports, Isthmus

Part III: Photography helps patients express themselves at UW Hospital and Clinics

by Yilang Peng | 01/04/2013 - 9:07am

Part three in a series on art in the UW Hospital features a photographer and patient mentor

Tags: East, Madison Faces, Far West, People, Services, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Part II: Hands-on art program enhances patients’ wellness

by Yilang Peng | 01/03/2013 - 4:08pm

Part two in a series on art in the UW Hospital features Sarah Petto, artist-in-residence, and her art cart

Tags: East, Madison Faces, Far West, People, Services, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Music and art create comforting space at UW Hospital and Clinics

by Yilang Peng | 01/03/2013 - 8:39am

This is the first piece in a series of three exploring the healing role of art in local hospitals

Tags: East, Madison Faces, Far West, People, Services, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

From Guinea to Madison, dancing with Maya Kadakia

by Nora Hertel | 12/19/2012 - 12:50pm

VIDEO: Local residents dance to West African-style drumming with instructor Maya Kadakia

Tags: Capitol Neighborhood Inc, Madison Faces, Marquette, Monona Bay Neighborhood Association, Old Market Place, Sherman Terrace, Tenney-Lapham, Education, UW Campus, Diversity, Parks & Recreation, People, Sports, Isthmus

Pastor Gee: A rabble rousing mediator

by Mario Koran | 12/05/2012 - 6:56am

Audio slideshow profiling Fountain of Life Pastor Alexander Gee and his work promoting social justice and community

Tags: Madison Faces, Bram’s Addition, City Life, Burr Oaks, Capitol View Heights, People, South Central

Deferred action workshops help Madison residents navigate a complicated process

by Emily Genco | 12/04/2012 - 7:31am

This audio slideshow goes inside a deferred action workshop to show Madisonians working through the process

Tags: East, City Life, Development, Diversity, Far West, People, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Blue Sky Girls: Moving on and up with Rett syndrome

by Zhengzheng Zhang | 11/30/2012 - 7:40am

Video story about a family affected by Rett syndrome and the event to promote awareness of it

Tags: East, City, Far West, People, Voices, Youth, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Hmong in Madison Part II: Old traditions, new year

by Erin Luhmann | 11/20/2012 - 7:06pm

Adapted food and game traditions feature at the Hmong New Year festival

Tags: East, Nora G. Hertel, Food, Diversity, Far West, People, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Hmong in Madison preserve language, culture during holidays, throughout the year

by Erin Luhmann | 11/20/2012 - 6:47am

Parents and holiday traditions encourage Hmong literacy among young Hmong-Americans

Tags: East, Nora G. Hertel, City Life, Diversity, Far West, People, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Art by clinical hands: an exhibit at UW Hospital

by Yilang Peng | 11/19/2012 - 6:44am

UW Hospital features all varieties of artwork by doctors and hospital staff -- story with video

Tags: People, Services, Voices

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