A behavior health care coordinator at Access Community Health Centers and an organizer within Madison’s Oaxacan-American recreational basketball scene, Itzel Martinez Castillo, 25, is passionate
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The power of two pedals: Biking brings numerous benefits in Madison
Laura Sollinger’s legs burned with every push of the pedal as she climbed the steep hill on her red bike. Her breath came in ragged
Common Ground with… Shahayra Majumder
Shahayra Majumder, 28, didn’t know she was an activist until others graced her with the title. To her, protesting for justice, peace and equity was
One hold at a time: Recovering alcoholic uses rock climbing to aid her recovery journey
In September 2022, then-30-year-old Hannah Meier woke up with a clobbering headache. She and her partner at the time left their Madison apartment. Meier wore
The art of reciprocity
Printmaker Lesley Anne Numbers finds fulfillment through a blend of teaching and making art in the Madison Community In 2013, Lesley Anne Numbers, a bubbly
Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor who endured unimaginable horrors as a Jew under the Nazi regime, once said, “There may be times when we are
Moving to Allied Drive, 2005
Along the sidewalks of Allied Drive in the year of 2005, my memory flashes to the smell like dry wood and smashed grass. The green
A new kind of teen scene: If I could buy East Towne Mall…
On the busiest road in Madison, in the cut, sits East Towne Mall. This place was built in 1971 with plenty of stores. Now it
The places that shape us: Looking for people “like me” in Milwaukee and Madison
“Milwaukee born and Madison raised” is one way to describe me today. My earliest memory was me as a toddler in a home with white
Hmong American: A story 50 years in the making
Tom Chang holds fond memories of his childhood. He still recalls mornings where he would sit in the living room with his family, watching the
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