Food + Beverage

Rooted Restaurants

Dining Where Ingredients Are Sourced Locally Helps Sustain Our Agricultural Community Article by Jill Heilman | Photography by Bobbi Peterson Photo & Provided The average American meal travels 1,500 miles before reaching your plate. Here in Wisconsin, we are surrounded by some of the richest agricultural land in the country. We're quite undeniably known for our farmlands, yet a shocking amount of food is shipped to mega-corp packaging facilities and sent out of the Midwest, while we buy West...

Local Services

Meals Matter

How a High School Food Drive in Middleton Grew into a Movement Article by Middleton City Lifestyle | Photography by Provided by Meals Matter Meals Matter   Middleton has a reputation as a place of plenty, where food insecurity would presumably be low. Growing up here, Noah Duckett had no reason to think otherwise until high school, when he learned about the instability spread across his town. "Middleton is a good school district,” says Noah, “so hearing how many families in that same area...

Food + Beverage

From Pasture to Plate

A Meal Source You Can Trust: Local Farms Raising Exceptional Meat Article by Middleton City Lifestyle | Photography by Tyler Ike; Provided The meat on your plate came from somewhere. For most of us, that's about as far as our awareness goes. But knowing how, where, and who raised it gives us something rarer than rare: a transparent connection to what we eat, nothing more.    Venterknoll Farms  |  Wagyu Beef This Southwest Wisconsin farm's 100% pure Wagyu descends from the original cattle...

Food + Beverage

Where Soil Meets Structure

Frank Lloyd Wright Envisioned a Homestead Sustained by its Surrounding Landscape; Riverview Terrace Cafe Carries that Agrarian Dream Forward Article by Jill Heilman | Photography by FLW Foundation Archive; Jill Heilman Perched along the winding curves of the Wisconsin River, a low-slung limestone structure sits embedded in the shoreline, looking less like a building dropped onto dirt and more like an outcrop pushed up by the earth itself. Designed in 1953 by Frank Lloyd Wright as a welcoming...

Life + Culture

Cultivating a Connected Food System

REAP Food Group is Building Resilient Localized Food Systems for the Benefit of All Article by Noah Bloedorn, REAP Executive Director | Photography by Provided Food brings us together, yet the systems behind it are overlooked. Decisions about our food and farm landscape touch nearly every corner of our community, from the school cafeteria to the water we drink. As we move into a season of key community choices, it’s worth understanding how our food systems work and why a thriving local network...

Style + Beauty

World-Class Style

Local Pet Spa Owner Lis Johnston is Representing Team USA at the World Grooming Championships Article by Middleton City Lifestyle | Photography by Ashley Hicks Media Co; Provided Style is often measured in the details, and few people understand that better than Lis Johnston. As the owner of Serenity Pet Spa, Lis has shaped her career around helping dogs look and feel their absolute best. Beyond her salon, she's earned a reputation on a much larger stage. This September, Lis will once again...

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Where Style Meets Purpose

A Beloved Tradition Where Fashion Supports Neighbors in Need Article by Attic Angel | Photography by Provided by Attic Angel Some of the best stories begin on a clothes rack. The best shopping finds are rarely the ones you planned for. Think of the jacket you almost walked past, the handbag that catches your eye from across the room, or the designer label tucked between two unexpected discoveries. That thrill has made Fashion Finds a beloved tradition for shoppers throughout the area. Part...

Home + Design

Consciously Curated Cabinetry with Curran

The Connection Point Between Homeowners and Local Amish Woodworkers, Pairing Modern Design Services with Handcrafted Tradition Article by Jill Heilman | Photography by Provided; Jill Heilman Custom cabinetry can completely change the corresponding feel of a home, converting it from a customary space to a captivating place. When thoughtfully considered as a continuation of a home’s existing style, they work to both anchor and distinguish a room.    In 2013, Allen Curran made a calculated...

Home + Design

Design Create Actuate Your Space

Home Improvement Set in Motion: Full-Scale Remodels to Custom Renovations Article by Jill Heilman | Photography by Provided A truly stylish home doesn’t happen by chance. It happens when visual coherence, architectural adaptability, and everyday functionality work in harmony. Actuate Improvement focuses on making that balance feel effortless, blending their structural sense with design intuition so a space both serves and feels like the people living inside.   As a full-service residential...

Shopping

Four Decades of Generational Style

Second-Generation Siblings Pair Approachable Luxury with Value-Retaining Quality, Ensuring Your Style Goes Down in History Article by Jill Heilman | Photography by Ashley Hicks Media Co (( P A G E   1 )) What is jewelry? The purest form of style derived from the beginning of time, crafted with quality designed to stand the test of time. It’s pieces that make you feel like the most put-together version of yourself. The stack of rings that catch the light while you’re driving, the signature...