The Capital Times back issues from January 2009:
BUCATINI'S 45 PASTAS WORTH WAITING FOR.(77 SQUARE)(SQUARE MEALS)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: SAMARA KALK DERBY The Capital Times Bucatini pasta is long like spaghetti, but a thicker and hollow noodle resembling a narrow tube. It's among the - count 'em - 45 pasta choices at the new Bucatini trattoria that opened in the space of the failed Romano's Macaroni Grill ...
ROUGH NEW YEAR'S EVE? TRY THESE REMEDIES.(77 SQUARE)(SALUD!)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: JANE BURNS The Capital Times On New Year's Day, the staff at the Nau-Ti-Gal know all its brunch customers might not be feeling 100 percent because of how they celebrated New Year's Eve. That's why a "nurse" named Carissa will be available to tend to the ailing. ...
NOSTALGIA IS THE GRAND PRIZE ON GAME SHOW DVDS.(77 SQUARE)(TOP OF THE QUE)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jane Burns Say the words very quietly, so no one else can hear: "The password is ... classic." The buzz phrase isn't back just because CBS debuted "Million Dollar Password" to high ratings right before Christmas. The whispers are back, too, because the ...
SEEN: HOUR TOWN.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Novak HOUR TOWN Does anybody really know what time it is? You should, if you walk around town and look up instead of at the pavement. Outdoor clocks abound in Madison, from an old-style London-esque tower at Main and Webster streets to a ...
GARDENING SYMPOSIUM A BREATH OF SPRING.(77 SQUARE)(ARTFUL LIVING)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Linda Brazill If 2008 is any guide, then the coming year will be another one of transitions for many of us - at home, at work, even in the garden. One notable transition finds Olbrich Botanical Gardens assuming the role long held by Horticulture Magazine: ...
WELCOME '09 WITH BLACK-EYED PEAS.(77 SQUARE)(LET'S EAT FOR $7.70)(Recipe)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: SUSAN TROLLER The Capital Times Folklore says eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day helps guarantee prosperity in the year to come. Sounds like a good plan, seeing as many of us need all the help we can get to weather the financial wreckage of 2008. ...
KOMBUCHA TEA COMES FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: SUSAN TROLLER The Capital Times Two Madison mothers are partners in a small scale, local craft brewing business that they believe is the only one of its kind in the Midwest. But it's not beer that Vanessa Tortolano and Alla Shapiro are creating in the ...
RELIGHTING THE FIRE BEAVER DAM MUSICIAN WALKS THE LONG ROAD BACK FROM ACCIDENT.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: KATJUSA CISAR The Capital Times Chazz deMeyer was only going 28 miles per hour when he lost control of his car on a country road outside the town of Blue River in the Kickapoo Valley. He had been out drinking and bowling with friends. Maybe he swallowed an upper, too, ...
HEAD HERE BEFORE WALKING DOWN THE AISLE.(77 SQUARE)(QS)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: JEFF RICHGELS The Capital Times jrichgels@madison.com About 5,000 people and nearly 200 exhibitors are expected at the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall on Jan. 10-11 for the 21st annual Wedding Planner & Guide Bridal Show. The show - produced by Joy ...
HOLY ROLLERS! AS PACKED HOUSES ATTEST, BOWLERS RELIGIOUSLY ATTEND SCHWOEGLER'S CHEAP SUNDAY MORNING SESSIONS.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: MARK LUNDEY Correspondent for The Capital Times Doris Brockmann and Greg O'Brien are religious about their Sunday mornings. Both prefer to attend the early service - from 9 to 10 a.m. - because there's a big benefit for the early birds. Both ...
FIX IT YOURSELF ... INVENT IT YOURSELF? MADISON'S THRIVING DIY SCENE INCLUDES MR./MS. FIXITS.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: MAISIE RAMSAY Special to The Capital Times When Ryan Bollig got frustrated with the short battery life of his wife's battery-powered Swiffer Vac, he didn't take the inconvenience in stride by throwing out the appliance and buying a newer, more powerful model. ...
START THE NEW YEAR FRESH WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: LINDSAY CHRISTIANS The Capital Times Though the weather is probably going to stay pretty cold around here for the next couple of months, luckily, the arts scene seems to be experiencing no such chill. Opportunities to see and hear classical music will populate ...
PHOTOGRAPHER PLAYS WITH PERSPECTIVE AT MMOCA.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: LINDSAY CHRISTIANS The Capital Times A photo captures a woman taking a vigorous walk in the European countryside, striding in her white hoodie before a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and a Swiss-looking chalet. But things are not as they seem: In the next photo, the ...
'DOUBT' IS A LITTLE TOO SURE OF ITSELF.(77 SQUARE)(Movie review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Katjusa Cisar The Capital Times John Patrick Shanley's play-turned-film "Doubt," which he also directed, faces off two powerhouse actors: Meryl Streep as a traditionally minded nun on a blind mission and Philip Seymour Hoffman as a priest and the target of her vitriol. ...
OSCAR CONTENDERS SLOWLY MAKE THEIR WAY HERE.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: ROB THOMAS The Capital Times "Coming soon to a theater near you," the ads say. What movie lovers in smaller Midwestern cities like Madison soon learn is that "soon" and "near" are relative terms. Or there's that other phrase the ads are using lately, "Now ...
MUSIC THAT THAWS THE WINTER CHILL.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: KATJUSA CISAR The Capital Times I know it's hard to think about leaving the house after all the holiday parties and New Year's carousing, but take it from a lifelong Midwesterner: Getting out in January staves off winter gloom until at least late February, at which point ...
TWO EAST SIDE EATERIES CLOSING GOTHAM BAGELS TO OPEN.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Here's a recap of some local restaurant news we covered online in the past few days. For more restaurant and food-related news, visit 77square.com/food. There was a flurry of grim news on the Madison restaurant scene last week, as two near ...
MAKER MOVEMENT MAKING PROGRESS WITH FAIRES, TV SHOW.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: MAISIE RAMSAY When Ryan Bollig calls himself a "maker," he's not just talking about being a mechanically minded handyman. He's referring to the Maker Movement, a push to change the very definition of ownership and shift the relationship between manufacturer and consumer ....
TWO ARRESTED IN NORTH SIDE ROBBERY.(NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Madison police arrested two men in connection with an apartment robbery in the 1800 block of Northport Drive that took place just after the new year begn. Uriah Larson, 18, of Prairie du Sac was charged with armed robbery and carrying a ...
QUIET NEW YEAR'S EVE ON COUNTY ROADS.(NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times It was a relatively quiet New Year's Eve on rural roads and highways in Dane County. Sheriff's deputies issued four citations for drunken driving on the overnight New Year's Eve shift, including two to drivers who crashed their vehicles. No ...
SLICK RURAL ROADS LEAD TO NEW YEAR'S DAY RUN-OFFS.(NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Several rural roads in Dane County remained slick in patches Thursday afternoon, caused by blowing and drifting snow, the Dane County Sheriff's Office reported. "We've had four or five run-offs just during this shift," Lt. Gerald Hundt said ...
WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS GET READY TO DEPLOY.(NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Associated Press About 3,500 Wisconsin National Guard troops are preparing for several months of training in Florida and Texas, ahead of a previously announced Iraq deployment expected to last about 10 months. It will be the largest deployment of National ...
HAPPY NEW YEAR: WOMAN HITS $110,000 SLOT JACKPOT AT HO-CHUNK.(NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A woman celebrated New Year's Eve by hitting a $110,321 jackpot on a 25-cent Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Ho-Chunk Casino in the Wisconsin Dells area. The winner, who asked to remain anonymous, met some friends at the casino for ...
MADISON TO START COLLECTING CHRISTMAS TREES MONDAY.(NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Madison Streets Division will begin collecting Christmas trees on Monday, the city announced. All trees will be processed at the curb with street chippers. The machines are expensive, so city officials ask residents to follow ...
FRIDAY TO GET CHILLY FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.(NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Topsy-turvy would be the best way to describe Friday's weather in southern Wisconsin, with the high of the day coming before sunrise, temperatures dropping during the day then gradually rising later at night. The day's high most likely was ...
VARSITY EIGHT BOAT NAMED 'BEST OF 2008'.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Wisconsin men's rowing team's varsity eight was one of two boats named the best of 2008 in the January issue of Rowing News. Wisconsin's national championship crew shared the honor with the U.S. under-23 men's eight, which included three ...
TANELLI NAMED BIG TEN WRESTLER OF WEEK.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... After winning the 141-pound division at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill., UW senior Zach Tanelli was named the Big Ten wrestler of the week on Wednesday. Tanelli went 6-0 at the tournament to take the first invitational title of his Wisconsin ...
MITCHELL, DOLAN, GROTTING DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST FOR UW.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Todd D. Milewski The only constant in line combinations in hockey is change. There's always a better fit to be had, or at least it seems like there should be. With the Wisconsin Badgers, however, those changes always seem to bring them back to one stopping ...
UW PUTS THE CLAMPS ON ILLINOIS.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times CHAMPAIGN, ILL. -- The Wisconsin women's basketball team put together a defensive gem to win its second Big Ten game of the season, defeating Illinois 53-38 on Thursday night. The Badgers brought in the new year by holding the Illini to the ...
MORE TROOPS WON'T HELP IN AFGHANISTAN.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Dear Editor: Early Christmas morning I dreamed I met Barack Obama. In my dream I was in Hyde Park, not an unlikely circumstance for me as I often go to a bookstore there. I was taken by the plethora of images of Obama I'd seen lately, photos and cartoons. I saw him in some mall and went up ...
CELEBRATING YEAR'S MOST VALUABLE PROGRESSIVES.(OPINION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Nichols Progressives had more to celebrate in 2008 than in any year since the Supreme Court got into the business of stealing elections. The jubilant mood is dampened, of course, by the fact of a country is stuck in two military quagmires, ravaged by the most ...
SHOOTOUTS A DIVISIVE ISSUE IN COLLEGE.(SPORTS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Todd D. Milewski When it comes to one of the most divisive issues in hockey, Wisconsin Badgers coach Mike Eaves says he wears two hats. As a coach, Eaves is against the idea of shootouts in the game because it takes the result of a game out of a team's hands ...
BIG TEN REMAINS WINLESS IN ROSE BOWL SINCE WISCONSIN VICTORY IN 2000.(SPORTS)(MIKE LUCAS)(Column)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Lucas Barry Alvarez and Ron Dayne added to their Rose Bowl legacy when yet another Big Ten "contender" was exposed Thursday as a "pretender" in Pasadena. Penn State was the latest footwipe for mighty USC. Despite a second half revival -- long after the outcome had ...
CHANGING OF THE GUARDS AT PENN STATE.(SPORTS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Rob Schultz Every game has presented a new set of challenges for the guards who play for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team this season. There was the athleticism, quickness and strength of Connecticut's Jerome Dyson, A.J. Price and Kemba ...
PLANE CRASH KILLS MADISON COUPLE.(NEWS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Novak A Madison businessman and his longtime partner have died in a plane crash in Joliet, Ill. Stuart D. Seffern and his longtime partner Debbie Loiselle reportedly were the two people on board the Lancair 360 single-engine plane that crashed in flames ...
METRO WILL DETOUR FROM SQUARE STOP BEGINNING MONDAY.(NEWS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Metro buses normally stopping in front of U.S. Bank on Pinckney Street on Capitol Square will detour starting Monday because of construction. Riders using the stop at Pinckney and Main can use a temporary stop at Main and Martin Luther King ...
KUHN ACQUIRES DUTCH AG EQUIPMENT FIRM.(BUSINESS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Agricultural equipment producer Kuhn North America Inc. of Brodhead on Friday announced that it has acquired the crop packaging division of Kverneland Group, which has its factory in Geldrop, Netherlands. The Kverneland facility specializes ...
WHAT TO DO ABOUT ILLINOIS SEAT IN SENATE.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Illinois Gov. Rod "Who wants to buy a Senate seat?" Blagojevich has chosen former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Burris, a former rival of Blagojevich, is in many senses a fine pick. ...
A TALE OF BUSH AND BOOKS.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Dear Editor: The Dec. 26 edition of the Wall Street Journal finally dishes the dirt on why the Bush presidency has been as unfortunate as the Detroit Lions 2008 season: George W. Bush was preoccupied with a heated contest involving Karl Rove. Their goal was to see which one of these two ...
STATE: WE ARE IN A RECESSION.(NEWS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times In what could be the biggest understatement so far this early new year, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue has officially declared the Badger State to be in a recession. The quarterly Wisconsin Economic Outlook released Friday put the state ...
'CHRISTMAS TALE' BRINGS OUT BEST OF OUR WORST.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Rob Thomas Please don't confuse "A Christmas Tale" with "A Christmas Story." "A Christmas Story" is the heartwarming holiday favorite about the kid with the glasses who pines for an air rifle. "A Christmas Tale," on the other hand, is a caustic, richly ...
YES, IT'S TIME TO REBOOT AMERICA.(OPINION)(PLAIN TALK)(Column)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Zweifel The New York Times' Tom Friedman said in his column last week that the time has come to "reboot America." He had been in Hong Kong, where he could catch a sleek high-speed train at the ultramodern airport and was able to surf the Web on the ...
CYBER THE TIGER ARRIVES AT VILAS ZOO.(NEWS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison has added an Amur tiger, also known as a Siberian tiger, to its collection. Cyber, a 9-year-old, 450-pound male, can usually be seen in his outdoor exhibit from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Though the tiger ...
FITCHBURG MAN ARRESTED FOR SEX ASSAULT, FALSE IMPRISONMENT.(NEWS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A Fitchburg man was arrested Friday morning after he allegedly sexually and physically assaulted a woman he had be staying with, the Town of Madison Police Department said. Thomas F. White, 44, was charged with second-degree sexual assault, ...
BADGER BOWL PATRON TASERED ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.(! [BANG])
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A Madison man was Tasered and arrested after allegedly fighting with security at Badger Bowl Wednesday night, just minutes before the new year, Madison police said. Larry Keith Bruce, 48, was charged with three counts of disorderly conduct, ...
PROMINENT SOUTH MADISON COUPLE KILLED IN PLANE CRASH.(NEWS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Kristin Czubkowski Couple remembered as tireless advocates for neighborhood Stuart Seffern and Debbie Loiselle could have lived anywhere in Madison, friends of the couple said, but for more than 70 years combined, they chose to live in south Madison. The ...
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR STOCK RETIRING.(SPORTS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Associated Press Special teams coordinator Mike Stock is leaving the Green Bay Packers after the unit's problems figured in a 6-10 season and a failure to make the postseason. The Packers announced Friday that the 69-year-old Stock is retiring from ...
BADGERS TOP U.S. SELECT TEAM, 3-2 (WITH PHOTOS).(SPORTS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The University of Wisconsin Badgers women's hockey team became the only team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association this season to defeat the U.S. Select team with their win 3-2 at the Kohl Center Friday. The Badgers (18-0-2, 12-0-2) ...
UW BEATEN BY BASICS.(SPORTS)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Todd D. Milewski Boil the game down to its base elements, and you find where the Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey team's unbeaten streak got shattered on Friday. In pivotal stretches, Northern Michigan outworked the Badgers in one-on-one battles and created ...
'WALMARTOPIA' WRITERS SPOOF APOCALYPSE IN 'BLASPHEMY'.(77 SQUARE)(Theater review)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Lindsay Christians Don't be offended, but husband-and-wife team Andrew Rohn and Catherine Capellaro are at it again. This time instead of skewering the corporate establishment (as they did in their hit "Walmartopia"), the musical theater writing duo is taking ...
FOUL TROUBLE DOESN'T FAZE LANDRY.(SPORTS)
Jan 03, 2009 ... Byline: Rob Schultz There were just over two minutes left in the game last Wednesday afternoon when Michigan's Laval Lucas-Perry drove to the hoop and Marcus Landry slid over to stop him. The refs blew the whistle on Landry and the University of Wisconsin men's ...
DECKER RIGHT TO BE SKEPTICAL OF OWI PROPOSALS.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Jan 03, 2009 ... The thinking behind proposals to further criminalize driving-while-impaired is so backward as to justify the term "medieval." Suggesting that a habitual drinker or drug user will somehow clean up his or her act because a different statute might apply is as delusional as ...
GIVING BUSH THE BOOT.(OPINION)(Column)
Jan 03, 2009 ... Byline: Joel McNally When presidents dream about leaving a legacy, they probably don't have in mind creating a brand-new version of the dunk tank. Yet last week in front of the White House, the American version of the latest worldwide rage in political demonstrations ...
WAR ISN'T GOING TO SOLVE ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN CRISIS.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 03, 2009 ... Dear Editor: War is not the answer. War is the problem. If anyone ever doubted this truth, look at the present situation in the Middle East. Since 1947 the Israelis and Palestinians have been waging war over control of the territory. In this latest round some 400 Palestinians ...
FREEZING RAIN, SLICK ROADS, ON TAP.(NEWS)
Jan 03, 2009 ... Byline: Shawn Doherty Get your errands out of the way, stock up on supplies, and be ready to hunker down at home this afternoon -- a nasty mix of snow, rain and sleet is on its way. An incoming front from Nebraska will warm up temperatures from last night's low of 8 ...
STATE FORECLOSURES HIT RECORD HIGH.(NEWS)
Jan 03, 2009 ... Byline: Associated Press The number of foreclosure filings in 2008 hit a record high in Wisconsin. There were more than 25,000 foreclosure actions started in Wisconsin last year. Philip Crawford, founder of the Madison-based ForeclosureAlarm.com, says that's up ...
SEINFELD OFFERS SOMETHING OLD AND SOMETHING NEW AT OVERTURE.(77 SQUARE)
Jan 03, 2009 ... Byline: Rob Thomas Did you ever notice how some comedians will tell the same jokes every time they come to town? What is the deal with that? If the above sounds a little familiar to Jerry Seinfeld fans, well, so did at least half of Seinfeld's 70-minute set before a ...
MASKED MAN ROBS GAS STATION.(NEWS)
Jan 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A masked man robbed a west-side convenience store at gunpoint early Saturday, police said. The man walked into the Kelley Williamson Mobil gas and convenience store on 33 Junction Court at about 5:21 a.m. wearing a black ski mask and ...
BEATING THE WINTER BLUES ON SKATES.(NEWS)
Jan 03, 2009 ... Byline: Shawn Doherty Chilly temperatures, a biting wind, and gray skies -- Saturday was a perfect day for skating. A nasty winter storm was on its way, but no matter. Some of Madison's most intrepid families were gliding -- and falling -- on Vilas Park ice as yet ...
PATRICK CUDAHY RECALLS BACON BITS.(NEWS)
Jan 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Patrick Cudahy recalled 3,590 pounds of bacon bits products that might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday. The bacteria can cause a rare but potentially fatal disease to which ...
LANDRY LEADS BADGERS PAST PENN STATE.(SPORTS)
Jan 03, 2009 ... Byline: Rob Schultz There have been moments during Marcus Landry's career when he has helped catapult the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team to a Big Ten Conference victory. But there haven't been many games when Landry was dominant from the opening tip to ...
ROUGH DAY ON CITY SIDEWALKS.(NEWS)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: Pat Schneider The ice on local roadways melted through the day Sunday, but walks remained ice-coated and treacherous, sending scores to local hospitals. "We saw upwards of 40 people who were injured from falling," Nikki Cagle, nursing supervisor at Meriter ...
NUMEROUS CRASHES AND AT LEAST ONE DEATH FROM ICY ROADS.(NEWS)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: Shawn Doherty A light freezing rain wreaked havoc on area roads overnight, causing a crash that killed a 7-year-old Beaver Dam boy and numerous slide-offs that lined state highways with vehicles. The crashes started late Saturday, then tapered off during the ...
WOMAN SETS FIRE TO CLOTHES, PUNCHES POLICE OFFICER, COPS SAY.(NEWS)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A Sun Prairie woman was in custody at University Hospital Sunday night on a variety of charges, accused of setting fire to a pile of clothing outside her Emerald Terrace apartment, and punching a responding police officer in the face. ...
MAGAZINE RANKS WIS. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 3RD IN U.S.(NEWS)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- Children's Hospital of Wisconsin has been ranked No. 2 in emergency care and No. 3 overall by Parents magazine. The magazine surveyed more than 100 children's hospitals about survival rates, staff expertise and research. ...