What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Josh Wimmer expounds on the challenges and joys of being a mentor.
- Madison.gov: A look into the environmental blowback against Assembly candidate Brett Hulsey.
- Bill Lueders searches for asbestos in the possible temporary site for Madison's new library.
- Kevin Bargnes reports on an innovative program for bike-friendly businesses.
- Brenda Konkel thinks Madison needs to get serious about ethics.
- Esty Dinur profiles Sharon Kilfoy, the mural artist who enlists community volunteers for her big paintings.
- Jessica Steinhoff reports on the local effects of big changes in the touring music business.
- Rich Albertoni previews the Terrace performance by DJ Kool Herc, the hip-hop pioneer who, back in the '70s, sampled Madison's own Clyde Stubblefield.
- Dean Robbins praises the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland, featuring tube veterans Valerie Bertinelli and Betty White.
- Kenneth Burns is delighted by Please Give, the death-obsessed comedy about two New York families, while Vincere tells the story of the wife Mussolini spurned.
- Robin Shepard recommends the best of the local summer seasonal brews, whether you have a lawn or not.
- Linda Falkenstein reports on a new lounge and South American resto on South Park Street.
- Close to Home: Andy Moore reflects on a sibling's life and work.