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Madison Metropolitan School District meal program is about to change everything you might think about school meals. With a new director championing the program, burgeoning farm-to-school partnerships and an exciting vision for locally sourced, scratch-cooked meals, Emma Waldinger reports that the food on students’ trays is in for an upgrade. It might even make some parents and kids rethink packing a lunch. ?? Also in the September issue, Jeff Oloizia revisits the cannabis question. As our neighbors on all sides reap the benefits of legal cannabis, many feel it’s high time Wisconsin adopts a program of its own. So why hasn’t it happened yet? And, we honor our biannual Top Nurses honorees. ?? These six innovators, practitioners and leaders rose to the top, and the prognosis is clear: Madison continues to be in good hands. ?? Shelby Rowe Moyer Plus, Nadja Larini rounds up local shawarma options, Doug Moe gets us hyped for the future of the Madison Children's Museum under the new leadership of Tom Linfield and M.J. Giesey pens an essay on her experience with Long COVID. Single issue orders are now live at madisonmagazine.com. On newsstands Aug. 28. ?? Cover photo by Nikki Hansen #MadisonWi #MadisonWisconsin #MadisonMagazine #September #backtoschool #MMSD #Madisonschooldistrict #schoollunch #schoolbreakfast #schoolmeals #NSLP #newschoolyear #school #cafeteria #schoolgarden #localproduce #scratchcooking #lunchtray #topnurses #nurse #cannabis #legalization #marijuana #weed

States on all sides are reaping the benefits of legal cannabis, and many feel it’s high time Wisconsin adopts a program of its own. So why hasn’t it happened yet?

Emma Waldinger reflects on Madison Magazine's policy not to publish reviews — and why local food coverage should go beyond competition and criticism.

Our biannual Top Nurses selections are in, and these six innovators, practitioners and leaders (from UW Health, UnityPoint Health – Meriter, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, SSM Health and more) rose to the top. The prognosis is clear: Madison continues to be in good hands.

Local philanthropist and artist Tom Linfield has a new gig: president and CEO of the Madison Children's Museum.

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Today is the last day for one of our summer interns, Anna Kleiber! ?? We’re so thankful for the awesome work she’s done for us in the past few months. Check out her stats ?? Looking for an editorial internship this fall? Apply today! https://lnkd.in/gBXvt-tJ

Analog is cool again. Come work for a magazine that puts a quality product in people’s hands. Join our team as an editorial intern and help bring local stories to life! We have two editorial internship openings right now — apply by this Friday, Aug. 23: https://lnkd.in/gruZCKMh

Five years after the business’s founding, OhYa Studio’s bold, large-scale murals are adding interest to Madison-area buildings.

After decades of disappointments, a potential breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer’s disease is sparking a new symptom in researchers, clinicians, caregivers and families: hope.