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You may recognize Chef Giovanni Novella from Bar Corallini. | Photo courtesy of Osteria Novella
Open
A new Italian spot is coming to University Avenue. Osteria Novella opens on Thursday, Nov. 20 — and we’ve got our eye on the house-made pastas and Novella Limoncello. Snag reservations.
Gallery
Did you see the Northern Lights that appeared over southern Wisconsin? We totally missed it. Stoke our FOMO and send us your pics for a chance to be featured in an upcoming newsletter. (WKOW)
Real Estate
The average home price in Madison is around $420,000. In that range, you can get this 1922 bungalow on the Isthmus. Psst — hardwood floors are hiding under the carpet.
Health
Feeling queasy? UW Health is breaking ground on a $45 million, four-story medical center on Madison’s West Side — expanding its Digestive Health Center to add both urgent and primary care services. (Wisconsin State Journal)
Shop
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources just launched a new merch store. Every purchase helps support local conservation efforts and environmental education across the state. Shop the store — we like the Musky shirt.
Seasonal
Ouch. That 4:30 p.m. sunset makes for a pretty dark evening. Good thing the Milwaukee Christmas Tree is up. See it get installed — or make the trek to the tree lighting on Friday, Nov. 21.
History
The Gordon Lightfoot song, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” is trending. ICYMI, the song is based on how the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior — and to this day, Wisconsinites along the shore still remember the storm that claimed the “Pride of the Great Lakes.”
The Word
Frisson. It means the strong feeling of excitement and chills you get when you hear music or see art. Let’s use it in a sentence — I’m going to get frisson when I see Leslie Odom Jr. at the Orpheum on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
Wellness
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Shop
If you’re a Costco shopper, you know about the $1.50 hot dog. But are you in on these other 10 lesser-known hacks all Costco shoppers should know about?*
Event Spotlight
“Hey, I just saw a cardinal.”
Bird theory is a test in which you see what your partner says when you tell them you saw a bird today. | Photo via Wikimedia Commons
If you said that and your partner perked up, congrats — they’ve passed the bird theory test. The trend supposedly tests how tuned-in your sweetheart really is.
Plus, who doesn’t love local bird talk? Check out upcoming events from:
BIPOC Birding Club — Join this club for the Madison-area Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, Dec. 20.
The Buy
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How well do you know the federally recognized tribes in Wisconsin?
A whopping 85% of our readers knew that these were all federally-recognized tribes: Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin, and Oneida Nation.
