Lifestyle

For three years, I’ve written the same words on Airbnb’s reservation field that says “tell your host why you’re in town.”

Looking for gently used, inexpensive clothes and furniture? Chances are pretty good that you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for somewhere along the 100 Mile Garage Sale.

The snow has melted, and the roads are finally dry. If you haven’t removed your winter tires, here’s why doing so ASAP will save you big money.

Many die-hard Dylan fans don’t know that the legendary folk singer briefly lived in Wisconsin. Inspired by his time here, in 1961 he drafted an ode to the dairy state. Conserved on a torn sheet of paper for 56 years, the unpublished lyrics sold at auction for $24,000 in 2017. One verse reads:

Sometimes the best medicine is snuggles from your fur baby. But what do you do if your pet has an incurable disease? Here are some tips to allow you both to live your best lives.

Occasionally making yourself inaccessible is essential to boosting focus. A survey found that always being reachable – checking emails during off days, scrolling through social media, responding to texts 24/7 – is associated with higher stress levels. This is known as “continuous partial attention,” a state of alertness largely driven by FOMO.

For the first time since 2011, the Badgers are national champions. To further sweeten the victory, the members of the UW-Madison team beat out their archrivals, Minnesota. Sweeter still, they didn’t even let them score.

Interested in attending the biggest music festival on the planet? You don’t have to drive far. Milwaukee’s gargantuan Summerfest hosted over 800,000 attendees in 2018, and with this year’s staggering lineup, those numbers are sure to swell.

Dairyland is also a haven for manufacturing, and each year since 1988, the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards have honored companies excelling in culture, innovation and giving back to their communities.

Last week, California-based Henry Avocado announced a voluntary recall of some avocados sold in Wisconsin after a facility tested positive for possible listeria contamination. All avocados with a “Bravocado” label on the sticker should be thrown out or returned for a refund.

Looking for a refreshing change from the Hollywood formula? A unique date idea? Or just an excuse to visit Madison during spring?

Last Monday, Sara Meaney, Governor Evers’ nominee to lead the Department of Tourism, issued a challenge to Wisconsinites. Before zipping off to some exotic foreign locale, visit one place in Wisconsin you’ve never explored.

Here are our favorite apps to make travel easier, more affordable and more fun.

Parents across America continue to worry about the apps their children and teens download. Here are two apps that can give parents peace of mind.

Do you want to be a better listener? Here is an advanced practice drill. Listen to someone you really disagree with. It should not be a challenge to find someone in today’s political climate.

When I was four and just becoming aware of people outside my family, I began noticing our wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors.

Maybe you love the idea of flying down the slopes but haven’t mastered skiing or snowboarding. No experience or skill is needed to become an expert tuber. What better place to tube to your heart’s delight than at Sunburst Winter Sports Park, home of the largest tubing park in the world?

According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, there are 20,000 motor vehicle crashes each winter in Wisconsin. Stay safe by learning to correct your slides.

What could possibly be more American than fried food, 1950s music, and yacht-sized Cadillacs with “I Like Ike” stickers?

Hoist a pint at one of the several breweries in Door County.

Several state parks have some portions of the park open during the winter for those hardy souls who like to camp in frigid temperatures. Here are a few tips for winter camping from Travel Wisconsin:

When my husband recently traveled to wintry climes, he kept warm with a neck warmer and gloves from Heat Holders, while I kept my feet toasty at home with their thick, cushiony socks. I purchased the gloves and hat for when I go outside.

Charlotte-based Chef Bruce Moffett, owner of Moffett Restaurant Group, is releasing his first cookbook, “Bruce Moffett Cooks: A New England Chef in a New South Kitchen.”

We zipped along on our green scooters, passing the impossibly white sand dunes of the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the Santa Rosa Sound on the other, enjoying the unspoiled beauty of Gulf Islands National Seashore in Navarre Beach.

Fried, fatty and nutritionless, cheese curds are basically the opposite of a blueberry. Still, because they pair well with beer, friends and winter, we love them all the same.

Rome has cannoli, Paris has crepes, and Madison has cheese curds. But where should you go to find the best in the city?

Winter is no longer coming; it’s here. To stay on the road (literally), don’t fall for one of these winter driving myths.

With snow blanketing the state nearly half the year, you wouldn’t think of Wisconsin as the home of smoking tires. And yet, America’s Dairyland hides several places to see and experience serious speed.

True Wisconsinites know that the only way to beat winter is to layer up and embrace it. That’s the philosophy of this weekend’s Winter Fest.

It’s easy to write off prison as a faceless holding pen for the convicted. San Francisco-based artist and photographer Nigel Poor challenges us to see prison in a new light.