Curb Conversations

Singlestitch brings clothes from the past to State Street. For more stories, visit curbonline.com.

Take shelter and find warmth in Wisconsin's winter art scene. For more stories, visit curbonline.com.

Debt forgiveness plan would provide relief but falls short of addressing the heart of the student loan crisis. For more stories, visit curbonline.com.

How a triathlete balances life and training. For more stories, visit curbonline.com.

Electronic music grows into fixture of state's dance scene. For more stories, visit curbonline.com.

Local businesses pull visitors to unique Wisconsin region. For more stories, visit curbonline.com.

Denmark sisters transcend heart disease to grow families. For more stories, visit curbonline.com.

Checking in with those who will check your pulse

One of the first challenges UW-Madison nursing students face is getting into the selective nursing school. Once admitted, they deal with a rigorous schedule and demanding classes. Nursing school is hard enough, but COVID-19 created a new set of challenges for recent nursing students. We talked to two UW-Madison nursing students who started the program in the midst of COVID-19 and discussed how their experiences have shifted their perceptions of the industry.

Milwaukee reentry nonprofit highlights stories of resilience and success from formerly incarcerated people.

A conversation with Lydia Zepeda, professor emerita of consumer science at UW–Madison. 

Folks across Wisconsin have made the effort to shift toward primarily plant-based, vegetarian and vegan diets. This shift has a multitude of wide-ranging effects for our planet and its people — from reducing our carbon footprint to mitigating climate change. As Wisconsinites turn to these alternative diets, it offers us a chance to heal — to keep our pulses going for as long as we can.