Rob Thomas

Attending industry conferences offers myriad benefits that can significantly impact your career—from gaining knowledge or expanding your network, to rejuvenating your perspective.

No. 1 — Matt Kilgariff, PGA Director of Player Development at The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., says golfers should seek out a specific type of trainer in the offseason. Hint: It has to do with fitness and can help on AND off the course.

No. 1 — Pamela Brill writes about refreshed halfway houses and comfort stations becoming more than just a pitstop for golfers and their guests in our Design + Renovation feature.

Madison Public Library's Cinesthesia free film series returns after a several-year absence with "Strange Days" on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Johnson, who died last spring at 70, was an avant-garde composer whose life will be honored on Feb. 4 in New York City.

Ramsey's in mourning after one of its best-loved residents died.

A police analyst committed a "gross breach of trust" after accessing information on a man he had a dispute with.

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Graff will read from his second novel, "True North," set among Wisconsin river rafting guides, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Madison Public Library.

"Bad River," directed by Mary Mazzio, will open next Friday in theaters, including in Madison at AMC Fitchburg 18.