I’ve often said there is no activity you can do in downtown Madison that can’t be made more fun by doing it in a golf cart! So you can imagine my sheer happiness when I spotted a golf cart-mounted hot dog stand plying its trade on Main Street, in front of the gazebo between Greves and McWhiggins.

I’ve often said there is no activity you can do in downtown Madison that can’t be made more fun by doing it in a golf cart! So you can imagine my sheer happiness when I spotted a golf cart-mounted hot dog stand plying its trade on Main Street, in front of the gazebo between Greves and McWhiggins.

I’ve often said there is no activity you can do in downtown Madison that can’t be made more fun by doing it in a golf cart! So you can imagine my sheer happiness when I spotted a golf cart-mounted hot dog stand plying its trade on Main Street, in front of the gazebo between Greves and McWhiggins.

This is a story I’ve been looking forward to researching and writing for a long time. Gabby Hammersley is the creative force behind the amazing and stunningly original food creations at Off Broadway Taproom. If you’ve eaten there you know exactly what I’m talking about. And if you haven’t, w…

This is a story I’ve been looking forward to researching and writing for a long time. Gabby Hammersley is the creative force behind the amazing and stunningly original food creations at Off Broadway Taproom. If you’ve eaten there you know exactly what I’m talking about. And if you haven’t, w…

Sisters Grace and Sarah Clifton are both aspiring writers, and they like to hang out in places like coffee shops with their laptops for a little caffeinated inspiration. One day not long ago they were sitting and writing together at Analog Coffee at the corner of Broadway and Main in Madison…

Sisters Grace and Sarah Clifton are both aspiring writers, and they like to hang out in places like coffee shops with their laptops for a little caffeinated inspiration. One day not long ago they were sitting and writing together at Analog Coffee at the corner of Broadway and Main in Madison…

Sisters Grace and Sarah Clifton are both aspiring writers, and they like to hang out in places like coffee shops with their laptops for a little caffeinated inspiration. One day not long ago they were sitting and writing together at Analog Coffee at the corner of Broadway and Main in Madison…

This Sunday, March 17, the Commonwealth Brass band from Louisville will take the stage at Madison Consolidated High School Auditorium to perform a concert of British style brass band music. The show begins at 3 p.m., and is sponsored by the Madison Performing Arts Foundation, which means the…

This week’s story has a dash of “told you so,” a hint of “you had to be there,” and a big old dose of “it’s not too late if you try.” I’m talking about the Songwriters in the Round show that happened at Red Bicycle Hall this past Friday, sponsored by the people who bring you RiverRoots Music…

This week’s story has a dash of “told you so,” a hint of “you had to be there,” and a big old dose of “it’s not too late if you try.” I’m talking about the Songwriters in the Round show that happened at Red Bicycle Hall this past Friday, sponsored by the people who bring you RiverRoots Music…

This week’s story has a dash of “told you so,” a hint of “you had to be there,” and a big old dose of “it’s not too late if you try.” I’m talking about the Songwriters in the Round show that happened at Red Bicycle Hall this past Friday, sponsored by the people who bring you RiverRoots Music…

As March rolls around in Madison, you can count on three things happening. The yellow forsythia begins showing its riot of yellow blossoms along the roadways and side yards. We start gearing up for the best darn small town St. Patrick’s celebration in Indiana (more on that in a future articl…

When March rolls around in Madison, you can count on three things happening. The yellow forsythia begins showing its riot of yellow blossoms along the roadways and side yards. We start gearing up for the best darn small town St. Patrick’s celebration in Indiana (more on that in a future arti…

Dallas Moore goes by many sobriquets. He’s known to multiple generations as one of the true torchbearers of the Outlaw Country flame. Some call him “The Hardest Working Man in Honky Tonk” and others a “Modern Day Hardcore Troubadour”.

Carroll County

First, a note about Charlie’s Beat: After five-plus years of covering the music scene in Madison, I feel it’s time to broaden the scope of this column to include all the cultural happenings in our wonderful town.