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Downtown businesses close due to MGE fire, power outages
No power meant forced closures for many downtown Madison businesses. Somehow the bargain event of the season on State Street — Maxwell Street Days — was not affected. Read more
Victoria Davis
Rebels with a cause
The Leathernecks motorcycle club was founded by Marine veterans as a way to reconnect back in civilian life. Although they look tough dressed in leather on their Harleys, they’re “straight-laced” with “families and honest jobs.” Read more
Jul 18, 2019
A museum of our own
Madison has a lot of museums but not one is devoted to its own history. Without a history museum, is the city losing the stories and artifacts that show us how we have evolved and who we are? Read more
Jul 18, 2019
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Madweek for July 18, 2019
Mayor Rhodes-Conway is sick of State Street woes, state Rep. Janel Brandtjen really wants Foodshare recipients to pee in a cup and get a job, and successors to Madison school board member Mary Burke are lining up...it’s been a big ol’ Madweek. Read more
Jul 18, 2019
Holly Henschen
Supporting refugees
On Friday, Madisonians protested both the conditions in facilities where asylum seekers are being held and a national raid on undocumented immigrants set to begin on Sunday. The protest coincided with dozens around the country. Read more
Jul 13, 2019
Greg Anderson
Wisconsin Examiner launches
The Newsroom, a nonprofit venture working to increase coverage of state government, will launch its 11th state publication: The Wisconsin Examiner Read more
Jul 11, 2019
Parental guidance
The Dane County jail started a pilot, Parenting Inside Out, in February. The 12-week program provided six inmate fathers training on parenting skills in hopes of improving family communication and reentry into home-life. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
Chase Hammond
Busker blues
Bassist Josh Cohen says Madison is missing out by tightly regulating buskers who use amplifiers. He’s contesting a municipal ticket in the hopes that a judge will find the city’s ordinance unconstitutional. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
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Andy Moore
Health care for all
ABC for Health — the “ABC” stands for “Advocacy and Benefits Counseling — marks its 25th anniversary. The organization helps families obtain, maintain, and finance health care coverage and services. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
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Linda Falkenstein
Play like an artist
In life drawing, it is folly to try to make your sketches “too human, too soon.” This and other artistic advice is available free at the Chazen Museum of Art. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
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Falling in line
Wisconsin Republicans once put up a good fight to keep Donald Trump off the 2016 GOP ticket. Now that he’s president, some conservatives fear the state GOP is starting to look more and more Trumpian. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
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Madweek for July 11, 2019
Madison school board member Mary Burke resigns nearly two years before her term is up, UW-Madison alum helps nab World Cup title and Beloit police chief worries about Illinois weed...it’s been a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Week! Read more
Jul 11, 2019
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Victoria Davis
Dances with lions
Chinese Lion Dancing is an ancient art form that requires dancers to use every part of their bodies. Teams from around the country came to Madison last weekend to compete in the Second National Dragon & Lion Dance Championships. Read more
Jul 3, 2019
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Downtown businesses close due to MGE fire, power outages
No power meant forced closures for many downtown Madison businesses. Somehow the bargain event of the season on State Street — Maxwell Street Days — was not affected. Read more
Rebels with a cause
The Leathernecks motorcycle club was founded by Marine veterans as a way to reconnect back in civilian life. Although they look tough dressed in leather on their Harleys, they’re “straight-laced” with “families and honest jobs.” Read more
After detention
When immigrants are released from detention centers to await their appearance in court, they often have nothing. Sarah Frank traveled to the border with much-needed supplies. Read more
A museum of our own
Madison has a lot of museums but not one is devoted to its own history. Without a history museum, is the city losing the stories and artifacts that show us how we have evolved and who we are? Read more
“There better be beer!”
Revised designs for the Madison Public Market are incorporating feedback from the public. It will be “green” — and presumably not orange. Read more
