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Narayan Mahon
Onward and upward
The Henry Vilas Zoo has been embroiled in conflict since its disputes with its fundraising partner became public in March. The two entities have now severed all ties and the zoo is moving on. Read more
Brent Nicastro
The Dangle's Last Night
This week’s coverage of Visions Night Club led to us discovering this gem from the archive. In 1982, Rob Clark covered the last of The Dangle, the oldest strip club in downtown Madison at the time. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
David Michael Miller
Power grab
A frequent topic of conversation for members of the Hoan Group is the generational transfer of power. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
Carolyn Fath Ashby
Sharon Corrigan tackled the hard issues
Under Sharon Corrigan’s leadership, the Dane County Board of Supervisors saw more women supervisors and a greater level of cooperation. She is stepping down to move back to Illinois. Read more
Jan 9, 2020
David Michael Miller
Crazy little thing called parking
When will Madison street parkers be able to pay via smartphone app for every city parking spot? Read more
Jan 9, 2020
Kori Feener
Found in translation
Nkaujnou Vang-Vue is the MMSD’s first Hmong American principal. She oversees a special Hmong-English bilingual program at Lake View elementary. Read more
Jan 9, 2020
David Michael Miller
The tax on water
PILOT is a little-known tax the city of Madison charges some city agencies in exchange for municipal services. Do taxpayers end up footing the bill? Read more
Jan 9, 2020
Sheriff’s department finds no “criminal conduct” on part of Zoological Society
In November the Dane County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into collections at the Henry Vilas Zoo. The concluding report finds no “criminal conduct” on the part of the Henry Vilas Zoological Society, the former fundraiser for the zoo. Read more
Jan 7, 2020
3:25 PM
DATCP
Up shit creek
Climate change is creating new problems for Dane County dairy farmers, shitty problems. Read more
Jan 2, 2020
5:00 AM
Dane County reaches an agreement with Henry Vilas Zoological Society
Dane County and the Henry Vilas Zoological Society reach agreement over some $8 million in funds raised for the zoo. Read more
Dec 20, 2019
5:21 PM
SEIUHW
UW nurses demand union recognition
One of the organizations affected by Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10 was the nurses’ union at UW Health. Since then, nurses say that they’re now overworked and patient care is suffering. So they’re forming a new union. Read more
Dec 19, 2019
5:15 PM
Doug Jenkins is mad as hell
Doug Jenkins is mad as hell and he’s not going to take it anymore. So he’s running for president. Read more
Dec 19, 2019
5:00 AM
Carolyn Fath Ashby
Justice department assists hidden camera investigation
The state’s Office of Victim Services and the Department of Criminal Investigation are involved in the ongoing probe of hidden cameras in hotel rooms discovered by Madison East students. Read more
Dec 18, 2019
10:45 AM
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Last dance
Visions Night Club on East Wash closed its doors on Jan. 1 and isn’t expected to reopen. Staff writer Dylan Brogan reports on the strip club’s very last night. Read more
World of babka!
Susan Kay finds a commercial space for Bayk Madison. The babka bakery is expanding, but not beyond babka. Read more
Onward and upward
The Henry Vilas Zoo has been embroiled in conflict since its disputes with its fundraising partner became public in March. The two entities have now severed all ties and the zoo is moving on. Read more
Our fight for safe drinking water
The public information officer for Madison Water Utility seeks to set the record straight on her agency’s response to the threat of PFAS. Read more
Five spots for late-night eats you need to try in Madison, Wisconsin
It’s past midnight! You’re starving. Where can you grab a bite and maybe see and be seen? These five spots took top honors in our 2019 reader poll for favorite late night eats. Read more
