Enough with the east side already
While I understand east-siders are excited to see so much happening in their part of town, is there really a need to cheerlead development on East Washington Avenue (“A New Downtown District,” 5/19/2016”)?
From my perspective the movement of downtown amenities to that corridor is already in the works, and to feature a full-page opinion advertising East Wash development as the answer to the woes of State Street condenses the city of Madison into only downtown and the isthmus.
As a resident of the south side of Madison, I am absolutely thrilled at the prospect of Madison College expanding in my neighborhood, hopefully also expanding the opportunities for the folks living here.
Similarly, I would think that putting the proposed public market on the south side would express an interest in including all Madison neighborhoods in the cultural and culinary boom being celebrated on the east side.
Alan Talaga gives a nod towards lack of diversity, wanting a downtown “that offers something for more than just well-off white people,” but he seems to ignore that there are other neighborhoods in Madison that are already diverse, and hungry for the bounty that east-siders already enjoy.
Nigel O’Shea (via email)
Ready...set...action!
I am so glad you folks selected the movie This Changes Everything as a pick of the week, and the review was great (“No More Business as Usual,” 5/19/2016)!
I really liked the way it led the reader through the different aspects of the movie; it was very inspiring and hopefully will encourage many folks to see the movie, as well as taking action in their lives afterward.
Mary Beth Elliott (via email)
Correction
In last week’s article on the Savages, drummer Fay Milton was misidentified in the photo. As shown below, the correct lineup is, from left, Ayse Hassan, Fay Milton, Gemma Thompson and Jehnny Beth.
Dustin Cohen