Judge Doyle Square Committee selects development proposal
By Morgan Haefner | Feb. 3, 2014The Judge Doyle Square Committee selected a developer and drafted a resolution for the construction of Judge Doyle Square at a meeting Monday.
The Judge Doyle Square Committee selected a developer and drafted a resolution for the construction of Judge Doyle Square at a meeting Monday.
The city’s Landmarks Commission moved deciding on the 121, 123 and 127 W. Gilman St. reconstruction project and relocation of 123 W. Gilman St. to Feb. 17 at the request of Steven Brown Apartments, the applicant. The commission took no action Monday and did not allow public comment on the issue.
Residents of Porchlight stood by and watched as smoke dissipated from a fire at the local Madison homeless assistance shelter Sunday afternoon, causing approximately $20,000 in damages according to a Madison Fire Department news release.
The city of Madison’s Landmarks Commissions will meet Monday evening at 4:45 p.m. in the Madison Municipal Building to discuss the ongoing issue of construction on the Mansion Hill Historic District on West Gilman Street.
A group of five men beat a 24-year-old man from Middleton unconscious in front of the Cardinal Bar early Friday morning, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
A 30 year-old homeless woman was robbed on her way to breakfast Thursday morning in front of Bethel Lutheran Church, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
The Madison Police Department announced Thursday the resignation of an officer following a prolonged investigation into accusations the officer was involved in a domestic situation and used police authority for personal reasons, according to a MPD press release.
An amendment that bans the sale of nicotine products to minors was unanimously approved by the Dane County Board of Supervisors last Thursday, according to County Board Chair John Hendrick.
Food cart vendors, residents and an unprecedented amount of students voiced their opinions concerning the location of late-night food carts during a Vending Oversight Committee meeting Wednesday.
Dane County Board Supervisor candidate Chris Hoffman and incumbent Leland Pan addressed student issues at a forum Wednesday hosted by the Young Progressives student organization.
Dobrá Tea owners announced Jan. 15 the official last day of service at the vibrant tea shop on the 400 block of State Street will take place Sunday, Feb. 9.
Madison police arrested a 25-year-old man for impaired driving and possession of drug paraphernalia on the 500 block of University Avenue Wednesday, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
Madison’s Planning Commission met Monday to discuss demolition and reconstruction plans for several buildings on Washington Avenue, Wilson Street and Park Street.
Homeless service centers around the downtown and Isthmus area, including The Madison Salvation Army, are preparing for an influx of homeless residents due to plummeting temperatures.
Burglars stole a $35,000 piece of surveying equipment from a construction company office on 400 block West Johnson Street at an unknown time over the weekend, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a release.
Madison police arrested a 19-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison male student Saturday after he sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman at a party at Equinox Apartments, located at 409 W. Gorham St., according to Madison Police Department Spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
Madison’s late-night vending could see fewer licenses and a change in vending sites, according to recommendations from a city Office of Business Resources memo.
Two men were stabbed outside of Jolly Bob’s restaurant early Sunday morning after engaging in a physical fight, according to the Madison police officer in charge on call Sunday.
The city of Madison declared a city-wide snow emergency Sunday that will last until 7 a.m. Tuesday, and will affect side parking throughout city streets, according to a news release.
The Judge Doyle Square Committee came to an agreement the Madison Municipal Building should be used for civic purposes after deliberating Thursday on alternative potential uses for the building presented by developers in previous city meetings.