A proposed residential development incited concerns at a community meeting Thursday from residents and University of Wisconsin-Madison students worried it would cost the Mansion Hill neighborhood some of its historic character and affordable housing options.
Local policy makers and the city attorney’s office have come to an impasse about how to proceed in restructuring the city’s licensing of downtown entertainment venues, particularly those that admit audience members under the age of 21.
The 100 block of State Street will close from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday due to a crane assembly for a nearby construction project, according to a city press release.
Last week the CEO of the Dane County Boy’s and Girl’s Club went undercover on the streets of Madison to walk three days in a homeless man’s shoes.
Madison Police are currently seeking a suspect who robbed State Street Brats Monday evening, according to a Madison Police Department report.
A fight at a local grocery store Nov. 12 resulted in splattered yogurt, toppled bacon and the use of pepper spray, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a report.
Dane County officials focused the 2013-’14 budget on assisting the homeless and decreasing the county’s above-average racial disparities, according to District 5 Supervisor Leland Pan.
As part of an overhauling website redesign, Madison’s Common Council adopted a new city logo Tuesday, which Ald. Maurice Cheeks, District 10, said is more versatile and “official.”
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it will put $60,000 toward increasing highway patrols, according to a Dane County Sheriff’s Office statement.
The Madison Plan Commission approved the construction of a rooftop terrace pool and additional balconies on buildings in the Langdon Street National Historic District Monday. The commission also considered but did not approve the demolition of two smaller Howard Street apartment buildings.
Sustainable Madison Committee members met Monday to discuss plans to implement a reimbursement program for city employees who bike, walk or use other forms of noncarbon-emitting transportation.
Police arrested one suspect in a battery incident that occurred early Sunday morning on the 100 block of East Mifflin Street, according to a city incident report.
Rainy weather did not stop the Badgers from out-performing Indiana on the gridiron Saturday, however, it did put a damper on alcohol consumption and misbehavior in the stands, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department report.
A University of Madison-Wisconsin student who was returning from a hunting trip, caused several neighbors to report a gunman in the Mifflin neighborhood Saturday morning, according to a Madison police report.
Madison’s Urban Design Commission met Wednesday to offer feedback on several downtown housing projects.
Wendy’s will once again occupy a storefront on State Street, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.
Man robbed at knifepoint on bike path Wednesday evening
“Peter,” known in the community for occupying a bench on the 100 block of State Street most nights, has a new home, according to a police report.
The city Landmarks Commission gave its approval of the alteration plans for the Delta Upsilon Fraternity House located on North Frances Street and listened to a proposal that included tearing down the Highlander, which is located on West Gilman Street, at a meeting Monday.
Alternate side parking restrictions will begin at 1 a.m. Friday throughout Madison, Wis., which will require residents to park their cars on the odd numbered house side of the street starting Thursday evening.
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