To prove “love conquers hate,” Fried and Fabulous owner Steve Lawrence responded to anti-gay protesters seen demonstrating on Library Mall recently by hoisting a bright gay pride flag over his popular food cart Wednesday.
Madison police arrested a man for exposing himself to a mother and her child at Olbrich Botanical Gardens Tuesday, according to a police report.
A working draft of a performing arts study in Madison was released Monday by Webb Management Services Management Services, Inc., the New York-based company that conducted the study in conjunction with WolfBrown consulting firm.
Madison’s Common Council heard arguments Tuesday from two potential future owners of The Orpheum Theater, who are vying to settle the property’s debts, but council decided not to interfere with the traditional bidding process.
Mayor Paul Soglin proposed his $275.2 million 2014 City of Madison operating budget Tuesday, which decreases funding for the Overture Center by $300,000 but increases funding for the Downtown Safety Initiative by $15,000, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi introduced his 2014 budget Tuesday, according to a press release.
Buraka owner Markos Regassa said he will temporarily close his food cart when the State Street restaurant closes Oct. 31.
End Domestic Violence Wisconsin released a report Monday documenting Wisconsin domestic violence-related fatalities in 2011 and 2012, according to a press release.
Police found a 23-year-old male battery victim bleeding and crying in the middle of North Brooks Street early Sunday morning, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
A 21-year-old male struggled with a gunman who approached him in the South Carroll Street area early Saturday morning and proceeded to take his cellphone, according to Madison Police Department incident report.
Locate recent crimes around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the city of Madison from the week of Sept. 22-Sept. 29, 2013.
University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor Bassam Shakhashiri is among five recipients honored with the 2013 Friends of Education Award, according to a university press release.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy commended the eco-friendliness of the Madison Public Library’s redesign of its downtown branch at a press event Friday.
Madison police arrested a 37-year-old man for sexually assaulting a college student after selling her ecstasy on State Street earlier in September, according to a police report.
Madison Common Council members met for an impromptu meeting Friday where they discussed “placemaking,” which is the process of making city locales more desirable destinations, as a means to improve safety.
An intoxicated University of Wisconsin-Madison student who was walking and texting suffered a possible concussion from being hit by a car while crossing University Avenue early Friday morning, according to a police report.
There was a moment early in Madison Police Chief Noble Wray’s tenure when he was sure his short-lived career had come to a screeching halt.
Read the full transcript of an interview with retiring Madison Police Department Chief Noble Wray. View the story here.
Several statewide leadership and law-enforcement agencies are putting the rapid proliferation of heroin abuse in Wisconsin at the forefront of concern and teaming up with local organizations to educate people about preventing and treating the alarming problem.
Freakfest organizers announced new additions to the Halloween bash’s line-up on the event’s Facebook page Wednesday, which include Neon Indian, 3LAU, Dirty Disco Kidz, Fort Wilson Riot and Gabe Burdullis.
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