As May 4 draws closer, a group of students worried 2013 will be the last chance to preserve the annual Mifflin Street Block Party circulated a petition urging city officials and police personnel to “shift focus from citations to safety” on change.org.
An historic Catholic school will reopen as faith-based housing for University of Wisconsin-Madison students August 15 following a slim vote of approval by the city Council Tuesday, despite ongoing concerns about the future tax exemptions for the building owners.
University of Wisconsin-Madison student Nicholas Glattard created an online petition April 24 in support of the Mifflin Street Block Party that has garnered approximately 650 signatures since its creation.
A Republican-sponsored bill designed to standardize statewide housing regulations, including tenant-landlord relations, drew criticism from Madison city officials and University of Wisconsin-Madison students after it was introduced to the state Assembly Tuesday.
The City of Madison will use a website to emphasize and promote public input in the discussion of the 2014 city budget, according to a city press release.
Mayor Paul Soglin introduced plans at a press conference Monday for the city to invest money it has spent on the Mifflin Street Block Party in summer youth programming.
The independent restaurant owners whose businesses contribute to State Street’s unique atmosphere saw the extent of their community’s support Monday, when customers showed up en masse to a neighborhood meeting in opposition of a Chicago firm’s plan to redevelop University Inn.
Locate recent crimes around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the city of Madison from the week of April 22-April 29, 2013.
Police arrested a man for causing a disturbance outside Wando’s early Friday after he became violent over spectators filming his belligerent behavior, according to a police report.
Two police officers used a taser to restrain a man near the Capitol for allegedly punching both of them and a teenager Friday afternoon, according to a Madison Police Department report.
The local developing team that built the condominium complex Capitol West is proposing to construct a new high-rise hotel near the Capitol Square, according to a Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.
Members of the State Street Design Oversight Committee met Thursday to plan meetings with potential stakeholders to seek their input on the Library Mall redesign.
Madison Police Department officers are seeking to ban a man from State Street for causing a violent disturbance early Thursday morning at Whiskey Jacks Saloon, his second in the State Street area this spring, according to a police report.
The Madison Police Department will increase its presence downtown on weekends in the spring and summer months in an effort to curb disruptive behavior, MPD Central District Captain Carl Gloede said in a release Thursday.
Madison Police Department Chief Noble Wray released a report Wednesday showing crime in Madison decreased more than 3 percent from 2011 to 2012, though reported sexual assaults increased nearly 24 percent during that time.
City officials brainstormed ideas on how to bring more 18+ entertainment options to the campus area and amended a city ordinance to better assist those in the community suffering from alcoholism at a meeting Wednesday.
In response to events that took place at the Boston Marathon April 15, University of Wisconsin Athletics announced alternative security policies for its 32nd annual Crazylegs Classic run, taking place Saturday at 10 a.m.
The Vending Oversight Committee unanimously approved a proposed compromise between late-night food cart vendors and restaurant owners on Broom Street Wednesday, along with an amendment extending the hours downtown cafes are permitted to serve alcohol.
City officials held a public meeting to discuss the future development of the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street and Library Mall Tuesday, which included making the area more pedestrian and bike friendly as well as increasing street lighting.
A man implying he had a gun in his pocket robbed a campus Community Pharmacy and a Shopko pharmacy of morphine and other drugs Tuesday morning, according to a police report.
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