The Urban Design Commission met Wednesday night to discuss proposals for the Target retailer on Midvale Boulevard and renovations to Edgewater Hotel.
An ordinance sponsored by Mayor Dave Cieslewicz that would prohibit the consumption of alcohol by employees of licensed retail alcohol establishments while working is being considered by the Alcohol License Review Committee .
A state Assembly bill that bans texting while driving in Wisconsin now awaits final consideration after claiming 89 votes from state Assembly members. Six members voted against the bill.
A new Republican candidate for lieutenant governor entered the race Tuesday.
The discussion of renovations of Old Middleton Road brought many vocal citizens to the Madison Common Council meeting Tuesday.
""People move here to find a better way of life, but they find that it's not as welcoming as they hoped it would be,"" said Celia Jackson, co-chair of the Dane County Task Force on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System.
The Madison Student Coalition, a union of local high school and college students and immigrant rights advocates, rallied Tuesday as part of a national week of action to encourage federal immigration reform.
A liberal communications group is accusing a UW-Madison professor and the conservative think tank he is affiliated with of manipulating poll data.
The Wisconsin state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require interest groups that run political ads in elections to register with the state government.
The Towers Residence Hall on State Street began its last semester as a private dorm this week, and will instead serve as an apartment building available for rent as early as next fall.
New entertainment options are now being offered to students downtown at Segredo, a combination restaurant, bar, bowling alley and gaming center.
State Sen. Alan Lasee, R-De Pere, announced his decision last week to retire after 36 years in the Wisconsin Legislature. Lasee did not give a specific reason for his retirement.
From the ashes of Madison Avenue rises an under-21 hot spot that even the police—or at least the Alcohol License and Review Committee—can get behind. In contrast to the troubled history that the defunct Madison Avenue left behind, Segredo is clean, elegant and tasteful. Owner Michael Hierl said he has strived to create a venue that those above and below the drinking age can enjoy at night.
Gov. Jim Doyle signed a drunken-driving reform bill Dec. 22 that overhauls current law and establishes stricter penalties for those caught driving while intoxicated.
A bomb threat caused an evacuation of the state Capitol Dec. 29.
Fresh Madison Market opened Saturday, Jan. 9 in University Square as a new way for students on the UW-Madison campus to get groceries.
University Health Services Director Dr. Sarah Van Orman provided a campus H1N1 virus fall semester recap and update at a Board of Regents meeting held January 8.
After a lengthy battle with the city of Madison, the fate of Hammes Co.'s Edgewater Hotel redevelopment proposal will be decided at the Madison Common Council meeting Feb. 23.
Five UW-Madison engineering students and an advisor returned home safely Saturday after working in Haiti when the earthquake hit.
Over 44,000 Wisconsin jobs were created or preserved as a result of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a new report.
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