Upcoming Demolition
Demolish a building for more parking, from the demolition listserve.Please be advised that Jim Meier will be filing a demolition permit application on June...
Learn about Downtown Architecture
People have been building in downtown Madison for more than 170 years. Jim Draeger, deputy preservation officer with the Wisconsin Historical Society, helps...
Demolitions and Conservation Districts
This morning's WSJ has a half-way decent article about our demolition ordinance (yes, that was a compliment) and an upcoming conservation district ordinance. ...
Friends of Lotherian Update
Photo by Heather Nicole Benson
Firestarters!
There were updates on the Madison Community Cooperative (MCC) membership vote, re memberships of those 36 who used to live in the...
MINE
Governor Walker promised us(among other things) that his administration would help create 250,000 jobs. After two years(of a four year term) the...
Common Council Recap – The Basics
A report, from citizen reporter Konkel! ;) GETTING STARTEDThe meeting started around 6:38, Mayor was in the chair since before 6:30, but it...
Friday Round Up . . .
Ex-alder gives advice to colleagues, Olinger leaving the city, kudos to public health, Kailin service, Brews for WYOU, Homeless Memorial Day, composting, and more,...
The Hype about Neighborhood Conservation Districts
You'd think that the recent proposal for Neighborhood Conservation Districts said that nothing could ever be demolished or built anywhere in the City again,...
Breaking Down How the Council Decides if they Should Overturn the Landmarks Commission
The decision before the council on Tuesday in NOT whether they should approve the Edgewater project, it is only a question of if they...
A little more Round Up
There's a little bit out there to comment on . . . EDGEWATER TOURI considered going, but didn't feel like listening to another sales...
Edgewater: Denied! (Final)
It was a 7 hour meeting . . . I missed the first three hours, which consisted of 1.5 hours to 2 hours of...
Another Opinion on the Law and Edgewater
This one from Mansion Hill Steering Committee:To: Madison City CouncilFrom: Mansion Hill Steering Committee on the Edgewater ProjectDate:...