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Wow, I was involved in the Edgewater early on as alder, and even I learned about what was going on in this article.

City Capital Budget: Amendments 1 & 2

More than half the amendments went quickly, until the Edgewater reared its ugly head . . . and the mayor got cranky.

Board of Estimates Recap

Short meeting, few agenda items, privatizing ambulance billing and water meters were discussed and a capital budget briefing.

District 8: Candidates Top Issues

District 8, usually known as the "student district" covers a portion of Langdon St, the Spring St. area and the dorms.

Renting from Apex: Where do you pay the rent?

Apparently, Apex Property Management and Anchor Bank are in a dispute, and their tenants are caught in the middle. To make...

Changes at Overture

The Foundation changes its name and adds board members. Will any of it make a difference, now that they are allegedly on their own and can't come back to the city? Or will they fail and will they be back? They have a lot of money to raise every year in a bad economy.

The Social Justice Center Thanks YOU!

Wow, thanks to everyone who made the dedication of the Nan Cheney Community Room such a wonderful event! Check out the video and please help thank everyone who made it happen! No more squeaky chairs!

Board of Estimates Recap

A little short, but at least I'm back to paying attention to city business AND my keyboard works which makes blogging much, much easier! Yay!

More City Week Ahead – And an APM to Note

In case people didn't know, there is an APM that was recently revised that talks about getting agendas to the clerk's office by noon on Friday.

Short Budget and Elections (City) Week Ahead

One (probably very, very long) meeting on Monday, none on Tuesday.

What Will The Council Be Talking About Tonight

This is what they want to talk about, if you want them to talk about something different, you have to show up and talk to the item so it doesn't get passed in one motion.

Local Conservatives Stymied by Lack of Understanding of Open Records Law

A while back I reported that local conservative groups were launching a series of open records requests with the Madison School District that targeted...