The Great Cookie Caper!
I received this email from a local Village resident(thanks for putting me on the mailing list). While I am not surprised that one...
Have Abacus Will Travel
I have written before of the the right wings veiled attempts to privatize public education. I have also pointed out that while they...
The City’s Pest Control Program
In 2004, the City of Madison revised our policy regarding Pest Management on City properties in an effort to eliminate or further reduce pesticide...
Saving the Trees!
As you plan your week, if you are interested in the tree canopy downtown, you might be interested in this . . . Preserving...
Walkable – How the Common Council Scores.
Ok - Subeck beat me to this one, but I went at it with a different angle. Alder Satya Rhodes-Conway sent a link...
Greyhound Update
This is from Greyhound to the alders.I guess, at least they are starting to communicate with the alders, but is this what you want...
The High Cost of Driving
I thought Robbie Webber's comments on the Mayor's blog post were interesting . . . The email was entitled:It's about time! Mayor Dave explains...
One Huge Item Missing!
Dean Mosiman called me about the budget story he wrote. It's hard to react to something you haven't seen, but one thing is...
City Redistricting
Info that would be good for tomorrow's hearing - how our maps are impacted by the Republican plan.
Thought Google Gigabit fiber was cool? Check out the UW’s 100-Gigabit network
In the rare holiday-Friday news that isn't bad, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced today that they were funding a $62.5M 100 Gigabit network upgrade for a consortium that includes UW-Madison.
Businesses in the downtown: more openings than closings
This is a good trend: more businesses are opening (21) in the downtown than are closing (9). I think I knew about most of these, but it was pretty impressive to see the full list. Thanks to Mary Carbine of the Central Business Improvement District for the list.
Even in Dane County the Fiscal Conservatives are Breaking Us!
We have been chronicling how the fiscal conservatives are breaking the bank, now we see it "trickling down" to the Dane County Board....