Good grief, its been years since I’ve done one of these (round up blog post), but here’s what I’ve got! For those of you who don’t even know what it is, its snipets of things going on around town – events, announcements, meetings, etc. Most items are just dug out of my flurry of emails I get every day! It can be a little random! Mostly items that aren’t worthy of a full blog post unless I posted 10 times a day . . .
FEED Kitchens Holiday Bazaar
Looking for unique local food products for holiday gift giving or your
dinner table? FEED Kitchens will be hosting our Holiday Bazaar this
Saturday, December 8 from 10 am to 2 pm.Set up in a market style atmosphere, food innovators working out of FEED
Kitchens will be sampling their products, sharing their passion and
inspiration, and selling items for you to take home.Saturday’s vendors will include: Strey Dog Old Fashioned Mix, Mango Man
Salsas, Rude Brew Kombucha, Mojo’s Majik BBQ Sauces, Cajun Cook Jambalaya
Mix, Artesan Fruit Fruit Sculpture, Madame Chu’s Delicacies Southeast
Asian Sauces, Mandy’s Mood Food Hot Sauces, FEED Bakery Goodies,
Melly-Mel’s Soul Food Catering, and more.FEED Kitchens is located at 1219 N. Sherman Avenue.
LET’S HOPE THE BADGER HERALD GOT THIS WRONG
“Requiring usage of support services may remedy underlying causes of homelessnesshousing ” – this is the exact opposite of what HUD is requiring – even under TRUMP – and totally misses the point of Housing First. According to HUD
“Housing First is an approach to quickly and successfully connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to permanent housing without preconditions and barriers to entry, such as sobriety, treatment or service participation requirements.”
Furthermore, one of the core components of Housing first is
“Supportive services are voluntary, but can and should be used to persistently engage tenants to ensure housing stability – Supportive services are proactively offered to help tenants achieve and maintain housing stability, but tenants are not required to participate in services as a condition of tenancy. Techniques such as harm reduction and motivational interviewing may be useful. Harm reduction techniques can confront and mitigate the harms of drug and alcohol use through non-judgmental communication while motivational interviewing may be useful in helping households acquire and utilize new skills and information.”
Sigh . . . ugh. bleck. grr. etc., etc., etc.
NEW PLAYGROUNDS IN 2019
Have your say about the new playgrounds planned for Segoe and Slater parks in 2019. Join us on Thursday, December 6 at the public input meeting. Visit our Project page for a listing of recent, current and upcoming projects. LEARN MORE
2019 PARKS PERMITS AVAILABLE ONLINE
Get a jump start on your 2019 recreation with a permit valid now through 2019 – dog, disc golf, cross-country ski and lake access! LEARN MORE
MO MEETINGS
Task Force on Structure of City Government Common Council Subcommittee
Date: Friday, December 7, 2018 at 2:00pm
Location: City-County Bldg 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room GR-27 Madison, WI 53703
Agenda
i. Compensation levels
ii. CompensationandtermofCouncilPresidentandVicePresident iii. Support staffing levels and training for Council members
iv. Alders serving on BCCs
Meeting: Disability Rights Commission
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 5:00pm
Location: City-County Bldg
210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Room 103A
Madison, WI 53703
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION INSTAGRAM
Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association (TLNA) is on Instagram now too.
WILSON ST. CORRIDOR STUDY MEETING
West Wilson Street from South Broom Street to South Henry Street is scheduled for reconstruction in 2019. Water main breaks and deteriorated pavement over the last year have made this project a priority. As part of the approval for the recent reconstruction project on West Wilson Street, the Common Council required that the City conduct a more comprehensive study of the Wilson Street corridor—South Broom Street to South Blair Street. A map of the study area is available here.
With another project scheduled, the City will use this opportunity to study how the Wilson Street corridor (Broom Street to Blair Street) functions for all modes of transportation. A public meeting was held on November 8 to present existing conditions as well as goals and objectives for the corridor. The second public meeting on December 6 will review design alternatives for the corridor.
Wilson Street Corridor Study Public Involvement Meeting:
Thursday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m. – Design Alternatives
Room 260, Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. BoulevardPublic comments are encouraged at the meeting.
NORWEGIAN BAKE SALE
Sons of Norway–Idun Lodge is holding a Bake Sale THIS SATURDAY, December 8th, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Winnebago & First Streets, from 9am to noon – or until we run out. So come and stock up on lefse and baked goodies to have on hand or give for Christmas. There will also be coffee and juice for those of you who want to sit a while to enjoy your purchases. Join us in the basement Fellowship Hall…accessible via the Winnebago entrance ramp and elevator inside. Come early for the best selection!
FREE COMPUTER/DEVICES REPAIRS TONIGHT
Fix I.T. Clinic Wednesday 12/5 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Device Fix IT clinics are to repair and support computers and hardware owned by households without the means to fix them. Adults can bring in their devices (smart phone, desktop, tower, laptop, etc.) and DANEnet staff and volunteers will fix and clean the devices.
Wednesday, December 5th from 5:00 – 8:00 PM
At the Lussier Community Education Center, 55 S. Gammon Rd. Madison, WI 53717
Have a Computer Question or Issue?
If your computer or laptop is slow, not working, or seems to have a virus, bring it in for free tech support. Our volunteers will teach valuable repair skills, answer questions, and give technical advice about your device.
Details & What to Bring: First come, first served. Labor is FREE. Volunteers can offer advice on purchasing parts online or at local repair stores
Bring your laptop, and/or desktop tower and power cord. Volunteers will help with computers, smartphones and tablets.
Help spread the word…
On facebook
A flier
MADISON IN THE SIXTIES – TONIGHT
Wednesday, December 5th at 7:00 at the Barrymore.
702WI presents
STU LEVITAN author of MADISON IN THE SIXTIES in partnership with the Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Introduction by Mayor Paul Soglin
www.702WI.com
Free event. RSVP requested.
Door open at 6:00 PM
