Last Halloween, like the one before it, there was a riot.
When bars let out, lots of drunken, rowdy, costumed people fled to the streets. They proceeded to cause a whole lot of damage. The Den had merchandise stolen. The University Inn found its rooms littered with glass. Tomboy Girl had to move off of State Street. Lots of bad things happened, many caused by people out of state – people with little vested interest in the happiness of Madison businesses.