Category: Community

Body discussed $90,000 budget increase request for homelessness issues.

Noted: City staff will also get assistance on this work from academics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and partners of the “Green Tier” sustainability program.

The Native American Center for Health Professions, Kids Forward emphasized importance of collaboration, partnership.

Among the grants: UW Foundation will receive $10,000 toward a scholarship fund in honor of Marion Brown who is retiring from the Foundation and serves as a director of the Evjue Foundation.

For some Badgers, both current and alum, being a part of the community means serving in it.

This year, around 19,000 tickets were sold, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. That number is down from roughly 30,000 in 2016 and 34,000 in 2015.

A Taco Bell that also serves margaritas is slated to open in the campus area this winter.

Swastikas were carved onto the hoods of more than 20 vehicles in an outdoor lot at a Madison car dealership.

Local area hospitals have plans in place to prepare them for emergency mass casualty situations.

Madison ranked #1.

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, the Madison community came upon swastikas spray painted on a historic site near the Gates of Heaven Synagogue in James Madison Park.

Expensive clothing stores and high-end espresso bars unaccessible for broke college students.

Madison Police are investigating the latest hate incident in the state, which comes hours before the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

After swastikas were found spray-painted on a historical marker near a synagogue at James Madison Park early Wednesday morning, UW-Madison leaders and student organizations were quick to denounce the vandalism.

UW Madison’s world-famous Babcock Hall ice cream will be given out on Wausau’s 400 Block Friday during the kick-off of the Wisconsin Ginseng Festival.

A contagious disease was found in many dogs at the Dane County Humane Society this week, but the University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program is working to diagnose and stop its spread, officials said.

UW students, alumni feel as if City Council ’does not care’ about student population.

US Africa Energy Summit postponed indefinitely.

The sessions will be on Saturday, Sept, 23, and Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., and will go over fundamentals of court interpreting, such as ethical conduct, legal terminology, court procedure and basic legal interpreting skills.

Noted: It’s part of Indigenous Arts and Science, a summer program where students learn about the environment and Ojibwe culture and traditions.  The program is put on by the tribe and receives funding from the Earth Partnership program of the University of Wisconsin Madison.

Get ready to ’Cha Cha’ on Halloween.

While this year’s lineup isn’t as impressive as years past, there are still a handful of performances you’d be a fool to miss.

Madison businesses anticipate busy times as students return.