Ed Hughes to run for Madison school board
The next Madison School Board election is ten long months away, but the first candidate to replace retiring board member Carol Carstensen has already emerged.
View ArticleLearning from Milwaukee
The much-reviled Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) could be a surprising role model for the Madison school district as it begins formulating a plan to refashion its high schools for the demands of the...
View ArticleWork halts at Union Corners housing
"It's a classic case of timing," says developer Todd McGrath. "When we started four years ago, the housing market was strong. But as we went on costs went up, interest rates went up, and the demand...
View ArticleTown of Dunn escapes infection
Good news! Dane County is out of the running for that new $400 million Homeland Security bio-hazard research center. UW-Madison officials are shaking their heads in disappointment that its 200-acre...
View ArticleIndifferent stewards
Early in the morning, I'm at Lake Monona playing fetch with the dog. It's a great way to greet the day and experience the lake. Through the seasons I see it all: the spring melt, the clear water, the...
View ArticleMatthew Rothschild illustrates how "You Have No Rights"
The title of Matt Rothschild's new book -- "You Have No Rights: Stories of America In An Age Of Repression" (The New Press) -- carries a strong whiff of lefty hyperbole. Is the fascist jackboot really...
View ArticleMadison Center for Creative and Cultural Arts to close its doors
One of Madison's major grassroots arts venues is strapped for rent money and will close its doors by Sept. 10. The Madison Center for Creative and Cultural Arts, located at 306 W. Dayton St. behind the...
View ArticleLandlord says he 'couldn't carry' the Madison Center for Creative and...
Landlord John Hutchinson has weighed in on the closing of the Madison Center for Creative and Cultural Arts, saying that the center's finances were even more dire than the operators said last Friday.
View ArticleNo pay, no play
One of Madison's grassroots arts venues is strapped for rent money and will close its doors by Sept. 10.
View ArticleRemembering Dimetra Shivers
The death of jazz singer Dimetra Shivers last week at the age of 95 was the last note of a great Madison figure. Honored as the very first "Jazz Personality Of The Year" by the Isthmus Jazz Festival in...
View ArticleMark Bugher and Tom Still resign from Madison Economic Development Commission
Two prominent members of the city's Economic Development Commission have abruptly resigned after Mayor Dave Cieslewicz rejected a selection committee's recommendation and named former Madison school...
View ArticleCieslewicz responds to Bugher following resignation from EDC
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz has sent a barbed thank-you note to Mark Bugher, who resigned Monday from the city's Economic Development Commission with an unexpected blast at the mayor. Bugher, once a key...
View ArticleMadison biz groups join in criticism of Clingan appointment
The clash between the Madison business community and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz has escalated. The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, joined by two other business groups, issued a press release Wednesday...
View ArticleCiesliewicz staffer Janet Piraino weighs in on EDC resignations
Mayoral chief of staff Janet Piraino has distributed a detailed email to various city boards and committees strongly defending the hiring of Bill Clingan as the city's new economic and community...
View ArticleClub-biz 101
Sixteen months after opening, the Brink Lounge is very much a family effort. Developer Curt Brink opened the downtown music club in May 2006 as part of his ambitious refashioning of the old Buy and...
View ArticleA stable price for farmers
It can be hellish being a dairy farmer. Increased productivity can translate not into financial bounty but a financial setback if the market is flooded with product and demand isn't there. Prices...
View ArticleQuick facts
The "Organic Valley" label is the nation's largest farmer-owned, certified-organic brand.
View ArticleNatural allies
North of Sun Prairie not far from Highway 151, on 1,600 acres of silt loam soil, sits R & G Miller & Sons, one of the state's largest organic dairy farms and Exhibit A in a remarkable...
View ArticleOn a mission
When you look at the Organic Valley co-op's operating principles, the first three really aren't a surprise for a business document:
View ArticleMadison's military problem
Monday, Nov. 5, wasn't a good day for the U.S. military in Madison. Over at the Doyle administration building, anti-war activists were lobbying the Madison school board to remove Army recruitment signs...
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