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Month: October 2021

Madison Commons Media Digest, October 31
Media Digests

Madison Commons Media Digest, October 31

October 31, 2021February 6, 2022

Education La Follette students walk out to support sexual assault survivors, call for district action, Elizabeth Beyer, Wisconsin State Journal, October 30. 8 Madison School District

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Vendors await word from Madison Public Market
City Life

Vendors await word from Madison Public Market

October 25, 2021February 10, 2022

Participants from program that supports small businesses launched by women and BIPOC entrepreneurs seek spots When the Madison Public Market opens in 2023, participants from

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Black-owned business, madison public market, madison small businesses, woman-owned business
Madison Commons Media Digest, October 24, 2021
Media Digests

Madison Commons Media Digest, October 24, 2021

October 24, 2021February 6, 2022

COVID-19 Madison schools see 39 new COVID-19 cases, 152 quarantines over past week, Scott Girard, Capital Times, October 20. Madison and Dane County Federal aid helps

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Media Digests

Madison Commons Media Digest, October 31

October 22, 2021February 6, 2022

Top Stories Covid-19 Madison and Dane County Community Education Higher Education Environment Health Food and Sustainability Arts and Culture Transportation Sports Business Development and Housing

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Dane County Parks works with residents to allow bow hunting in Black Earth Creek
City Life

Dane County Parks works with residents to allow bow hunting in Black Earth Creek

October 18, 2021October 19, 2021

Officials reduce archery hunting grounds in natural resource area due to neighbors’ safety concerns   Over the past year, residents of the Prairie Home Estates

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archery, black earth creek, bow hunting, hunting, hunting zone map, hunting zones
Ice Age Trail grows with donation to buy more land
Environment

Ice Age Trail grows with donation to buy more land

October 18, 2021February 10, 2022

Private foundation will match public contributions to conserve historic treasure A private Milwaukee foundation announced it will match up to $400,000 in donations that members

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‘Incredibly difficult’: Statewide workforce shortage challenges Dudgeon-Monroe neighborhood restaurants
Business Culture

‘Incredibly difficult’: Statewide workforce shortage challenges Dudgeon-Monroe neighborhood restaurants

October 17, 2021February 10, 2022

Business owners struggle to keep doors open as COVID-19 pandemic continues Kettle Black Kitchen is sandwiched between a coffee shop and a hair salon in

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business, food, restaurants, workforce shortage
Media Digests

Madison Commons Media Digest, October 17, 2021

October 17, 2021February 6, 2022

Madison and Dane County Madison police see success in summer crime-reducing strategies–with one exception, Chris Rickert, Wisconsin State Journal, October 16. Dane County Board oks tentative

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Media Digests

Madison Commons Media Digest, October 10, 2021

October 10, 2021February 6, 2022

COVID-19 Hospitals overcrowded with COVID, but Sen. Ron Johnson says it’s just like flu, Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Oct. 9. Temporary booster vaccination clinic opening

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Media Digests

Madison Commons Media Digest, October 3, 2021

October 3, 2021February 6, 2022

Top Story Wisconsin surpasses 8,000 COVID-19 deaths, Lucas Robinson, Wisconsin State Journal, October 2. COVID-19 81 new positives, 474 new quarantines in Madison School District over

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