City Life

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Operation Fresh Start provides area youth on the job training, academic resources (video)

by L Malik Anderson | 09/08/2012 - 2:55pm

Youth and adults benefit from Operation Fresh Start programs, as do the mentors that facilitate them

Tags: Dhool Siad, East, City Life, Development, Diversity, Far West, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Fresh food scarce resource in Madison’s food deserts

by Ellen Heyn | 07/25/2012 - 8:44am

Four food deserts line south Madison; advocates do what they can to help

Tags: Allied Drive, Bay Creek, Bram’s Addition, City Life, Burr Oaks, Food, Nakoma League, Capitol View Heights, UW Campus, Dunn's Marsh, Moorland-Rimrock, Waunona, Diversity, People, Isthmus, Near West, South Central

Racial Justice workshops address race personally and professionally

by Nora Hertel | 07/18/2012 - 6:15pm

YWCA workshops give Madison-area residents the chance to explore issues of race and privilege

Tags: East, City Life, Education, Diversity, Far West, People, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

New cultural center to bring together diverse South Madison community

by Susan Endres | 06/24/2012 - 8:38pm

The Center, which will be constructed by January 2013, will host lectures, debates, plays, concerts and classes

Tags: City Life, Education, Neighborhood Profiles, Development, Diversity, People, Services, South Central

Peering behind Madison’s anti-recession image

by Ian McCue | 06/18/2012 - 1:00am

We explore the reasons why Madison and Dane County have weathered the recent foreclosure crisis comparatively well

Tags: East, City Life, Education, City, Development, Housing, Far West, Local Business, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Madison Commons Virtual Garden Show: Atwood Community Gardens makes gardening accessible to all

by Susan Endres | 06/10/2012 - 1:24pm

Atwood Community Gardens offers a sliding-scale fee for gardeners based on what they can afford

Tags: City Life, Food, Schenk-Atwood, Schenk-Atwood- Starkweather, Development, Diversity, Near East

Resolution to make food access a human right faces County Board

by Nora Hertel | 05/09/2012 - 10:20am

The resolution acknowledges that the county has a responsibility to make unused county land accessible to low-income communities for food production

Tags: East, City Life, Food, Education, Development, Diversity, Far West, Services, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Urban League to sponsor ACT prep program to address achievement gap

by Nora Hertel | 05/05/2012 - 1:00am

ACT College Readiness Academies will prepare low-income students and students of color for the ACT exams

Tags: East, City Life, Education, Development, Diversity, Far West, Youth, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Eastside Pantry Brigade celebrates Earth Day with garden dedication

by Haley Perrin | 04/28/2012 - 3:45pm

On April 22, the Eastside Pantry Brigade celebrated Earth Day by dedicating a new garden location on Madison’s near eastside.

Tags: East, City Life, Food, Environment, City, Youth, Near East

Madison Voices: The Greasy Gears, girls with get-up and go-go

by Kierstin Kloeckner | 04/26/2012 - 10:32am

Community blogger Kierstin Kloeckner introduces The Greasy Gears, a troupe of bicycling go-go dancers performing around Madison.

Tags: Transportation, City Life, People, Streets and Sidewalks, Isthmus

Meeting highlights resources available to students with special needs

by Mario Koran | 04/25/2012 - 10:00am

The meeting helped parents understand IEPs, how to advocate for their children, and the effect of budget cuts on available services

Tags: East, City Life, Education, Diversity, Far West, Youth, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Meetings give citizens a chance to participate in the budget-making process

by Amelia Wedemeyer | 04/20/2012 - 4:15pm

About 25 people attended the first of five community meetings aimed at including citizens in the budget-making process

Tags: City Life, City, People, Services, Voices, North

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