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by Pawan Naidu | 02/22/2018 - 10:11am

TJ Hutchins with his first catch of the day (Pawan Naidu/Madison Commons)

Enjoying the great cold outdoors while ice fishing requires preparation. Prepping to ice fish starts with figuring out a good shelter. Tents that are equipped with a heater, food, music and sleeping bag is the warmest option; however, many folks headout to the lake with just a trusty bucket to use as a seat.

Tags: City Life, Food, Parks & Recreation, People, Safety

Media Digest February 20th 2018

by Megan Duncan | 02/20/2018 - 11:15am

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The Wisconsin Historical Museum and its partners aim for what could be a $240 million redevelopment project along the Capital Square.

Education

Tags: City Life, Food, Education, Environment

Willy Street Co-op to Award $25,000 in Community Reinvestment Fund Grants

by Trina La Susa | 02/15/2018 - 9:32am

Grantee representatives, Willy Street Co-op Board members, and Co-op staff in the Willy East community room (Photo Courtesy of Willy Street Co-op) .

The Willy Street Co-op is currently accepting applications for grants from their Community Reinvestment Fund until Feb. 28 at 11:59 p.m.

Tags: Food, Development, Local Business

Madison Food Policy Council Launches 2018 SEED Grants Application

by Trina La Susa | 02/07/2018 - 9:18am

Potential applicants gathered at Meadowridge Library on Jan. 31 for an information session about the 2018 SEED grant application. (Trina La Susa/Madison Commons).

Potential applicants from the Madison community gathered at Meadowridge Library last Wednesday for an information session discussing the 2018 SEED grant application.

Tags: Food, Development, Local Business, Services

Going beyond the plate with Madison food tours

by Daniella Byck | 01/19/2018 - 2:36pm

Food tour brochures in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Each company provides their own unique downtown food tour (Daniella Byck/Madison Commons).

Tags: City Life, Food, Local Business, Street Life

The Mellowhood Game Changers

by Lauren Faust | 12/27/2017 - 2:48pm

(Photo courtesy of the Mellowhood Foundation)

Young intelligent people with potential and promise, in need of more opportunity, trapped in the day-to-day struggles of racial and class oppression, are often left at the margins of society.

The drive of Tutankhamum “Coach” Assad lay here, in these realities that link the fate of young residents of Meadowood, a neighborhood on the southside of Madison.

Tags: Food, Education, City, Parks & Recreation, People, Sports, Youth

75 Things to Do Over Winter Break in Madison

by Lauren Faust | 12/22/2017 - 1:51pm

The holiday season is here, and with it comes the hustle, bustle and in-laws. Here are some ways to enjoy the holidays with or without family and friends.

From volunteering at a community organization, to catching a show or bundling-up to play outside, we’ve compiled a few ideas on how to make the most of the holiday season in Madison.

Volunteer Opportunities

Tags: The Grid, City Life, Food, City, Local Business

Media Digest November 7th 2017

by Megan Duncan | 11/07/2017 - 12:43pm

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More than 400 people attended Madison’s first game development conference, and the group hopes to grow larger in the next year.

Education

Tags: The Grid, City Life, Food, Development, Local Business, Local Media

Willy Street Co-op aims to help small vendors with monthly program

by Logan Garcia | 10/26/2017 - 2:05pm

At Willy Street Co-op East, Patricia Nicholes of Blue Mounds provides product samples from her business, Cress Springs Body Care, as part of the co-op’s Retail Ready Lab program (Logan Garcia/Madison Commons).

Willy Street Co-op launched a program in September to help small businesses market and improve their products.

Tags: Food, Local Business, Services

Pops program breaks down mental illness stigma and promotes job experience

by Lauren Thill | 09/27/2017 - 9:05am

(Chrysalis Pops employees setting up at a local farmers market/Chrysalis Pops)

For a six-month season, Chrysalis Pops employees sell popsicles out of the Icicle Tricycle—a tricycle cooler—at local farmer’s markets and community events alongside the program’s slogan: “Pops with a purpose.”

Tags: Food, Services

Pizza night at Troy Gardens brings people together and education to farming students

by Logan Garcia | 08/16/2017 - 10:41am

Courtney Ross and Clay Yapp work on pizzas for Farm Fresh Pizza Nights at Troy Farm. Ross is a current student in the Beginning Farmers Training program at the farm, and Yapp completed it in 2006 (Logan Garcia/Madison Commons).

Farming can be more fun than traveling Central America or studying bald eagles, according to Courtney Ross, who graduated with a degree in biology from UW-Steven’s Point earlier this year.

Tags: Food, City, People

Willy Street Co-op’s Double Dollar program available for FoodShare year-round

by Samantha Loomis | 07/10/2017 - 9:10am

FoodShare recipients can now reap the benefits of Willy Street Co-op’s Double Dollars program year-round.

The Double Dollars program is designed to create greater access to fresh and healthy food for Madison’s FoodShare recipients.

Tags: City Life, Food, Local Business, Services

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