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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

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

Wisconsin Made Gift Ideas for the Holidays

by Lauren Faust | 12/20/2017 - 7:23pm

The Wisconsin State Christmas Tree in the State Capital (Lauren Faust/Madison Commons)

Still looking for the right gift for your loved ones? Traveling over the holidays? Possibly leaving Wisconsin? Look no further. Here are ten amazing gifts ideas made in Wisconsin.

Gift Basket from Fromagination

Tags: City Life, Local Business, Services

Media Digest November 7th 2017

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

Top Story

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

Media Digest November 1st 2017

by Megan Duncan | 11/01/2017 - 3:22pm

Top Story

After the Roman Catholic bishop overseeing the Madison area last week issued guidance that suggested some gay people could be denied funeral rites, the community is circulating a national-attention-getting petition to have the bishop removed.

Tags: Education, City, Development, Diversity, Local Business, Local Media, Safety, Services

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

After Oscars

by Meredith Metzler | 09/21/2017 - 3:52pm

Losing the Oscar Mayer plant in Madison reflected the general trend of declining manufacturing jobs. But being part of a national trend doesn’t change the reality for the company’s employees and the city.

Madison Commons is proud to introduce After Oscars, an in-depth multimedia project examining the local impact of the plant’s closure.

Tags: City Life, Local Business

Media Digest 7/31

by Gretchen Christensen | 08/04/2017 - 10:00am

If you only read one local news story this week, it should be this one about a Madison bakery that will be affected by Kwik Trip’s buy-outs of PDQs.

Education

Tags: City Life, City, Development, Housing, Local Business, Local Media

The Public Weighs in on Proposal to Reduce Bus Stops on Monroe St.

by Christopher Lueneburg | 07/21/2017 - 9:50am

A public hearing on the proposed bus stop changes on Monroe Street was held last Wednesday evening in front of the Transit and Parking Commission, giving community members an opportunity to voice their opinions.

The hearing was called to gauge public concern about Metro’s proposal to consolidate and shift the bus stops along Monroe Street, resulting in a reduction of 6 stops along the corridor.

Tags: The Grid, Transportation, Development, Local Business, Services

The Bus Stops Here: At Shopping Malls Too?

by Madison Area Bu... | 07/17/2017 - 11:34am

At least as far back as ancient Greece and its Agora, democratic assembly occurred in open public space. People gathered at the Agora to shop, talk, make friendships, relax and refresh. What has that got to do with using the bus in Madison?

Lots. Because in the last half century, shopping centers have separated the commercial from the noncommercial reasons for congregating and also at least passively separated bus riders from the rest of the public. Is it time for a change?

Tags: Transportation, Development, Local Business, Services

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