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by Taylor Harvey | 02/04/2013 - 8:00am

City's study will enlighten how to support or expand community centers

by Jake Wolter | 02/03/2013 - 10:39am

As of today, Feb. 3, Madison Metro riders can expect to pay a little bit more at the bus stop.

A decision stemming from a Dec. 12 meeting of the Transit and Parking Commission determined the cost for all fares is increasing between 8 to 13 percent. The goal of the increase is to help reduce the overcrowding and scheduling issues of current lines.

by Community Shares | 01/30/2013 - 7:57am

Now featuring brief profiles of the monthly winners of Community Shares' Backyard Heroes

by Susan DeVos | 01/11/2013 - 3:55pm

Madison Area Bus Advocates challenge advertising on city buses

by Haley Perrin | 01/09/2013 - 8:30am

A new interdisciplinary high school is in the works for the Madison area

by Michael Tews | 01/07/2013 - 9:18am

New fund for sustainable agriculture hopes to attract and support non-profit start-ups 

by Yilang Peng | 01/04/2013 - 9:07am

Part three in a series on art in the UW Hospital features a photographer and patient mentor

by Yilang Peng | 01/03/2013 - 4:08pm

Part two in a series on art in the UW Hospital features Sarah Petto, artist-in-residence, and her art cart

by Yilang Peng | 01/03/2013 - 8:39am

This is the first piece in a series of three exploring the healing role of art in local hospitals

by Susan DeVos | 12/30/2012 - 9:24pm

Madison’s Metro Transit needs a skeletal snow emergency plan. Our winters are harsh; we can have excessive snowfalls, and conditions are not always amenable to a “business as usual” format. So despite all our technology, there are simply times when we need a contingency plan, as during the recent blizzard of Thursday, Dec. 20. Fortunately, Wisconsin’s governor declared a state of emergency that day so all government offices, schools, and other enterprises uniformly shut down.

by Rory Linnane | 12/28/2012 - 8:32am

MMSD set up and expanded programs to help students of color and white students find equal footing

by Claire Courchane | 12/17/2012 - 11:58am

The Madison Metropolitan School District hired seven new teachers from Spain this year as part of its efforts to immerse students in the Spanish language.

Isabel Simonetti, the school district’s bilingual personnel analyst, said the decision stemmed from an insufficient number of certified bilingual teachers in the U.S.