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Clean Sweep offers home for hazardous waste during moving season

by Nora Hertel | 08/14/2012 - 10:23am

County and city programs offer sites where residents can dispose of household chemicals and electronics

Tags: East, Environment, Far West, Services, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

School Board issues timeline for superintendent search

by Susan Endres | 08/09/2012 - 3:08pm

The Board says community members and key stakeholders will play a role in recruiting a new superintendent

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

Orton Park Festival adjusts layout and volume for Parks Department, neighbors

by Nora Hertel | 08/06/2012 - 8:44am

The Marquette Neighborhood Association met with neighbors and the Parks Department to adjust set-up and amplification for Orton Park Festival

Tags: Marquette, Environment, Parks & Recreation, People, Isthmus, Near East

Boys and girls turn B-cycles into art

by Nora Hertel | 07/30/2012 - 7:17am

Kids from Boys and Girls Club spruce up 11 city B-cycles to show creativity and raise funds

Tags: East, Transportation, Far West, Streets and Sidewalks, Youth, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Pilot project will reduce phosphorous runoff, save money through cooperative efforts

by Susan Endres | 07/23/2012 - 6:53am

Farmers, advocates, and municipalities work together and pool resources to reduce phosphorus runoff

Tags: East, Environment, Far West, Parks & Recreation, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

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

City Forester asks residents to help thirsty trees

by Susan Endres | 07/17/2012 - 4:51pm

Trees need a little assistance in the current drought says Madison's Forester

Tags: East, Environment, Far West, Parks & Recreation, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

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

Fools Flotilla floats down the Yahara River

by Susan Endres | 06/13/2012 - 6:21pm

Participants floated down the Yahara in creative costumes, carried musical instruments, and dressed up their boats for the event

Tags: Transportation, Marquette, Emerson East, Tenney-Lapham, Environment, Schenk-Atwood- Starkweather, Services, Isthmus, Near East

Summer school helps some students catch-up, keeps others engaged

by Nora Hertel | 06/12/2012 - 10:07pm

Madison Metropolitan School District gears up for summer school with fun electives as well as rigorous math and literacy courses for students who need the review

Tags: East, Education, Far West, Youth, 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

East Johnson and Gorham to remain one-way streets pending City Council meeting

by Haley Perrin | 05/11/2012 - 9:29am

City Council will vote Tuesday on a resolution to keep East Johnson and Gorham streets one-way thoroughfares after months of debate

Tags: Transportation, Tenney-Lapham, City, Development, Streets and Sidewalks, Isthmus, Near East

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