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by Abby Becker | 07/31/2013 - 12:37pm

From farmers’ fields to dinner tables in the community, REAP Food Group seeks to build an environmentally and economically sustainable food system throughout the region.

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Nonpartisan forum allows open discussion on energy

by Sean Kirkby | 07/29/2013 - 10:41am

Reach Out Wisconsin series celebrating its second anniversary of fostering civil debates

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

DANE 101: Alcohol License Review Committee looks at Regent Street Retreat's changes

by Dane 101 | 07/26/2013 - 11:14am

Regent Street Retreat's new owners seek a series of changes

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Disability Pride Festival seek to showcase talents and build community

by Scott Girard | 07/26/2013 - 10:30am

Organizers seeks to make Disability Pride Madison Festival an annual tradition

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Boys and Girls hosts annual bike fundraiser

by Rachel Schulze | 07/18/2013 - 10:46am

More than 800 cyclists will participate in Bike for Boys and Girls Club of Dane County

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The Bus Stops Here: Parking a City Bus at a City Park

by Susan DeVos | 07/17/2013 - 8:32am

Improvements have been made, but Madison's parts still are not very bus-friendly

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

New studies describe risks that cars pose to bikers

by Xin Wang | 07/12/2013 - 10:23am

Biking is a healthy way to travel, but new studies describe difficulties bikers face in sharing the road with cars

Tags: East, Transportation, City Life, Environment, Far West, Safety, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Plans for a Madison public market move forward, again

by Emily Eggleston | 07/10/2013 - 4:34am

Madison is planning its public market space...again; catch up on the decade-long conversation

Tags: East, Food, City, Development, Local Business, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest

Willy Street Co-op supports FEED

by Jessica Levine | 07/02/2013 - 7:24pm

Willy St. Coop's Grilling for Good raises money for FEED Kitchens

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The Bus Stops Here: Riding the Bus is Part of a Sustainable Madison

by Susan DeVos | 06/26/2013 - 12:41pm

Riding the bus is part of a Sustainable Madison (Courtesy: Sierra Club - Wisconsin)

The Bus Stops Here is a regular column contributed by the Madison Area Bus Advocates. It is part of our Madison Voices section of citizen-generated content.

Good public transit is an important element of a sustainable city. But what does “sustainable” mean?

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Madison Radicals Continue Madison's Ultimate Tradition

by Kait Vosswinkel | 06/21/2013 - 4:04pm

UPDATE: The Radicals won their game on June 22, and are 9-3 for the season.

Milwaukee can keep the Brewers and the Bucks. Madison has the Radicals.

After years of hosting successful club and college ultimate frisbee teams, Madison is now is home to a professional team: the Madison Radicals.

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Make Music Madison to put on a city-wide concert

by Abby Becker | 06/20/2013 - 7:32am

Madison will be transformed into an outdoor concert venue Friday with approximately 270 musical groups performing throughout the city on the longest day of the summer.

Make Music Madison is a “free, public celebration of music all across Madison” on June 21, according to its website.

Michael Rothschild, the Madison resident who spearheaded the event, got the idea from his nephew, who started Make Music New York after witnessing Paris’ summer solstice event.

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