Here’s what we were reading while wondering if news aggregation skills would help us escape a locked room [1].
Government and Services
The city and county may have found a spot for a long-planned homeless day shelter [2]. The city closed a space it had set aside for homeless people to store their belongings [3] during the day. Trying to find storage spaces for homeless individual’s belongings is proving difficult to properly execute [4], writes Brenda Konkel. Officials disagree how deeply the state budget will affect Madison and Dane County [5]. The Madison School district is looking at the place of athletics in education [6]. The Madison Clay Coalition sells pottery to support art departments in city schools [7]. Madison School District officials presented their controversial discipline policy to a national audience [8]. A Toki Middle School teacher just led her 20th eighth-grade trip to Washington, DC [9]. Spending was down in Madison’s mayoral election from four years ago, but incumbent and winner Paul Soglin had a decisive advantage [10]. Police in the Town of Madison will wear body cameras [11]. Madison’s new director of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development was reluctant to take the job at first but comes in with high praise and a focus on using city planning documents [12].
Community
The Willy Street Peace Mural will add a memorial to those connected to the neighborhood that have died by violence, including Tony Robinson [13], who was killed Mar. 6 by a Madison Police office, which led to a series of protests. UW Health is opening a new hospital on the far east side [14]. Madison 365, a media outlet seeking to cover communities of color, will be opening in Madison [15]. A proposed home renovation in the Nakoma neighborhood has led to a heated debate in the neighborhood [16]. According to a new Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling, “you don’t need to break a traffic law for a cop to pull you over. The cop just needs to think you broke a traffic law.” [17] Madison’s state Sen. Fred Risser and his wife have created a garden oasis [18] that includes an homage to “bee-partisanship.” Childcare costs are difficult for working families to manage [19]. WYOU is debuting a cooking show [20] for kids.
Business
The new Gebhardt Development project, The Cosmos, includes plans for a music venue with Frank Productions to compete with Minneapolis and Milwaukee–but the developer’s first partner thinks he got “Franked.” [21] The Madison Landmarks Commission approved a plan to restore the sign at the Orpheum Theater on State Street [22]. A grocery store planned for East Washington has delayed its opening date [23]. Dane County’s airport is seeing fewer flights but more passengers [24]. Paleo Mama Bakery is seeking funds to expand [9].
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[1] http://host.madison.com/business/can-you-escape-new-business-locks-customers-in-a-room/article_2bc7c904-b2f5-57f1-953c-d25967ac2d42.html
[2] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-dane-county-considering-bellini-italian-restaurant-site-for-homeless/article_1583ff8e-ad6c-5f48-a33c-808517f861a4.html
[3] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-closes-storage-area-for-homeless-belongings/article_cc520f8e-94d0-5ecd-bb16-abe44220052c.html
[4] http://www.forwardlookout.com/2015/07/city-failure-to-communicate-stupid-result/23637
[5] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/final-state-budget-brings-modest-changes-for-madison-dane-county/article_86a12463-d756-5b4d-91e6-82247fa88445.html
[6] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/pat_schneider/madison-school-board-members-want-to-know-role-of-athletics/article_b9f8a2ed-2a97-5f5e-92f7-0b2b113fd7a4.html
[7] http://host.madison.com/news/local/education/local_schools/school-spotlight-students-clay-coalition-get-supportive-audience/article_ec9faa8a-0ca3-57ab-b999-53995e89e04c.html
[8] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/pat_schneider/madison-school-officials-share-ups-downs-of-new-discipline-policy/article_207703c6-7702-5aed-b0b1-672f0be2e02c.html
[9] http://host.madison.com/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/paleo-mama-bakery-eyes-expansion-with-k-campaign/article_19ead9e9-ad5a-5705-af00-a09bb0c0ade1.html
[10] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/soglin-outspent-resnick-in-mayoral-race/article_8250ab55-2d3e-5843-8f07-3964f7794ae9.html
[11] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/steven_elbow/town-of-madison-police-to-get-body-cameras/article_84005258-69e4-5727-be25-25a851c94b0f.html
[12] http://www.isthmus.com/news/news/Natalie-Erdman-Madison-Planning/#sthash.1mbnpUjh.dpuf
[13] http://host.madison.com/news/local/willy-street-peace-mural-honoring-tony-robinson-and-others-to/article_cd211937-8a5d-573c-ba4a-01ff75bc0976.html
[14] http://host.madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/uw-health-brings-hospital-to-madison-s-far-east-side/article_d9798009-8c3a-5656-bd4b-b2928bffe0f3.html
[15] http://host.madison.com/news/local/madison-news-site-will-give-voice-to-communities-of-color/article_ff5046c3-72ff-5c5f-b271-b5a27d50181f.html
[16] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/todd-milewski/proposed-house-demolition-rebuild-may-have-nakoma-neighbors-heading-toward/article_35e72535-0ab8-57d6-bb2d-a616d7974954.html
[17] http://www.isthmus.com/news/madland/cops-can-pull-you-over-for-anything/#sthash.bBfonBqE.dpuf
[18] http://www.isthmus.com/news/snapshot/urban-garden-paradise-fred-nancy-risser/
[19] http://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/home-lifestyle/childcare-costs-pinch-working-families/33984152
[20] http://host.madison.com/entertainment/dining/kids-invade-the-kitchen-in-wyou-s-new-cooking-show/article_0d4c76b4-f155-586b-93c8-e4415e6dae49.html
[21] http://www.isthmus.com/news/news/Frank-Productions-Venue-East-Washington-Ave/
[22] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/orpheum-wins-approval-to-restore-vintage-sign/article_3661eb35-388d-584e-90c7-c18168a58fd8.html
[23] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/todd-milewski/festival-foods-opening-on-east-washington-avenue-moved-back/article_1448711b-8aea-59f1-a4b0-6152c3370685.html
[24] http://host.madison.com/business/madison-airport-among-those-losing-flights-but-it-s-gaining/article_1e33d328-3a36-5603-a69e-30846fb5f066.html