Here’s what we were reading while pondering the relative decline of Wisconsin’s beer industry [1].
Homelessness
Mayor Paul Soglin proposed time limits on city benches and other rules [2] as part of his effort to remove homeless people from downtown. Brenda Konkel excoriated the mayor’s plans [3], while Caffeinated Politics argues that we need more “blunt talk about those who are homeless and not inclined to help themselves. [4]” Redevelopment for Union Corners will see another group of homeless Madisonians lose a place to stay [5], and plans for a new homeless services system could see the men’s shelter at Grace Episcopal Church relocated and expanded [6].
Community
The head of the South Madison farmer’s market is teaching individuals who have been incarcerated how to farm [7]. UW Health is offering free physicals for uninsured high school athletes [8]. A youth soccer tournament is one of the ways Madison Police are attempting to build connections in the Latino community [9]. A reading program has opened at a community center in Darbo Worthington [10]. The Exceptional Kids Yoga Project gives children with developmental disabilities–and their families–a chance to get active and find calm [11]. Thursday night, a Tony Robinson protest shut down East Washington [12].
New book details the history of Madison’s food scene [13]. A West Side resident and professor at Madison Area Technical College creates “Woodland fantasy art [14].” The Urban Community Arts Network is supporting the hip-hop scene in Madison [15]. At Dance Life Studio on the west side, women find liberation through belly dancing [16].
New website keeps updated information on the conditions of Madison’s lakes [17]. Madison is looking to be greener in order to win a $5M prize from Georgetown University. [18] Eighty acres of invasive trees in the Dorn Creek Wildlife Area will be cleared using a win-win partnership [19].
Business
More financial details are available on the redevelopment of Judge Doyle Square just off Capitol Square [20]. Sub-Zero Group will spend $62M to expand a factory and build appliances in Fitchburg [21]. Epic lost a major government contract [22].
Those who have left electronic medical records giant Epic comprise a growing portion of Madison’s business community [23]. Madison Magazine looked at the city’s start-up business culture [24]. Despite competition from RedBox, Netflix and every single other streaming service, Four Star video has defied the odds and survived their first year as a co-op [25]. The East Side becomes home to a workspace that promotes community, creativity and collaboration [26].
The group who owns the Madison Mallards wants to take over operation of Breese Stevens Field [27]. Two years ago, we wrote about the history of stadium [28]. The state’s apple growers are adding a new variety and hoping the weather cooperates [29]. A couple in Madison is trying to make it easier to cook Indian food at home [30]. Madison is looking at fixing its zoning rules to become more bee friendly [31] in employment zones.
--The Digest will take August 10 off.
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[1] http://host.madison.com/news/local/beer-s-economic-impact-in-wisconsin-declines-to-billion/article_5d6fb2ad-88e7-58a0-b193-6088731c5f07.html
[2] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/paul-soglin-proposes-time-limit-on-benches-sidewalks-downtown/article_94852ebb-7e66-57d1-a870-d90495753660.html
[3] http://www.forwardlookout.com/2015/07/mayors-latest-brainfart/23672
[4] https://dekerivers.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/mayor-soglin-needs-public-support-to-stem-homeless-problem-downtown/
[5] http://host.madison.com/news/local/columnists/chris-rickert/chris-rickert-homeless-union-corners-homesteaders-set-to-roll-quietly/article_a76000aa-34a5-5fc6-ae04-950fc369072c.html
[6] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/pat_schneider/madison-plan-could-move-homeless-men-s-shelter-from-grace/article_cd337ae6-976e-5485-969f-40f27c58cc10.html
[7] http://host.madison.com/news/local/head-of-south-madison-farmers-market-looks-to-train-formerly/article_67534826-36fa-581d-9be1-b2bac9eb13d4.html
[8] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/ogechi-emechebe/uw-health-offers-free-sports-physicals-for-uninsured-high-school/article_ba7c67eb-1888-574a-b742-78d35f4e48bb.html
[9] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/laurel-white/soccer-series-fosters-relationships-between-latino-community-and-madison-police/article_83b4d255-2cc8-5b00-97a6-975e54963b33.html
[10] http://host.madison.com/news/local/the-reading-project-opens-smartstartlab-at-darbo-worthington-community-center/article_3a201ed1-4fac-54a4-8156-9a85ddddc3b1.html
[11] http://www.isthmus.com/arts/sports/exceptional-kids-yoga-project/
[12] http://host.madison.com/news/local/tony-robinson-protest-closes-east-washington-avenue-thursday-night/article_a9ab222c-b948-58ed-a603-6cbad9643ff8.html
[13] http://host.madison.com/entertainment/dining/from-the-fess-hotel-to-the-banzo-food-cart-madison/article_4b5aaab1-7bf4-5886-a435-e776f3434c11.html
[14] http://host.madison.com/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/visual/creating-woodland-fantasy-art-for-the-world/article_1adc0192-fd0e-52d6-aafc-220fb44b6b31.html
[15] http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/hip-hop-gets-a-positive-spin-at-these-outdoor-shows/article_a56128a7-25eb-5be3-a7c9-c5246c6e39b9.html
[16] http://www.isthmus.com/arts/stage/dance-life-studio-infuses-new-energy-to-ancient-dance-forms/
[17] http://host.madison.com/news/local/weather-great-for-day-on-lake-but-how-s-the/article_e289374c-d813-561e-a162-da72cb50bc27.html
[18] http://host.madison.com/news/local/mayor-urges-madison-to-be-more-green-win-million-prize/article_3173e1b1-0c25-51ab-93aa-130274ea4acb.html
[19] http://www.isthmus.com/news/news/Dorn-Creek-Restoration-Project/#sthash.WVLbTU7o.dpuf
[20] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jds-development-details-tif-request-for-judge-doyle-square/article_e7ee99b4-f6d0-50be-b426-1365a452cb87.html
[21] http://host.madison.com/business/sub-zero-wolf-to-build-m-plant-addition/article_c6b82227-8487-5b58-84c1-60fcae953dab.html
[22] http://host.madison.com/business/epic-systems-gets-passed-over-for-government-contract-worth-billions/article_20cbd12c-a35e-5311-9d39-2151cde2fcba.html
[23] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/laurel-white/epic-exes-former-employees-of-the-booming-tech-company-strike/article_c7031c99-1255-552c-b7f2-f8cb02f2c60c.html
[24] http://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/business-city-life/madison-equipped-to-become-a-startup-city/34384114
[25] http://www.isthmus.com/news/cover-story/four-star-video-beats-the-odds/
[26] http://www.isthmus.com/arts/emphasis/threshold-atwood-efrat-livny/
[27] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/todd-milewski/madison-mallards-management-group-negotiating-to-operate-breese-stevens-field/article_90c1bdc1-5228-54b8-be52-a6b454991627.html.
[28] http://madisoncommons.org/?q=content/from-wrestling-to-shakespeare-breese-stevens-field-has-seen-it-all
[29] http://host.madison.com/business/apple-growers-putting-some-pazazz-into-the-state-s-burgeoning/article_bf0127c5-f887-5341-8431-5a8cc4679f6a.html
[30] http://host.madison.com/business/madison-couple-make-it-easier-to-cook-indian-dishes/article_be5f3065-362f-5c6b-999b-f9588cf18bff.html
[31] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-considers-allowing-bee-hives-in-employment-districts/article_d52bab58-9d9c-5d2d-a25e-e5a62e191553.html