Here’s what we were reading while trying to figure out what apostilles are.
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Homelessness
City and county officials are changing their approach to homelessness near the City County Building and are now seeking to connect people with social services [2]. Brenda Konkel provides a list of places the homeless can’t go [3] to as well as a list of potential solutions for homelessness [4]. Chris Rickert thinks solutions to homelessness will be slow [5], while David Blaska thinks the solution to homelessness downtown is to start arresting people. [6]
Community
Young Gifted and Black are part of a group rallying in support of Cierra Finkley [7], a Madison woman who was charged in the stabbing death of her estranged boyfriend, saying she was acting in self-defense after multiple attacks by Terrence Woods, who died from his wounds. The group argues that police inaction to multiple calls forced Finkley to act [8]; prosecutors cast Finkley as the attacker.
The Madison Water Utility will hold a Sept. 2 public hearing on a proposed rate hike [9]. Central Park hosted the second annual YumYum Fest [10]. The Sherman Neighborhood created an art tour [11]. Olbrich Gardens will debut an evening lights exhibit in an attempt to keep attendance up during the fall [12]. Farm Technology Days helps shine a spotlight on the country’s agriculture sector. [13] Madison has the highest concentration of Little Free Libraries in the country [14]. Madison is home to a think tank focused on business ethics [15]. A student at West High School won a $100,000 college scholarship from the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County [16]. A new report says fewer kids are dying in bike accidents, but more adult men are [17]. Baby orangutan Keju’s mother got overwhelmed with first-time motherhood; Vilas zookeepers are helping baby and mother adapt [18]. United Way of Dane County hopes to raise $19.3M this year [19].
Judge Doyle Square & Business
A proposed funding package for a development in Judge Doyle Square relies on major departures from city policy, a report says [20]. More details about the plans for parking, transportation and hiring practices have been released [16]. Brenda Konkel is “blown away” by a lack of disclosure on the Common Council [21] around the project. Fitchburg is readying a plan to lure the main tenant in the project [22], Exact Sciences Corporation, should the downtown site fall through.
A Social Good Summit kicked off the sixth-annual Forward Fest [23], an entrepreneur focused event. The annual Forward Fest aims to attract “parentpreneurs,” as well as get new entrepreneurs to consider Madison [24] for their home base. An Atlanta-based developer plans a mixed-use development along East Washington near the Marquette Neighborhood [25]. Oscar Mayer, which will cut 165 corporate jobs in Madison, is hiring for its production line [26].
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Links:
[1] http://www.isthmus.com/news/snapshot/in-the-“cubby-hole”-with-doug-la-follette/
[2] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-dane-county-reaching-out-to-homeless-on-city-county/article_5c49b8fc-5d6a-5a6a-ba5a-f7ec57bfc6f0.html
[3] http://www.forwardlookout.com/2015/08/banned-banned-banned-no-legal-place-to-go/23734
[4] http://www.forwardlookout.com/2015/08/solutions-provided-to-the-city-county-liaison-committee/23726
[5] http://host.madison.com/news/local/columnists/chris-rickert/chris-rickert-officials-look-to-solve-a-yearslong-homeless-problem/article_d1bb193a-cb4c-589a-bf8b-3eafdf169237.html
[6] http://www.ibmadison.com/Blogger/Bring-It/August-2015/The-solution-to-downtown-vagrancy-send-out-the-paddy-wagon/
[7] http://www.wkow.com/story/29853533/2015/08/21/homicide-suspect-released-from-jail-as-supporters-rally
[8] https://www.facebook.com/justice4cierra
[9] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-water-utility-rate-increase-slated-for-public-hearing/article_cac4478a-212f-556d-946f-885c0c89293c.html
[10] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/laurel-white/yum-yum-fest-returns-for-second-year-with-bacon-s/article_945f6e38-a7fd-54bc-b391-482211db4200.html
[11] http://host.madison.com/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/visual/handmade-sculptures-turn-a-northside-neighborhood-into-a-walking-art/article_a0547b22-ac30-5a3a-8a37-2d09713ccc32.html
[12] http://host.madison.com/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/visual/light-joins-art-after-dark-at-olbrich-gardens/article_ed274956-9b17-50dd-b8c6-e7a2a2d5d193.html
[13] http://host.madison.com/business/farm-technology-days-helps-agriculture-take-center-stage-in-dane/article_9df20d59-b908-563d-b2f3-64d693211714.html
[14] http://host.madison.com/news/local/creativity-means-no-limits-to-number-of-little-free-libraries/article_ad16835e-2871-531f-8dcc-d963854db616.html
[15] http://host.madison.com/business/executive-qa/executive-q-a-group-promotes-study-of-ethics/article_41d7bfcf-2809-5988-9509-41a5acd11edd.html
[16] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/revised-exact-sciences-development-agreement-offers-clarity-on-parking-transportation/article_d85d0210-dd14-59d4-9c98-cdc06c03dbe7.html
[17] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/steven_elbow/report-bicycling-fatalities-down-for-kids-up-for-adult-men/article_2cc7964b-172d-5547-983d-31827387bc04.html
[18] http://www.isthmus.com/news/news/vilas-zookeepers-work-to-reunite-rejected-baby-orangutan-wit/
[19] http://host.madison.com/news/local/united-way-of-dane-county-sets-largest-ever-fundraising-goal/article_18eaeb89-8b75-5b2f-8a5d-8018a99a2926.html
[20] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/judge-doyle-square-to-require-extensive-city-financing-policy-waivers/article_26a3ec73-9b29-509d-b9ca-58d7dc6e375c.html
[21] http://www.forwardlookout.com/2015/08/jds-do-our-ethics-laws-mean-nothing/23746
[22] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/fitchburg-officials-push-option-for-exact-sciences-if-talks-with/article_53266fdd-4cae-51e3-a5d7-04471c665dce.html
[23] http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/laurel-white/social-good-summit-kicks-off-forward-festival-focuses-on-inequality/article_ce9eb9ec-394e-52f9-8e40-990a39c164de.html
[24] http://www.isthmus.com/news/news/forward-fest-focus-is-juggling-business-and-family/#sthash.LC6xftM9.dpuf
[25] http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/developer-proposing-mixed-use-project-for-marling-lumber-property/article_b37d7cc2-45da-5e70-a8fe-3df38502e5db.html
[26] http://www.isthmus.com/news/news/despite-corporate-layoffs-oscar-mayer-is-adding-workers/