Here’s what we were reading while trying to figure out where to eat on the Square now [1]
Government
The County Board voted to close the oldest part of its jail and started exploring improvements to other parts based on health concerns [2]. How will the county’s anti-jail activists approach this news [3], wonders Chris Rickert? In response to a string of shootings, community members discussed plans to curb violence [4]. Two West Side alders introduced a series of initiatives aimed at addressing youth gun violence [5]. Mayor Paul Soglin expects a robust discussion [6] of these and other proposals. But he seems really interested in blaming Chicago without much reason [7], said Chris Rickert. The city aims to find a new planning director [8]by mid-June at the earliest. The Madison Common Council did not elect what would have been its second-ever African American president, leaving some to wonder [9] whether race was a factor in the elections. The ACLU is investigating Madison Police policies [10].The elimination of the 911 board had little practical effect [11]. A downtown fire station has reopened after more than $8M in renovations [12]. The Dane County Board opens its new term with a full agenda [13]. Judge Paul Higginbotham, the first African American to serve as a Wisconsin appellate court judge, doesn’t plan on seeking reelection [14]. Madison has a new sister city [15], its first in Africa. The Madison Water Utility reported the city’s water meets or exceeds all federal safety standards [16].
Education
UW-Madison journalism students are training West Side students in radio [17]. The Foundation for Madison Public Schools has a new executive director [18]. Community members joined to increase support for early childhood education [19]. The Madison Opera gives high school students a chance to work behind the scenes [20]. The Overture Center’s Kids in the Rotunda is going on tour [21] around town. UW-Madison explores ideas for improving its racial climate [22]. Reports of a “hostile, discriminatory environment” prompted UW-Madison to bar the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity [23] from all university activities until November.
Community
Madisonian Wenona Wolf wants Native Americans to play a bigger role in discussions [24] of racial equality. An exercise and education program aims to help African American Madisonians over the age of 60 [25]maintain their independence for longer. Madison hosted its first-ever Black Women’s Leadership Conference [26]. The Catholic Multicultural Center on the south side is expanding its catering social enterprise [27]. Meriter Hospital’s Forensic Nursing Program has seen a record number of cases this year [28]. New retail outlets opened on State Street [29]. An affordable housing development in Union Corners breaks ground soon [30]. The Cardinal Bar is up for sale [31]. Dane County was named one of the top bicycling counties in the country [32]. Here are some of the best bike trails in Madison. [33] Though small portions may be closed during the summer, the Memorial Union Terrace will for the most part remain open [34].
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[1] http://host.madison.com/ct/entertainment/dining/brocach-on-the-square-will-close-until-august-to-update/article_6a2a18b1-f02a-568a-a796-1a9415c8a575.html
[2] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/committee-directs-consultants-to-plan-for-closing-oldest-part-of/article_d34fa2d1-ef65-5d26-a0cc-b866d670eeed.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[3] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/columnists/chris-rickert/chris-rickert-good-intentions-no-substitute-for-safe-county-jail/article_9baf09fc-74a9-58da-9d41-f1ed241b099d.html
[4] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime-and-courts/after-string-of-madison-area-shootings-community-groups-ask-elected/article_03c0b4ab-3022-5c06-81a2-8093bdc67d91.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[5] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/alds-maurice-cheeks-matt-phair-propose-youth-gun-violence-initiatives/article_755110d2-3103-59be-8fa1-b62c87e009ea.html
[6] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-mayor-paul-soglin-expects-robust-discussion-on-gun-violence/article_4163579a-0b1e-5e3b-8478-8f765c577ac3.html
[7] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/columnists/chris-rickert/article_f16e577d-8efd-542b-9fe3-8afccf553bf4.html
[8] http://isthmus.com/news/cover-story/madison-planning-department-controversy/
[9] http://madison365.com/index.php/2016/05/18/with-equity-top-priority-mayor-council-politics-derail-african-american-presidency/
[10] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/aclu-investigating-several-madison-police-department-policies/article_530ea610-0a6d-5512-94e7-975b8b01995c.html
[11] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/little-effect-on-emergency-responders-after-center-board-eliminated-report/article_9c8cf6dd-7f25-58fb-b9ec-94fc53b57f7b.html
[12] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/post-revamp-downtown-fire-station-brings-the-crews-back-together/article_2cfbe773-0a09-558a-a39d-2ed4ebc6d542.html
[13] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/dane-county-board-s-full-plate-includes-alliant-energy-center/article_8575c16d-e3a5-54c5-900a-925852d1cdf8.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[14] http://madison365.com/index.php/2016/05/19/judge-paul-higginbotham-wont-seek-re-election-to-appeals-court/
[15] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-council-approves-kanifing-gambia-as-first-african-sister-city/article_f3e82da1-18cb-5c04-9771-55b98134ad0a.html
[16] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/madison-s-tap-water-meets-or-exceeds-all-health-and/article_51ed42ab-3835-5d66-b971-1d2d68032e6e.html
[17] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/local_schools/youth-on-air-teaches-madison-students-about-radio-and-broadcast/article_bc784afe-a75c-5aa1-9fd6-741d7dfd7315.html
[18] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/melinda-heinritz-named-new-leader-of-foundation-for-madison-s/article_f3d0e38a-1b1b-5219-a315-5f1589d88b0d.html
[19] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/local_schools/community-members-gather-to-discuss-the-importance-of-early-childhood/article_f9f487d1-8bf7-5e29-a0f6-a2177f8c41e1.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[20] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/school-spotlight-apprenticeship-gives-high-schoolers-a-peek-behind-madison/article_870c980a-8002-55d7-b12e-6bc678877b08.html
[21] http://host.madison.com/wsj/entertainment/music/taking-kids-in-the-rotunda-out-into-the-community/article_08763abe-63e2-520a-8873-b37e611897e9.html
[22] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/university/urgency-drives-ideas-for-better-campus-climate-submitted-by-uw/article_f9f08df8-a474-588d-878b-44d4c543f15b.html
[23] http://madison365.com/index.php/2016/05/18/uw-fraternity-suspended-for-hostile-discriminatory-environment/
[24] http://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/business-city-life/wenona-wolf-what-its-like-to-be-native-in-madison/39558410
[25] http://isthmus.com/news/news/pilot-program-aims-to-help-african-american-seniors-stay-independent/
[26] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/local_schools/first-ever-black-women-s-leadership-conference-draws-a-sold/article_e9238659-4f82-5cf8-a9fc-0978d45a115c.html
[27] http://themadisontimes.themadent.com/article/south-madison-catering-social-enterprise-expands/
[28] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime-and-courts/record-year-for-meriter-hospital-program-that-collects-forensic-evidence/article_b305b4af-e8ac-5ed6-84a2-3ab5eb8d3907.html
[29] http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/more-retail-opens-on-state-street-jenifer-street-market-to/article_7b590091-0d92-55ab-8569-6fa7965129d7.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[30] http://host.madison.com/ct/business/union-corners-affordable-housing-project-set-for-groundbreaking/article_5baf5b02-a7b3-5ca3-9fa7-23b1c28ef9d9.html
[31] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/longtime-cardinal-bar-owner-looks-for-a-changing-of-the/article_fbc3d2af-fbb6-59bf-9233-3b5a7772f90e.html
[32] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/dane-county-named-one-of-the-top-bicycling-counties-in/article_05b8ed31-a2b6-57bb-9622-32f4db173e67.html
[33] http://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/home-lifestyle/6-great-bike-rides-in-the-madison-area/39598494
[34] http://madison365.com/index.php/2016/05/18/memorial-union-terrace-will-remain-open/