Mayor Paul Soglin introduced plans at a press conference Monday for the city to invest money it has spent on the Mifflin Street Block Party in summer youth programming.
The independent restaurant owners whose businesses contribute to State Street’s unique atmosphere saw the extent of their community’s support Monday, when customers showed up en masse to a neighborhood meeting in opposition of a Chicago firm’s plan to redevelop University Inn.
Locate recent crimes around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the city of Madison from the week of April 22-April 29, 2013.
Police arrested a man for causing a disturbance outside Wando’s early Friday after he became violent over spectators filming his belligerent behavior, according to a police report.
Two police officers used a taser to restrain a man near the Capitol for allegedly punching both of them and a teenager Friday afternoon, according to a Madison Police Department report.
The local developing team that built the condominium complex Capitol West is proposing to construct a new high-rise hotel near the Capitol Square, according to a Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.
Members of the State Street Design Oversight Committee met Thursday to plan meetings with potential stakeholders to seek their input on the Library Mall redesign.
Madison Police Department officers are seeking to ban a man from State Street for causing a violent disturbance early Thursday morning at Whiskey Jacks Saloon, his second in the State Street area this spring, according to a police report.
The Madison Police Department will increase its presence downtown on weekends in the spring and summer months in an effort to curb disruptive behavior, MPD Central District Captain Carl Gloede said in a release Thursday.
Madison Police Department Chief Noble Wray released a report Wednesday showing crime in Madison decreased more than 3 percent from 2011 to 2012, though reported sexual assaults increased nearly 24 percent during that time.
City officials brainstormed ideas on how to bring more 18+ entertainment options to the campus area and amended a city ordinance to better assist those in the community suffering from alcoholism at a meeting Wednesday.
In response to events that took place at the Boston Marathon April 15, University of Wisconsin Athletics announced alternative security policies for its 32nd annual Crazylegs Classic run, taking place Saturday at 10 a.m.
The Vending Oversight Committee unanimously approved a proposed compromise between late-night food cart vendors and restaurant owners on Broom Street Wednesday, along with an amendment extending the hours downtown cafes are permitted to serve alcohol.
City officials held a public meeting to discuss the future development of the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street and Library Mall Tuesday, which included making the area more pedestrian and bike friendly as well as increasing street lighting.
A man implying he had a gun in his pocket robbed a campus Community Pharmacy and a Shopko pharmacy of morphine and other drugs Tuesday morning, according to a police report.
City officials approved plans Monday to convert a downtown Catholic school into a student-oriented apartment complex Monday and permitted Essen Haus to build an outdoor volleyball court.
A local entrepreneur hoping to bring a rental facility for outdoor recreational equipment and a gourmet cafe to Lake Monona’s shore in Brittingham Park received preliminary city approval Monday.
City officials will hold a public meeting at Memorial Union Tuesday to discuss design plans for the reconstruction of the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street, which includes Library Mall.
Locate recent crimes around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the city of Madison from the week of April 15-April 22, 2013.
A local development group is hoping to turn multiple properties it owns on and around the 500 block of State Street into a multi-purpose high rise, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
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