Molly O???Brien
New Monroe Street gastro-style pub receives alcohol license
By Michael Frett and Molly O???Brien | Apr. 16, 2015Madison’s Alcohol License Review Committee granted an alcohol sales license to the Freiburg Gastropub, a new gastro-style pub being built on the 2600 block of Monroe Street, in a Wednesday meeting.
Mayor unveils plan to boost city's economy
By Molly O???Brien | May. 5, 2004Mayor Dave Cieslewicz held an economic development summit Tuesday morning, presenting his plan to make Madison more economically healthy and prepared for growth. He presented his 110-point plan to more ' ¦
Women's track coach sues UW for age, sex discrimination
By Molly O???Brien | Apr. 7, 2004UW-Madison received a civil complaint Tuesday issued by Peter Tegen, the UW women's track and cross country coach, accusing the university of discrimination on the basis of age and gender. ' ¦
City Council adopts minimum wage ordinance, rejects compromise proposal
By Molly O???Brien | Mar. 31, 2004The Madison City Council voted to raise the city's minimum wage Tuesday night, voting 12-7 to adopt an ordinance drafted by Ald. Austin King, District 8. Ald. Mike Verveer, District ' ¦
Delegation trade talks in Beijing successful
By Molly O???Brien | Mar. 24, 2004Gov. Jim Doyle and Wisconsin's trade delegation, which includes UW-Madison representatives, recently completed a successful stop in Beijing, China, where they discussed importation of Wisconsin products. Doyle told the press ' ¦
Comics entertain, despite snow keeping Jim Breuer home
By Andy Van Sistine and Molly O???Brien | Dec. 8, 2003The sixth annual Comics Come Home, a benefit for the Chris Farley Foundation, took place despite the absence of headliner Jim Breuer Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union ' ¦
Signatures to back mayor's wage plan
By Molly O???Brien | Nov. 24, 2003Volunteers for the Madison Fair Wage Campaign gathered Friday by the Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Blvd., to declare victory. In 60 days, the campaign collected more than ' ¦
Student allegedly interrupted emergency radio frequencies
By Molly O???Brien | Nov. 17, 2003Rajib Mitra, a UW-Madison graduate student, is detained in the Dane County Jail after allegedly disrupting radio communication between police and fire personnel since last spring. Mitra faces 16 felony ' ¦
Senate passes concealed weapons bill
By Sam Karp and Molly O???Brien | Oct. 27, 2003A bill coined the \Personal Protection Act,"" which would allow firearms to be carried on campus grounds, passed the Republican-led state Senate Friday. The Senate has, for the first time ' ¦