📝 Ahan’s new digs

🥟 A New Home for Ahan

• The popular Southeast Asian restaurant Ahan has officially reopened in its new Willy Street home. The restaurant had operated out of The Bur Oak on Winnebago Street since its launch in 2020. [Cap Times]
• The new space at 744 Williamson St. seats about 100 and was formerly home to Food Fight Restaurant Group’s Eldorado Grill.

🩻 Free Breast Cancer Screenings

• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States? Early detection of the disease can be a life-saving measure but the cost of screenings can prevent people from taking action. [CDC]
• The Wisconsin Well Woman Program (WWWP) from Public Health Madison and Dane County provides free breast cancer screenings for residents with limited income and little or no insurance. You can check to see if you’re eligible for free service here. [PHMDC]

📳 211 Wisconsin App

• The United Way of Dane County recently launched a mobile app called 211 Wisconsin that connects residents in Columbia, Dane, Sauk, Iowa, Rock, Green, and Lafayette counties with community resources ranging from food and rent assistance to addiction treatment. [United Way of Dane County]
• The app is not intended to replace the 24/7 211 hotline. Rather, it’s meant to broaden the awareness of and access to services in the community. In addition to the smartphone app, the organization has also set up 211 kiosks at various community locations.

🍁 Your Lunchtime Read: ‘Contemporary American Indian Art is the most punk rock thing I know.’

• “As American Indian Nations Liaison for the Wisconsin State Historical Society, she felt keenly the way Indigenous people were erased from Wisconsin’s history for so long – and felt the keepers of that history were at least somewhat complicit in that erasure.
  
  Besides that, she found the day-to-day work exhausting. [...] So she did the only thing she could – took a leap without a safety net.”

Dane County Humane Society would like you to meet Sally. She’s a sweet and friendly 2-year-old pup who loves to snuggle. Sally enjoys going for walks and does well on leash. She also likes playing with toys and knows how to sit very well.

Sally is looking for a family who will continue to work with her on her positive reinforcement training while spoiling her with fun adventures, yummy treats, and lots of snuggles. Sally is staying in a quieter area of the shelter, so ask for her in the Adoption Center. Adopt Sally in honor of October being National Pit Bull Awareness Month!

Tuesday, Oct. 24

• A Look at the Black Aesthetic in Redeveloping Madison’s Southside at Monona Terrace and virtual
• Brew ‘n View: “New Moon” (Twilight) at Majestic Madison
• Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza at Orpheum Madison
• Dog Halloween at State Line Distillery
• Music Video Bingo at Hop Haus Brewing
• October Themed Trivia at The Rigby
• State Microbe Recognition Launch Event at Discovery Building

Why Is Madison’s Budget So Tight?

The Madison area has seen strong economic growth this year. Construction cranes abound. Housing prices have soared. Unemployment is low. We’re the fastest growing part of the state.  You might think we’d be sitting pretty when it comes to city services.

But according to Madison Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke, things are tighter than you’d think. City expenses are going up faster than the city’s ability to raise money. The last of the federal COVID aid is helping plug some budget holes for 2024, but after that, the city’s got big decisions to make. A big property tax hike? A citywide sales tax? They’re all on the table. Dylan Brogan gets the details.