📝 Remember the plows?

🥡 Goodbye Little Palace

• The American Chinese restaurant on King Street will close its doors in December. Owners Jacqueline and Stephanie Le announced their plans to step away from the restaurant they opened in 2022 to take over their other family restaurant, Hạ Long Bay.
• But this might not be the last we see of Little Palace. “As we navigate our new venture in continuing our family’s legacy through Ha Long Bay, we will also be exploring how and when we will be able to fully realize our vision for Little Palace in the near future,” the two wrote in a social media statement. [Little Palace/Instagram]

🦌 Big Drop in Deer Hunting Harvest

• Hunters killed significantly fewer deer during Wisconsin's nine-day gun season this year. According to the DNR, 173,942 deer were harvested from Nov. 18-26. This is a 17.6% decrease from the 2022 season and roughly 11% below the state's five-year average.
• Despite the lower harvest numbers, interest in gun hunting has held strong. This year, the DNR sold 553,479 gun hunting permits, down only slightly from the 554,898 licenses sold in 2022. [Channel 3000]

📣 Madisonians and the Middle East

• Starting Saturday, several local groups advocating for Palestinian liberation will host a week of solidarity events ranging from rallies and die-ins to art and cooking workshops in an effort to raise cultural awareness, share educational resources, and take action against the fighting in the Middle East.
• Madisonians have taken to the streets multiple times since the deadly Oct. 7 attack in Israel by Hamas. Hundreds have rallied in support of Israeli and Palestinian people, calling for a cease fire. [Solidarity Madison, Cap Times]

💥 Lunchtime Read: F-35 jets at Truax Field are so loud residents say they're harmful

• “‘I feel like I've just been forsaken, thrown out with the trash,’ said Melina Lozano, a teacher at Hawthorne Elementary School, which sits a mile-and-a-half southeast of the airport and has 307 students. ‘We don't matter here on the northeast side of Madison.’” [Cap Times]
• Dig deeper: Retired Air Force Colonel Rosanne Greco explained first-hand what it’s like to live with F-35s. [City Cast Madison 🎧]

Wednesday, Nov. 29

• Against Time: Three Films by Ben Russell at Arts + Literature Laboratory
• Are You Garbage at Comedy on State
• Brews and Q's Taproom Trivia at Young Blood Beer Company - North Street
• Cork 'n Bottle String Band at Red Rooster Madison
• Trivia at Starkweather Brewing Company
• Old Soul Society at The Bur Oak
• Orson Welles Presents at Bartell Theatre

Your Guide to Madison in December

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And Madison is packed full with events this December. From holiday markets to The Nutcracker, the City Cast Madison team has you covered with recs you can’t miss this month.