📝 Downtown parking is about to get harder

⛔️ Say Goodbye to the State Street Campus Garage

• The Lake Street portion of the State Street Campus Garage will close for good Dec. 27. The Frances Street side of the garage will remain open, but space will be limited.
• The garage is set to be redeveloped into a 16-story mixed-use property that will include a new parking garage, student housing, and an inter-city bus terminal. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2024 and wrap up in 2026. [City of Madison, Wisconsin State Journal]

🦷 Filling More Than Cavities

• Perry Family Free Dental recently opened a new clinic in Fitchburg. The clinic provides free preventive care to those in need and helps address disparities in healthcare access.
• In addition to the new dental clinic, the Madison nonprofit also operates two other medical clinics aimed specifically at improving the health of Black men. The clinics have provided 7,400 Black men with preventative care and health screenings over the past six years. [Madison365]

🥕 Sun Prairie Farmers Market Moves Indoors

• If you’re searching for the buzz of community gathering around food, check out the Sun Prairie Farmers Market. The indoor market recently kicked off for the season and will run through April at the Westside Community Service Building offering a variety of products from local vendors.
• There’s more to come: Starting in January, the Dane County Farmers Market will host a Late Winter Market on Saturdays at Garver Feed Mill. While most are in the off-season, you can check out more farmers markets around the city here. [City of Sun Prairie, DCFM, City of Madison]

The Bold Inclusive Vision of Madison Ballet's Nutcracker

You can already hear the twinkling of the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, can’t you? The Nutcracker opens at the Overture Center this Friday, December 15th and runs through Christmas Eve. Bianca Martin speaks with the new Madison Ballet Artistic Director, Ja’ Malik, about what’s in store.